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Henri Gallery records

Creator:
Henri Gallery (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Names:
Abraham, Darryl  Search this
Anderson, Harry  Search this
Antin, Eleanor  Search this
Bickley-Green, Cynthia  Search this
Clements, Robert  Search this
Edelson, Mary Beth  Search this
Exton, Leslie  Search this
Greenly, Colin, 1928-  Search this
Herbert, Mimi  Search this
Ishida, Traute  Search this
Kogelnik, Kiki  Search this
Kohlmeyer, Ida, 1912-1997  Search this
McGowin, Ed, 1938-  Search this
Nakashima, Tom, 1941-  Search this
Outerbridge, Graeme, 1950-  Search this
Puryear, Martin, 1941-  Search this
Scanga, Italo, 1932-2001  Search this
Stackhouse, Robert  Search this
Van Brunt, Philip  Search this
Wilson, May, 1905-1986  Search this
Extent:
55.4 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Illustrated letters
Greeting cards
Sketches
Drawings
Photographs
Date:
circa early 1900s
1940-1996
bulk 1957-1995
Summary:
The records of Henri Gallery, a Washington, D.C. gallery that showed painters from the Washington Color School and emerging artists, measure 55.4 linear feet and date from circa early 1900s, 1940 to 1996, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1957 to 1995. The gallery's relationship with artists and clients, exhibitions, sales, and other business is documented in alphabetical files containing a wide variety of materials, including correspondence, sales records, printed materials, photographs, slides, and motion picture film. Additional correspondence, newspaper clippings, 114 exhibition posters, scattered drawings, illustrated cards, and photographic materials are also found in the collection.
Scope and Contents:
The records of Henri Gallery, a Washington, D.C. gallery which showed painters from the Washington Color School and emerging artists, measure 55.4 linear feet and date from circa early 1900s, 1940 to 1996, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1957 to 1995. The gallery's relationship with artists and clients, exhibitions, sales, and other business is documented in alphabetical files containing a wide variety of materials, including correspondence, sales records, printed materials, photographs, slides, and motion picture film. Additional correspondence, newspaper clippings, 114 exhibition posters, scattered drawings, illustrated cards, and photographic materials are also found in the collection.

General Correspondence includes incoming business correspondence with artists, clients, galleries, and museums, regarding artwork, exhibitions, and other business issues. Also found here are holiday cards, handmade cards, and illustrated correspondence.

The bulk of the records consist of Alphabetical Files contains materials regarding artists, clients, exhibitions, galleries, museums, and various subjects of interest, originally arranged alphabetically by folder title. Folders range in quantity and variety of materials, including correspondence, printed materials, photographs, sales and consignment records, resumes, price lists, and exhibition records. There are especially rich or extensive files for Darryl Abraham, Harry Anderson, Cynthia Bickley-Green, Robert Clements, Mary Beth Edelson, Leslie Exton, Colin Greenly, Mimi Herbert, Traute Ishida, Kiki Kogelnik, Ida Kohlmeyer, Ed McGowin, Tom Nakashima, Graeme Outerbridge, Martin Puryear, Italo Scanga, Robert Stackhouse, Philip Van Brunt, and May Wilson. Of interest is the complete series of Eleanor Antin's 100 Boots postcards.

The bulk of Printed Materials are newspaper clippings regarding artists, exhibitions, and Henri Gallery. There are also 114 posters dating from 1959-1979 from Henri Gallery exhibitions and other galleries' exhibitions of artists in which the Henri Gallery represented.

Artwork is comprised of loose drawings and sketches, many of Henri. Photographic Materials contains black and white photographs, scattered color photographs, snapshots, and slides of artwork, exhibitions, Henri, the galleries spaces, and the Not New shop. Most photographs are undated.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as 5 series.

