Blum Helman and Joseph Helman Gallery Records

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw998cf9860-2f0d-45c6-8d3a-531e81670500

Creator

Helman, Joseph A. (1937)

Names

Blum Helman Gallery

Joseph Helman Gallery

Blum, Irving, 1930-

Provenance

Donated in 2023 by Joseph and Ursula Helman.

Creator

Helman, Joseph A. (1937)

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Biographical / Historical

Blum Helman Gallery and Joseph Helman Gallery were art galleries in New York, New York, St. Louis, Missouri and Los Angeles, California. From 1968-1972, Joseph Helman owned and operated the Joseph Helman Gallery in St. Louis. Helman subsequently sold the Gallery to Ron Greenberg. In 1974 Helman opened the Blum Helman gallery in New York and Los Angeles with Irving Blum. In 1995, Blum retired, and the Gallery became Joseph Helman until it close in 2002.

Function

Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State)

Art galleries -- California

Art galleries, Commercial -- Missouri -- Saint Louis

Extent

125 Linear feet

Date

circa 1969-2003

Archival Repository

Archives of American Art

Identifier

AAA.helmblum

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Rights

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Scope and Contents

The Blum Helman and Joseph Helman Gallery records measure 125 linear feet and date from circa 1969-2003. The collection includes records from Joseph Helman Gallery in St. Louis, Blum Helman Gallery locations in New York and Los Angeles, and the Joseph Helman Gallery in New York. Material includes extensive artist files; client files; exhibition files; registrar records (including loan and shipping records); diaries and phone logs; correspondence; inventory cards; other business records; and photographs of artworks. Artists represented include Joe Andoe, John Duff, Bryan Hunt, Richard Serra, Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Moskowitz, Donald Judd, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Tuttle, William Baziotes, Donald Sultan, Dennis Oppenheim, Edda Renouf, and many others.

Restrictions

This collection is temporarily closed to researchers due to archival processing. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Record ID

ebl-1679588700769-1679588701174-0