Leah Curtiss-Gould papers
name: label: Creator
content: Curtiss-Gould, Leah, 1893-1979
label: Names
content: Curtiss Gallery
label: Names
content: Stone, Arthur J., 1847-1938
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art dealers -- Connecticut
label: Occupation
content: Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Silverwork
label: Topic
content: Women art dealers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Nicole Meek, one of the investors in Curtiss-Gould's business, donated the papers in 1982.
creator: label: Creator
content: Curtiss-Gould, Leah, 1893-1979
setName: label: See more items in
content: Leah Curtiss-Gould papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered papers of Leah Curtiss-Gould measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1918 to 1985. Primarily, the papers relate to silversmith Arthur J. Stone, his company of silversmiths, Stone Associates, and their business relationship with the Curtiss Gallery. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, drawings by Stone and his associates, printed material, and photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Leah Curtiss-Gould (1893-1979) was an art dealer in New York City, New York and Connecticut and was a dealer in Arthur J. Stone silver from 1936-1975. During the period 1936-1950 Curtiss-Gould worked at Portraits, Inc., a shop in New York City where Stone's silver was sold. Eventually, she opened Curtiss Gallery in Connecticut, which she operated until it was sold in 1970.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1918-1985
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.curtleah
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Jayna Josefson in 2023 with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered papers of Leah Curtiss-Gould measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1918 to 1985. Primarily, the papers relate to silversmith Arthur J. Stone, his company of silversmiths, Stone Associates, and their business relationship with the Curtiss Gallery. Found are biographical materials, correspondence, drawings by Stone and his associates, printed material, and photographs.