Missing Title

Series 1: General Correspondence, 1949-1996 (2.5 linear feet; Boxes 1-3, 55-56)

Series 2: Alphabetical Files, 1947-1996 (50.3 linear feet; Boxes 3-52, 55-57, OV58, FC 62-63)

Series 3: Printed Materials, circa early 1900s, 1940-1995 (1.2 linear feet; Boxes 52-53, 57, OVs 59-61)

Series 4: Artwork, 1952-circa 1996 (5 folders; Boxes 53, 57)

Series 5: Photographic Materials, 1940s-1981 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 53-54, 57)
Biographical / Historical:
In 1957, Henrietta Ehrsam, known as "Henri," opened her eponymous gallery on South Royal Street in Alexandria, Virginia. Earlier, Henri and her partner Florie King had sold clothing, antiques, accessories and decorative arts alongside works of art at their consignment shop "Not New" in the same location.

In the 1960s, Henri showed painters Gene Davis, Thomas Downing, and Howard Mehring of the Washington Color School. In the summer of 1967, Henri Gallery moved to 1500 21st Street NW, closer to the Dupont Circle art galleries in Washington, D.C. Henri showed many young and emerging artists, including Cynthia Bickley-Green, William Christenberry, Mary Beth Edelson, Ed McGowin, and Robert Stackhouse. In 1970, Henri opened a second location, Henri 2, at 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW to exhibit large scale works. In 1972, Henri 2 held Martin Puryear's first solo exhibition in the United States. Henri passed away in 1996 and both gallery locations closed shortly thereafter.
Provenance:
Henri donated the Henri Gallery records in three accessions between 1980 - 1981. Henri's daughter, Helen Schnoebelen donated additional records in 1996.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Rights:
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.
Topic:
Color-field painting  Search this
Function:
Art galleries, Commercial -- Washington (D.C.)
Genre/Form:
Illustrated letters
Greeting cards
Sketches
Drawings
Photographs
Citation:
Henri Gallery records, circa early 1900s, 1940-1996, bulk 1957-1995. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.henrgall
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Henri Gallery records
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e6d9c638-50b1-44f1-bed4-cb0f248b615f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-henrgall
Online Media:

Herbert, Mimi

Collection Creator:
Henri Gallery (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Container:
Box 24, Folder 1-3
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1971-circa 1981
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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.
Collection Citation:
Henri Gallery records, circa early 1900s, 1940-1996, bulk 1957-1995. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Henri Gallery records
Henri Gallery records / Series 2: Alphabetical Files / 2.1: Name Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98ddbcbee-d682-416c-bf2c-0448a3115795
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-henrgall-ref1280

Herbert, Mimi

Collection Creator:
Henri Gallery (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Container:
Box 23, Folder 24-27
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1969-1982
1991
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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.
Collection Citation:
Henri Gallery records, circa early 1900s, 1940-1996, bulk 1957-1995. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Henri Gallery records
Henri Gallery records / Series 2: Alphabetical Files / 2.1: Name Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw97ab556cb-7cb2-4aeb-8b5c-a0528ef018e5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-henrgall-ref485

Herbert, Mimi, Photos for Critics

Collection Creator:
Henri Gallery (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Container:
Box 24, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1975-1980s
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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.
Collection Citation:
Henri Gallery records, circa early 1900s, 1940-1996, bulk 1957-1995. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Henri Gallery records
Henri Gallery records / Series 2: Alphabetical Files / 2.1: Name Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw92c4ef0e7-29bd-48c4-acce-625ee3fcb725
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-henrgall-ref486

Tribute #1

Maker:
Herbert, Mimi  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 2 1/2 in x 6 in x 5 1/2 in; 6.35 cm x 15.24 cm x 13.97 cm
Object Name:
Acrylic Flag
Date made:
2001
Associated subject:
September 11 Terrorist Attacks  Search this
Related event:
September 11th Attacks  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Devorah Herbert
ID Number:
2005.0105.01A
Accession number:
2005.0105
Catalog number:
2005.0105.01A
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, 9/11
September 11
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-c03b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1288412

