Gallery 256 records
name: label: Creator
content: Gallery 256 (Provincetown, Mass.)
label: Names
content: Barnet, Will, 1911-2012
label: Names
content: Booth, Cameron, 1892-1980
label: Names
content: Manso, Leo
label: Names
content: Nevelson, Louise (1899-1988)
label: Names
content: Woodruff, Hale, 1900-1980
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated to the Archives of American Art by Myron Stout, who served as secretary of Gallery 256.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gallery 256 (Provincetown, Mass.)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Gallery 256 records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The scattered records of the Provincetown, Massachusetts cooperative Gallery 256 measure 0.2 linear feet and cover the gallery's brief period of existence from 1953 to 1955. Administrative records include a list of member addresses, a statement of the gallery's legal status, financial records, and an attendance book. Also found are printed material and a several photos of artwork.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Gallery 256 was a cooperative art gallery in Provincetown, Massachusetts, housed under the movie house next to town hall for a brief period from 1953-1955. The gallery aimed to display "paintings and sculpture expressing significant trends in contemporary American art," and members included  Will Barnet, Cameron Booth, Leo Manso, Louise Nevelson, and Hale Woodruff.
function: label: Function
content: Artist-run galleries -- Massachusetts -- Provincetown
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1954-1955
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.gall256
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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 2021.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The scattered records of the Provincetown, Massachusetts cooperative Gallery 256 measure 0.2 linear feet and cover the gallery's brief period of existence from 1953 to 1955. Administrative records include a list of member addresses, a statement of the gallery's legal status, financial records, and an attendance book. Also found are printed material and a several photos of artwork.