The collection is arranged as 7 series: Series 1: Biographical and Family Papers, circa 1943-1975 (Box 1; 8 folders) Series 2: Correspondence, circa 1935-1979 (Box 1, OV 3; 0.2 linear feet) Series 3: Professional Files, circa 1947-1975 (Box 1; 9 folders) Series 4: Art of This Century and Peggy Guggenheim Foundation Records, circa 1942-1978 (Box 1; 0.2 linear feet) Series 5: Mark Rothko Estate Papers, circa 1958-1983 (Box 1-2; 0.9 linear feet) Series 6: Printed Material, circa 1913-1978 (Box 2, OV 3; 0.3 linear feet) Series 7: Photographs, circa 1920-1975 (Box 2, OV 3; 0.3 linear feet)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Summary:
The papers of New York accountant and art collector Bernard J. Reis measure 2.1 linear feet and date from circa 1913 to 1983. The papers document his friendships with artists, his role as accountant for Art of This Century and the Peggy Guggenheim Foundation, and executor of the Mark Rothko Estate. Included are biographical and family papers, correspondence, professional files, scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs.
Citation:
Bernard J. Reis papers, circa 1913-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
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Related Materials:
Also found at the Archives of American Art is an interview of Bernard Reis conducted June 3-10, 1976, by Paul Cummings. Bernard and Rebecca Reis papers, circa 1924-1985, are also located at the Getty Research Institute in California.
Biography Note:
Bernard J. Reis (1895-1978) was an accountant and art collector in New York, as well as the exector of Mark Rothko's estate.
Language Note:
English
Provenance:
The papers were donated in 1979 and 1980 by Bernard J. Reis's widow, Rebecca G. Reis.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
