R. Kirk Askew papers
name: label: Creator
content: Askew, R. Kirk (Ralph Kirk), 1903-1974
label: Names
content: Durlacher Bros. (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Berman, Leonid, 1896-1976
label: Names
content: Bloom, Hyman, 1913-
label: Names
content: Blume, Peter, 1906-1992
label: Names
content: Brown, Carlyle, 1919-1964
label: Names
content: Fosburgh, James Whitney, 1910-1978
label: Names
content: Greene, Stephen, 1918-1999
label: Names
content: Melcarth, Edward, 1914-1973
label: Names
content: Quirt, Walter, 1902-
label: Names
content: Seligmann, Kurt, 1900-1962
label: Names
content: Stein, Walter, 1924-1981
label: Names
content: Stuempfig, Walter, 1914-1970
label: Names
content: Wells, Cady, 1904-1954
topic: label: Occupation
content: Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Occupation
content: Gallery directors -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1969-1971 by R. Kirk Askew.
creator: label: Creator
content: Askew, R. Kirk (Ralph Kirk), 1903-1974
setName: label: See more items in
content: R. Kirk Askew papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The papers of art dealer R. Kirk Askew, director of the New York branch of the Durlacher Bros. art firm, measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1942 to 1958. The collection includes correspondence with artists Cady Wells, Walter Stuempfig, Walter Quirt, Edward Melcarth, Kurt Seligmann, Leonid Berman, Hyman Bloom, Peter Blume, Carlyle Brown, James W. Fosburgh, Stephen Greene, and Walter Stein.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: R. Kirk Askew (1903-1974) was an art dealer and manager of the Durlacher Bros. New York location from  from 1927 to circa 1969.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1942-1958
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.asker
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was refoldered by Katy Donahue and a finding aid was prepared by Caroline Donadio in 2018.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is available on 35 mm microfilm reels N69-107, N69-108 and 148 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of the material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers of art dealer R. Kirk Askew, director of the New York branch of the Durlacher Bros. art firm, measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1942 to 1958. The collection includes correspondence with artists Cady Wells, Walter Stuempfig, Walter Quirt, Edward Melcarth, Kurt Seligmann, Leonid Berman, Hyman Bloom, Peter Blume, Carlyle Brown, James W. Fosburgh, Stephen Greene, and Walter Stein.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Materials
content: Exhibition catalogs, 1928-1967, also donated by R. Kirk Askew, were tranferred to Smithsonian Institution Libraries in 1975. Catalogs are available on microfilm reel 148 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.