Alexander Iolas and Brooks Jackson Gallery records
name: label: Creator
content: Jackson, Brooks, 1924-2022
label: Creator
content: Iolas, Alexandros, 1908-1987
label: Names
content: Menil, Dominique de
label: Names
content: Menil, John de
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 2023 by Kelly Dean King, a companion of Brooks Jackson.
creator: label: Creator
content: Jackson, Brooks, 1924-2022
label: Creator
content: Iolas, Alexandros, 1908-1987
setName: label: See more items in
content: Alexander Iolas and Brooks Jackson Gallery records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Alexander Iolas and Brooks Jackson Gallery records, 1916-1997, bulk 1945-1980, measure 27.4 linear feet and document the history of multiple galleries owned and operated by Alexander Iolas and Brooks Jackson, including Hugo Gallery, Alexander Iolas Gallery, Brooks Jackson-Iolas Gallery, and Brooks Jackson Gallery. Most of the collection is from the New York galleries, with scattered documents from galleries operated by Iolas in Paris, Milan, Rome, Geneva, Madrid, and Athens. Files include administrative files, correspondence, extensive artist files, financial records, inventory records, printed material, and photographic material.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Brooks Jackson (1924-2022) and Alexander Iolas (1908-1987) were art dealers in New York City. Collaboratively and independently, they owned and operated the Hugo Gallery, Alexander Iolas Gallery, Brooks Jackson-Iolas Gallery, and Brooks Jackson Gallery between 1945 and 1985.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State) -- New York
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 27.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1916-1997
label: Date
content: bulk 1945-1980
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.jackbroo
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as 7 series.

Series 1: Administrative Files, 1945-1988 (1.9 linear feet: Boxes 1-2, 24, 26-27)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1946-1983 (0.7 linear feet: Box 2)

Series 3: Artist Files, 1916-1997 (15.7 linear feet: Boxes 2-17, 24-25, 35)

Series 4: Financial Records, 1945-1985 (6.3 linear feet: Boxes 17-22, 28-31)

Series 5: Inventory Records, circa 1947-circa 1970s (1.2 linear feet: Boxes 22, 32-33)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1945-1984 (0.5 linear feet: Boxes 22, 24)

Series 7: Photographic Material, circa 1940s-circa 1983 (1.1 linear feet: Boxes 22-23, 34-35)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Anna Rimel in 2025.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Alexander Iolas and Brooks Jackson Gallery records, 1916-1997, bulk 1945-1980, measure 27.4 linear feet and document the history of multiple galleries owned and operated by Alexander Iolas and Brooks Jackson, including Hugo Gallery, Alexander Iolas Gallery, Brooks Jackson-Iolas Gallery, and Brooks Jackson Gallery. Most of the collection is from the New York galleries, with scattered documents from galleries operated by Iolas in Paris, Milan, Rome, Geneva, Madrid, and Athens. Files include administrative files, correspondence, extensive artist files, financial records, inventory records, printed material, and photographic material.

Materials documenting general gallery operations, as well as address card boxes, scattered exhibition files, guest registers, and gallery scrapbooks, are included in administrative files. Correspondence is both personal and professional and includes artists, galleries, museums, various clients, and gallery correspondence files. The bulk of the collection is comprised of artist files, which may include biographies, clippings and reviews, correspondence, inventory files, financial materials and sales files, photographic materials, scrapbooks, and exhibition materials. Financial records include business records related to John and Dominique de Menil, as well as artwork sales records, loans and consignments, price lists, shipping and storage invoices, check stub books and checks paid out, and invoices for various bills and services. Additionally, inventory ledgers and inventory cards are found among inventory records, and the collection also includes printed material and photographic material.

Researchers should note that invoices, correspondence, and other material related to the De Menil's can be found scattered throughout the collection, and predominantly within artist files and financial records.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Brooks Jackson conducted by Paul Cummings, March 22, 1976.