Erich Herrmann papers relating to George Grosz
odd: label: Other Title
content: George Grosz papers (microfilm title)
name: label: Creator
content: Herrmann, Erich S.
label: Names
content: Erich S. Herrmann (Firm)
label: Names
content: Walker Galleries (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Grosz, George, 1893-1959
label: Names
content: Rich, Jack C., 1914-
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Prints -- 20th century
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reel 2016 donated 1980 by Peter A. Brown of Graphic Arts Unlimited, New York City, whose relationship to Herrmann is unclear. Unmicrofilmed papers donated 1986 by Arthur Buzen, attorney for the estate of Eve Margolin, Herrmann's wife.
creator: label: Creator
content: Herrmann, Erich S.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Friend and dealer (?) of German Expressionist painter, printmaker George Grosz. Owner of Erich S. Herrmann, Inc., 385 Madison Ave., New York City.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet ((partially microfilmed on 1 reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1935-1947
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.herreric
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 2016 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Letters, bills of sale, invoices, and printed material.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Ca. 100 letters, some illustrated, primarily from Grosz to Herrmann, but including several to Erich and wife Eve, and from Grosz's sons to "Uncle Herrmann," one from George Macy of The Print Club; consignment lists and a few receipts for paintings sold; printed material on Grosz, including exhibition catalogs, 1935-1939; clippings, 1935-1942; and announcements for the portfolio BAGDAD-ON-THE-SUBWAY (1935) and INTERREGNUM (1936); and a snapshot of Grosz and his son sent to Herrmann, 1942.
label: Scope and Contents
content: REEL 2016: Lists of paintings and art works on approval; 2 receipts for paintings sold; an exchange of letters between Herrmann and the Walker Galleries concerning sales of Grosz's work; and Grosz's correspondence with dealer and publisher Jack C. Rich and Herrmann, regarding a proposed venture involving the reproduction of Grosz's paintings, in which Herrmann advises Grosz to "call the whole deal off". [microfilm title: George Grosz papers].