Hooks-Epstein Galleries records
name: label: Creator
content: Hooks-Epstein Galleries
label: Names
content: Hooks, Geri, 1935-2021
topic: label: Topic
content: Women art dealers
label: Topic
content: Figurative art
label: Topic
content: Mixed media (Art)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 1981 by Geri and Charles Hooks.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hooks-Epstein Galleries
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content: Hooks-Epstein Galleries records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Hooks-Epstein Galleries records measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1937 to 1980. This small collection includes an exhibition list, 1970-1978, exhibition catalogs, a copy of the gallery policies, and a newspaper article about the business. Exhibition catalogs include shows for J. M. Sorg, Hib Sabin, Peter Paone, Sherry Sullivan, Lee Waisler, and more.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Inc. (est. 1969) was founded in Houston, Texas by sister-in-laws Geri Hooks and Evan Epstein. Geri Hooks' husband, Charles, joined the business in 1975, buying out Epstein's shares of the gallery. Hooks-Epstein began with exhibitions of prints and antique objects, but quickly moved on to specialize in works on paper and ultimately included fine art glass as well. Past artists shown in the gallery include Robert Pruitt, Kermit Oliver, Ward Saunders, Mark Greenwalt, Clara Hoag, Edward Lane McCartney, Kingsley Powers Onyeiwu, Toots Zynsky, Alex Gabriel Bernstein, and Bertil Vallien. Initially located on Bissonnet Street, Hooks-Epstein Galleries moved locations several times before settling on Colquitt Street. Hooks-Epstein is among the longest-running art galleries in Texas. 

Geraldine Lee "Geri" Epstein Hooks (1935-2021) was born in Houston, Texas, and grew up in Bay City. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. As a gallerist, Hooks was known for frequently representing emerging artists of color. She was a member of the Houston Art Dealers Association and fostered close relationships with artists she represented. Her husband and business partner, Charles, passed away in 1995; Hooks remained involved with her namesake gallery until her death.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- Texas
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1937, 1970-1980
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.hookepsg
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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 Christopher DeMairo in 2022.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Hooks-Epstein Galleries records measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1937 to 1980. This small collection includes an exhibition list, 1970-1978, gallery catalogs, a copy of the gallery policies, and a newspaper article about the business. Exhibition catalogs include shows for J. M. Sorg, Hib Sabin, Peter Paone, Sherry Sullivan, Lee Waisler, and more. Also present is a miscellaneous letter from 1937.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming in 1981 by Geri and Charles Hooks as part of AAA's Texas Documentation Project. Reels 3127-3128 contain files and two scrapbooks from exhibitions for artists Peter Chinni, Peter Paone, Sherry Sullivan, Zolita Sverdlove, Lee Waisler and others. The microfilmed material consists of resumes, correspondence, price lists, catalogs, press releases, and newspaper clippings; photographs of exhibition installations are also included. Loaned materials were returned to the donor after microfilming and are not described in the collection container inventory.