Perimeter Gallery records
name: label: Creator
content: Perimeter Gallery
label: Names
content: Paluch, Frank
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2017 by Frank Paluch.
creator: label: Creator
content: Perimeter Gallery
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content: Perimeter Gallery records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The records of the Perimeter Gallery measure 15.0 linear feet and date from 1953 to 2015. The records document the history of the gallery, located in Chicago, Illinois, through files on artists represented by or exhibited by the gallery and printed material related to exhibitions put on by the gallery.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Perimeter Gallery (established 1982; closed 2015) was a gallery in Chicago, Illinois owned and operated by Frank Paluch. The gallery featured contemporary art from established mid-career artists. Originally called Perimeter Press, it expanded in 1983 and changed its name to Perimeter Gallery.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- Illinois
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 15 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1953-2015
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.perigall
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into two series.

Series 1: Artist Files, 1953-2015 (13.1 linear feet; Boxes 1-14)

Series 2: Exhibition Printed Material, 1982-2015 (1.9 linear feet; Boxes 14-15)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2022.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The records of the Perimeter Gallery measure 15.0 linear feet and date from 1953 to 2015. The records document the history of the gallery, located in Chicago, Illinois, through files on artists represented by or exhibited by the gallery and printed material related to exhibitions put on by the gallery. 

Artist files consist of resumes, inventories and price lists, exhibition announcements and catalogs, articles, and photographic materials for artists who exhibited at the gallery. Some of the files also include records in digital format. Notable artists include: Keiko Hara, Peter Voulkos, Kathleen Holder, Dona Look, and Toshiko Takaezu. Also included are two exhibition files for the "Chaos/Control" exhibition and "Nude in Clay" exhibition. 

Exhibition printed material consists of unbound binders arranged by year from 1982 to 2015. The binders contained reviews, exhibition announcements, and exhibition catalogs for exhibitions held at the gallery. Also included are binders for exhibitions held at other galleries in Chicago and New York.