Gropper Art Gallery records
name: label: Creator
content: Gropper Art Gallery
label: Names
content: Gropper, Joseph
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1975 by Joseph Gropper.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gropper Art Gallery
setName: label: See more items in
content: Gropper Art Gallery records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The records of the Gropper Art Gallery measure 0.8 linear feet and date from 1951 to 1975. The records document the history of the gallery through official gallery correspondence of director Joseph Gropper; artist files containing letters, biographical sketches, and price lists; and exhibition files containing announcements and catalogs, newspaper clippings, and reviews.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Gropper Art Gallery of Cambridge, Massachusetts was established by Joseph Gropper in 1954 and specialized in prints.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- Massachusetts
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.8 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1951-1975
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.gropart
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into two series.

Series 1: Artist Files, 1951-1975 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 2: Exhibition Files, 1955-1973 (0.3 linear feet; Box 2)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2021.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reels 1021 and 1022 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The records of the Gropper Art Gallery measure 0.8 linear feet and date from 1951 to 1975. The records document the history of the gallery through official gallery correspondence of director Joseph Gropper; artist files containing letters, biographical sketches, and price lists; and exhibition files containing announcements and catalogs, newspaper clippings, and reviews.

Artist files consist of a files on artists represented by the gallery and include material such as resumes, correspondence, price lists, and photographs. Some of the notable artists include Carl Sprinchorn, Diego Rivera, Byron Brown, and Katharine Sturgis. Also included is a file of correspondence from Joseph Gropper, director of the gallery.

Exhibition files consist of files organized by the gallery between 1958 and 1973. Materials include exhibition announcements and catalogs, reviews, and press releases. Also included are two files of general newspaper clipping related to both the exhibitions and artists represented by the gallery.