Charlton Art Gallery records
name: label: Creator
content: Charlton Art Gallery
label: Names
content: Alexander, Anne, 1942-
topic: label: Topic
content: Women art dealers
label: Topic
content: Regionalism
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The records were microfilmed in 1982 as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project and returned to Anne Alexander after filming.
creator: label: Creator
content: Charlton Art Gallery
setName: label: See more items in
content: Charlton Art Gallery records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The records of the Charlton Art Gallery date from 1977 to 1982. Found are printed materials concerning the artists represented, exhibitions held at the gallery, and the art scene of San Antonio, Texas.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Charlton Art Gallery (est. 1977) was a commercial art gallery in San Antonio, Texas founded by Anne Alexander. Located downtown along the San Antonio River, the gallery primarily exhibited work by local and regional artists as well as artists from Mexico. Prior to opening the Charlton Gallery, Anne Alexander co-founded the Sol del Rio Gallery with Dorothy Katz, maintaining co-ownership from 1968 to 1973. 

Artists who exhibited work at the Charlton Gallery include Marilyn Lanfear, Brad Braune, Richard Wawro, Marcia Gygli King, Dan Mitchell Allison, and Feliciano Bejar. Alexander also frequently showed work by faculty members at the University of Texas at San Antonio and San Antonio College. Alexander served as president of the gallery into the 1980s.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- Texas
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1977-1982
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.charart
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel 3308 and was returned to Anne Alexander after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2025 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed on reel 3308. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the lender, Anne Alexander, after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The records of the Charlton Art Gallery date from 1977 to 1982. Found are printed materials concerning the artists represented, exhibitions held at the gallery, and the art scene of San Antonio, Texas.