Tribute #2

Maker:
Herbert, Mimi  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 2 1/4 in x 5 1/2 in x 5 3/4 in; 5.715 cm x 13.97 cm x 14.605 cm
Object Name:
Acrylic Flag
Date made:
2001
Associated subject:
September 11 Terrorist Attacks  Search this
ID Number:
2005.0105.01B
Accession number:
2005.0105
Catalog number:
2005.0105.01B
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, 9/11
September 11
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-c03d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1288413

Henri Gallery records, circa early 1900s, 1940-1996, bulk 1957-1995

Creator:
Henri Gallery (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Subject:
Anderson, Harry  Search this
Bickley-Green, Cynthia  Search this
Clements, Robert  Search this
Edelson, Mary Beth  Search this
Stackhouse, Robert  Search this
Wilson, May  Search this
Antin, Eleanor  Search this
Abraham, Darryl  Search this
Exton, Leslie  Search this
Greenly, Colin  Search this
Herbert, Mimi  Search this
Ishida, Traute  Search this
Puryear, Martin  Search this
Outerbridge, Graeme  Search this
Van Brunt, Philip  Search this
Scanga, Italo  Search this
Kohlmeyer, Ida  Search this
McGowin, Ed  Search this
Nakashima, Tom  Search this
Kogelnik, Kiki  Search this
Type:
Illustrated letters
Greeting cards
Sketches
Drawings
Photographs
Citation:
Henri Gallery records, circa early 1900s, 1940-1996, bulk 1957-1995. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Color-field painting  Search this
Theme:
Art Gallery Records  Search this
Art Market  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7730
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209895
AAA_collcode_henrgall
Theme:
Art Gallery Records
Art Market
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209895
Online Media:

Folded Flag #2

Artist:
Mimi Herbert, born 1936  Search this
Medium:
silk-screened formed acrylic
Dimensions:
25 1/4 × 27 × 8 1/4 in. (64.1 × 68.6 × 21.0 cm)
Type:
Decorative Arts
Crafts
Date:
2001
Topic:
History\United States\flag  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
Object number:
2002.83
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Renwick Gallery
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7653c4c80-41be-47af-90d5-bd294b3d9d64
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2002.83

Mimi Herbert [Folder]

Contents:
Folder(s) may include exhibition announcements, newspaper and/or magazine clippings, press releases, brochures, reviews, invitations, illustrations, resumes, artist's statements, exhibition catalogs.
Topic:
Artists  Search this
Location:
Art & Artist files at the Smithsonian American Art Museum/ National Portrait Gallery Library
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILAF_29606

My Country

Artist:
Mimi Herbert, born 1936  Search this
Medium:
color lithograph
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
Object number:
1980.72
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7d3a31161-3e9e-4910-8a11-bf00cbc480f6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1980.72

Herbert, Mimi, 2002

Collection Creator::
Smithsonian American Art Museum. Curatorial Office  Search this
Container:
Box 5 of 12
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2033. Records may contain personally identifiable information (PII) that is permanently restricted. Transferring office; 3/22/2019 memorandum, Johnstone to Laura Augustin; Contact reference staff for details.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 19-136, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Curatorial Office, Acquisition Records (Declined)
See more items in:
Acquisition Records (Declined)
Acquisition Records (Declined) / Box 5
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa19-136-refidd1e6242

Voices of the puppet masters : the Wayang Golek theater of Indonesia / Mimi Herbert ; with Nur S. Rahardjo

Title:
Wayang Golek theater of Indonesia
Author:
Herbert, Mimi  Search this
Rahardjo, Nur S  Search this
Physical description:
251 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 27 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Indonesia
Java
Date:
2002
Topic:
Puppets  Search this
Wayang  Search this
Puppet plays  Search this
Puppet theater  Search this
Call number:
PN1978.I73 H38 2002
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_853426

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