Vickery, Atkins & Torrey records
name: label: Creator
content: Vickery, Atkins & Torrey (Firm)
label: Names
content: Atkins, J. Henry
label: Names
content: Torrey, Frederic C.
label: Names
content: Vickery, W. K.
topic: label: Topic
content: Art, American
label: Topic
content: Pottery, Asian
label: Topic
content: Decorative arts
label: Topic
content: Jewelry making
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent 1975 and 1976 for microfilming by the California Historical Society.
creator: label: Creator
content: Vickery, Atkins & Torrey (Firm)
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art gallery; San Francisco, Calif. W.K. Vickery established this important early 20th century gallery with his nephew, Henry Atkins (J. Henry P. Atkins); they were later joined by Frederic C. Torrey. The gallery handled primarily etchings, paintings, water colors, and oriental ceramics, by artists Maynard Dixon, William Kieth, Francis McComas, Arthur Putnam, and others.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- California
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 12 Items ((on 2 partial microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: [undated] and 1901-1930
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.vickatki
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 983 and 1080 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in: California Historical Society.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Photographs, sketches, drawings, and business records.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 983: 4 small groups of inventories of oil paintings, water colors, porcelain and pottery, including oriental ceramics.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 1080: 8 albums (labelled 20 through 26 and "jewelry") containing photographs of the gallery at 550 Sutter Street, and of paintings, furniture, and jewelry sold and designed by Vickery, Atkins & Torrey (mostly designed by J. Henry P. Atkins). The "jewelry" album also contains sketches of jewelry.