Smith Andersen Gallery records
name: label: Creator
content: Smith Andersen Gallery
label: Names
content: Kirkeby, Paula, 1934-2016
label: Names
content: Paris, Harold, 1925-1979
topic: label: Topic
content: Women art patrons
label: Topic
content: Women art dealers
label: Topic
content: Figurative art
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in several installments from 1977 to 1981 by Paula Z. Kirkeby, director of Smith Andersen Gallery.
creator: label: Creator
content: Smith Andersen Gallery
setName: label: See more items in
content: Smith Andersen Gallery records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Smith Andersen Gallery records measure 1.9 linear feet and date from 1963 to 1981. The collection sheds light on the gallery's operations through artist files and scant exhibition and gallery files.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Smith Andersen Gallery was founded in Palo Alto, California, in 1969 by Paula and Phillip Kirkeby. The gallery represented contemporary artists working in a range of mediums, including fabric, paint, printmaking, and sculpture; it also had studio space inside for invited artists to use. In 1978, Paula Kirkeby, along with Joseph Goldyne and Mary Margaret Anderson, founded the fine arts print publishing company 3EP, LTD., in Palo Alto. In 1984, Paula Kirkeby took over the 3EP operations and renamed it Smith Andersen Editions. The Smith Andersen Gallery closed upon Paula Kirkeby's death.

Paula Zolloto Kirkeby (1934-2016) grew up in Massachusetts and moved to Palo Alto in 1955. As the sole owner of Smith Andersen Editions, she advocated for monotype and monoprint printmaking as art forms. Kirkeby was active in the Palo Alto community as an art donor and patron, and forged strong relationships with the de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University, Stanford University, and Palo Alto Art Center.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- California
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.9 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1963-1981
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.smitande
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as two series.

Series 1: Artist Files, 1963-1981 (Box 1-2, OV 4; 1.4 linear feet)

Series 2: Exhibition and Gallery Files, 1970-1978 (Box 2-3; .5 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Christopher DeMairo in 2021.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Smith Andersen Gallery records measure 1.9 linear feet and date from 1963 to 1981. The collection sheds light on the gallery's operations through artist files, exhibition files, and gallery files.  Artist files are comprised of biographical summaries, correspondence with artists and other galleries, newspaper and magazine clippings, images of artwork, and more. Exhibition files include loan agreements, slides of artwork, correspondence, consignment records, and printed material. Gallery files contain correspondence, consignment records, and some photographs. The collection also includes correspondence, price lists, and printed material relating to the Institute of Experimental Printmaking.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found in the Archives of American Art is the records of 3EP Ltd., 1970-1984.