Owen Gallery records
name: label: Creator
content: Owen Gallery
label: Names
content: Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975
label: Names
content: Davies, Arthur B. (Arthur Bowen), 1862-1928
label: Names
content: Glackens, William J., 1870-1938
label: Names
content: Henri, Robert, 1865-1929
label: Names
content: Kuniyoshi, Yasuo, 1889-1953
label: Names
content: Lawson, Ernest, 1873-1939
label: Names
content: Luks, George Benjamin, 1867-1933
label: Names
content: Owen, Michael
label: Names
content: Prendergast, Maurice Brazil, 1858-1924
label: Names
content: Shinn, Everett, 1876-1953
label: Names
content: Sloan, John, 1871-1951
label: Names
content: Yost, James
topic: label: Topic
content: Art, American -- 19th century
label: Topic
content: Art, American -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- United States
label: Topic
content: Ashcan school of art
label: Topic
content: Eight (Group of American artists)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Owen Gallery records were donated to the Archives of American Art in 2015 and 2016 by Michael Owen and James Yost.
creator: label: Creator
content: Owen Gallery
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content: Owen Gallery records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The records of Owen Gallery measure 9.4 linear feet and 0.093 GB and date from 1929-2010, bulk 1980-2010. The gallery, which operated from 1986 to 2009 in New York, specialized in late nineteenth and early twentieth century American art with an emphasis on The Eight, Ashcan, and early American modernism. Michael Owen and James Yost owned and directed the gallery. Found within the records are exhibition files; inventory and sales records; printed and digital material; and records regarding painter Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Material dating from before 1986 when the gallery was established is research related to an artwork's provenance.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Owen Gallery, a New York gallery specializing in late nineteenth and early twentieth century American art, operated from 1986 to 2009 and was owned and directed by Michael Owen and James Yost. The gallery represented many artists associated with The Eight, Ashcan, and American modernism. Although exhibitions and the retail gallery have closed, the business remains in operation.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 9.4 Linear Feet
label: Extent
content: 0.093 Gigabytes
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1929-2010
label: Date
content: bulk 1980-2010
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.owengall
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Gigabytes
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as four series

Series 1: Exhibition Files, 1989-2010 (2.1 linear feet; Box 1-3, 0.001 GB; ER01)

Series 2: Inventory and Sales Records, 1929-2010, bulk 1980-2010 (5.7 linear feet; Box 3-8, 0.092 GB; ER02-ER04)

Series 3: Printed Material, 1994-2008 (0.4 linear feet; Box 8-9)

Series 4: Records Regarding Yasuo Kuniyoshi, circa 1955-2000 (1.2 linear feet; Box 9-10)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed to a minimal level and a finding aid prepared by Hilary Price in 2016. Born-digital materials were processed by Kirsi Ritosalmi-Kisner in 2019 with funding provided by Smithsonian Collection Care and Preservation Fund.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The records of Owen Gallery measure 9.4 linear feet and 0.093 GB and date from 1929-2010, bulk 1980-2010. The gallery, which operated from 1986 to 2009 in New York, specialized in late nineteenth and early twentieth century American art with an emphasis on The Eight, Ashcan, and early American modernism. Artists represented include Thomas Hart Benton, Arthur B. Davies, William Glackens, Robert Henri, Ernest Lawson, George Luks, Maurice Prendergast, Everett Shinn, John Sloan, and others. Michael Owen and James Yost owned and directed the gallery. Found within the records are exhibitions files; inventory and sales records; printed and digital material; and records regarding painter Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Material dating from before 1986 when the gallery was established is research related to an artwork's provenance.