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Creator:
Betty Cuningham Gallery  Search this
Type:
Scrapbooks
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
7.1 Linear feet; 6.47 Gigabytes
Arrangement:
The collection is arrranged as six series Series 1: Artist Files, 2005-2009 (1.3 linear feet, Boxes 1-2; 6.1 gigabytes, ER01-ER13) Series 2: Exhibition Files, 2004-2014 (2 linear feet, Boxes 2-4; 382.3 megabytes, ER14) Series 3: Guest Books, 2004-2014 (1.5 linear feet; Boxes 4-5) Series 4: Exhibition Catalogs, 2004-2014 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 5-6, 8) Series 5: Scrapbooks, 2004-2012 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 9-10) Series 6: Cuningham Ward and Early Betty Cuningham Gallery Records, 1970-1982 (1.1 linear feet; Boxes 6-7)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. Use of born-digital material requires advance notice.
Summary:
The records of New York City gallery, Betty Cuningham Gallery, measure 7.1 linear feet and 6.47 gigabytes, and date from 1970-1982 and 2004-2014. The bulk of the collection pertains to the reestablishment of the gallery in 2004, and includes artist files, exhibition files, guest books from exhibitions, exhibition catalogs and announcements, and scrapbooks. Among the artist and exhibition files are several promotional digital video recordings produced by the gallery featuring interviews with artists and curators. The gallery's early records, Cuningham Ward from 1972-1978 and Betty Cuningham Gallery from 1978-1982, contain artist files, exhibition files, a financial ledger, printed material, and photographs.
Citation:
Betty Cuningham Gallery records, 1970-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Biography Note:
The Betty Cuningham Gallery (est. 2004) is a gallery in New York City that began as Cuningham Ward in 1972, and in 1978 became Betty Cuningham Gallery, which ran through 1982. Before reopening the gallery in 2004, Betty Cuningham worked at Hirschl and Adler Modern and the Robert Miller Gallery. The gallery specializes in contemporary painting and sculpture predominantly by American artists.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated to the Archives of American Art in 2014 and 2017 by Betty Cuningham and Jessica Kitz, gallery representative for Betty Cuningham Gallery.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Theme:
Art Gallery Records  Search this
Art Market  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)16167
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)366370
AAA_collcode_bettcung
Theme:
Art Gallery Records
Art Market
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_366370