Susanne Hilberry Gallery records
name: label: Creator
content: Susanne Hilberry Gallery
label: Creator
content: Hilberry, Susanne, 1943-2015
label: Names
content: Artschwager, Richard, 1923-
label: Names
content: Benglis, Lynda, 1941-
label: Names
content: Kaneko, Jun, 1942-
label: Names
content: Katz, Alex, 1927-
label: Names
content: MacKenzie, Warren, 1924-2018
label: Names
content: Mitchnick, Nancy, 1947-
label: Names
content: Pfaff, Judy, 1946-
label: Names
content: Phelan, Ellen, 1943-
label: Names
content: Scanga, Italo, 1932-2001
label: Names
content: Shapiro, Joel
topic: label: Topic
content: Women art dealers
label: Topic
content: Minimal art
label: Topic
content: Conceptual art
label: Topic
content: Pop art
label: Topic
content: Abstract expressionism
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2017 by the Susanne Hilberry Estate via Daniel Feld, Trustee.
creator: label: Creator
content: Susanne Hilberry Gallery
label: Creator
content: Hilberry, Susanne, 1943-2015
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content: Susanne Hilberry Gallery records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The records of the Susanne Hilberry Gallery measure 5.8 linear feet and 10.1 gigabytes, and date from 1964-2017, with the bulk of the material dating from 1976-2016. Gallery artists include Richard Artschwager, Lynda Benglis, Jun Kaneko, Ellen Phelan, Italo Scanga, Joel Shapiro, Alex Katz, Judy Pfaff, Warren MacKenzie, and Nancy Mitchnick, among many others. The collection consists largely of files grouped by artist containing correspondence, sales records, and exhibition records documenting the activities of the gallery including outside or traveling exhibitions and other initiatives. Also included are significant amounts of visual materials (photographs, slides, transparencies, and digital images) documenting gallery exhibitions and the oeuvres of the gallery artists, as well as digital video recordings in the form of video works, recordings of artist talks, and artwork documentation.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Susanne Hilberry Gallery (est. 1976, closed 2017) was a contemporary art gallery founded by Susanne Hilberry in the Detroit suburb of Birmingham, Michigan. The gallery moved locations to the Ferndale suburb in 2002. One of the most innovative art galleries in the Midwest region, it was known for featuring local talent as well as internationally-known artists. The gallery closed two years after its founder's death. 

Susanne Feld Hilberry (1943-2015) was a pioneering presence in the Detroit art scene. Born in Chicago and raised in Detroit, Hilberry studied art history at Wayne State University and architectural history at Yale University. In 1970, she became an assistant to Sam Wagstaff, the then-curator of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Wagstaff helped Hilberry make professional connections in the art world and encouraged her to open her own gallery. Hilberry earned a reputation as a visionary gallerist; she brought established artists and emerging art trends to the Detroit area while also championing the careers of local artists. Hilberry was instrumental to the founding of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit, and served as a member of its steering committee after it opened in 2006.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- Michigan
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5.8 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 10.1 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1964-2016
label: Date
content: bulk 1976-2016
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.susahilb
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 4 series.

Series 1: Artist Files, circa 1964-2016 (4.5 Linear feet; Boxes 1-5, 10.1 Gigabytes; ER01-ER08)

Series 2: Group Show Files, 1976-2016 (0.3 Linear feet; Box 5)

Series 3: Tranparencies, circa 1980-1999 (0.2 Linear feet; Box 5)

Series 4: Slides, circa 1976-1999 (0.8 linear feet; Boxes 6-7)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Ryan Evans in 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The records of the Susanne Hilberry Gallery measure 5.8 linear feet and 10.1 gigabytes, and date from 1964-2017, with the bulk of the material dating from 1976-2016. Gallery artists include Richard Artschwager, Lynda Benglis, Jun Kaneko, Ellen Phelan, Italo Scanga, Joel Shapiro, Alex Katz, Judy Pfaff, Warren MacKenzie, and Nancy Mitchnick, among many others. The collection consists largely of files grouped by artist containing correspondence, sales records, and exhibition records documenting the activities of the gallery including outside or traveling exhibitions and other initiatives. Also included are significant amounts of visual materials (photographs, slides, transparencies, and digital images) documenting gallery exhibitions and the oeuvres of the gallery artists, as well as digital video recordings in the form of video works, recordings of artist talks, and artwork documentation. 

The artist files document each gallery artist's exhibition history in the gallery and include correspondence with the artist or estate as well as files documenting significant outside exhibitions, projects and the placement of artworks. The group show files document the production of select group exhibitions organized throughout the span of the gallery's operation. Transparencies and slides document the respective artists' exhibitions at Susanne Hilberry Gallery, and also contain representations of individual works. The group show slides document select group exhibitions.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Related materials include Wayne State University's Cass Corridor Artists Oral History Project, Oral History with Susanne Feld Hilberry, April 1, 2010.