Clayton-Liberatore Gallery records
name: label: Creator
content: Clayton-Liberatore Gallery
label: Names
content: Leonard Clayton Gallery
label: Names
content: Marie Sterner Galleries
label: Names
content: Clayton, Leonard
label: Names
content: Hassam, Childe, 1859-1935
label: Names
content: Liberatore, Mary C., 1911-2003
topic: label: Topic
content: Art, Modern
label: Topic
content: Women art dealers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Clayton-Liberatore Gallery records were donated from 1979 to 1981 by Mary C. Liberatore of the Clayton-Liberatore Gallery.
creator: label: Creator
content: Clayton-Liberatore Gallery
setName: label: See more items in
content: Clayton-Liberatore Gallery records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The records of Bridgehampton, New York's Clayton-Liberatore Gallery measure 3.9 linear feet and date from 1889 to 1980. The collection comprises administrative records that include photographs of artwork and former gallery owner Marie Sterner, and business records for galleries, museums, and arts institutions; artist's files containing records for artwork and exhibitions by over 80 artists including George Bellows, T. Victor Hall, Childe Hassam, Russell Iredell, William J. Scott, Augustus Vincent Tack, Hilda Taylor, and others; and printed materials consisting of art reproductions, books and booklets, clippings, and exhibition catalogs. Many of the files throughout the collection contain material created by Marie Sterner and the Marie Sterner Gallery.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Clayton-Liberatore Gallery operated in Bridgehampton, Long Island, New York. The gallery's owner, Leonard Clayton, was the founder of the Leonard Clayton Gallery in New York City. Clayton took over the Marie Sterner Gallery and later ran the gallery with his niece, Mary C. Liberatore, under the name Clayton-Liberatore Gallery. The gallery represented artists such as Childe Hassam, Augustus Vincent Tack, and Hilda Taylor among others.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.9 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1889-1980
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.claylibg
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as three series.

Series 1: Administrative Records, 1921-1980 (Box 1; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 2: Artist's Files, 1920-1968 (Boxes 1-3, OV 6; 2.1 linear feet)

Series 3: Printed Materials, 1889-1977 (Boxes 3-5; 1.0 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2020.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The records of Bridgehampton, New York's Clayton-Liberatore Gallery measure 3.9 linear feet and date from 1889 to 1980. The collection comprises administrative records that include photographs of artwork and former gallery owner Marie Sterner, and business records for galleries, museums, and arts institutions; artist's files containing records for artwork and exhibitions by over 80 artists including George Bellows, T. Victor Hall, Childe Hassam, Russell Iredell, William J. Scott, Augustus Vincent Tack, Hilda Taylor, and others; and printed materials consisting of art reproductions, books and booklets, clippings, and exhibition catalogs. Many of the files throughout the collection contain material created by Marie Sterner and the Marie Sterner Gallery.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art are the Marie Sterner and Marie Sterner Gallery papers, 1913-1951, and [Exhibition installation at the Leonard Clayton Gallery] / Edward Heim, photographer, 1921.