Edwin and Lindy Bergman papers
name: label: Creator
content: Bergman, Edwin
label: Creator
content: Bergman, Lindy
label: Names
content: Cornell, Joseph
topic: label: Occupation
content: Collectors -- Illinois -- Chicago
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Edwin and Lindy Bergman papers were donated in 2016 by Robert H. Bergman, Carol B. Cohen, and Betty L. Rosenfield, Edwin and Lindy Bergman's children.
creator: label: Creator
content: Bergman, Edwin
label: Creator
content: Bergman, Lindy
setName: label: See more items in
content: Edwin and Lindy Bergman papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of Chicago art collectors Edwin and Lindy Bergman measure 1.6 linear feet and date from 1949 to 2002. The papers document the collecting activities of the Bergmans through a collection of files on artists including Joseph Cornell, Jim Nutt, and Wilfredo Lam, and others including art dealers Julien and Jean Levy, and ballerina Tamara Toumanova.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Chicago, Illinois, art collectors Edwin Bergman (1917-1986) and Lindy (Betty Jane) Bergman (1918-2014) shared a particular interest in surrealist art and over a sixty year period assembled a major art collection which included some of Joseph Cornell's most famous works. The Bergmans began collecting art in the 1950s, and established the Bergman Gallery, designed as both a studio for undergraduates and an exhibition center. In 1982 they also established the Edwin and Lindy Bergman Joseph Cornell Gallery at the Art Institute of Chicago. Edwin Bergman was a founder and past president of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1949-2002
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.bergedlin
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Video recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2020.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of Chicago art collectors Edwin and Lindy Bergman measure 1.6 linear feet and date from 1951 to 2002. The collection includes documents filed by subject/name. Files may include both personal and business correspondence; personal business records such as price lists, inventories, and invoices; clippings, exhibition announcements, exhibition catalogs, and other printed material; and photographs of artists and their artwork. Also found is a video recording of an interview of Edwin and Lindy Bergman, August 24, 1984, produced by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. 

A significant portion of the series relates to Joseph Cornell, and material includes general correspondence, correspondence from Betty Benton and Anthony Peluso, clippings, and exhibition announcements and catalogs. Also represented are artists Jim Nutt and Wilfredo Lam, art dealers Julian and Jean Levy, and ballerina Tamara Toumanova. There are also files on art galleries including the Museum of Modern Art, Sidney Janis Gallery, and Galerie du Dragon in Paris.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is the Edwin Bergman Interview, August 21-December 21, 1984. Possible video duplicates of the interview are in the Edwin and Lindy Bergman papers