Stephen Radich Gallery records
name: label: Creator
content: Stephen Radich Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Martin Widdifield Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
label: Names
content: Edwards, Ethel, 1914-1999
label: Names
content: Kanemitsu, Matsumi
label: Names
content: Morrel, Marc
label: Names
content: Radich, Stephen
label: Names
content: Sugarman, George, 1912-1999
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Stephen Radich Gallery records were donated from 1979 to 1980 by Stephen Radich.
creator: label: Creator
content: Stephen Radich Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
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content: Stephen Radich Gallery records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The records of Stephen Radich Gallery measure 8.2 linear feet and date from 1942 to 1979. The collection comprises administrative files documenting the New York gallery's daily activities and seven exhibitions; correspondence with museums, galleries, and arts organizations and publications; artist's files for Peter Agostini, Ethel Edwards, Xavier Gonzalez, Dimitri Hadzi, Will Horwitt, Matsumi Kanemitsu, Marc Morrel, George Sugarman, and others; financial and sales records that include check registers, consignment records, price lists, sales invoices, and shipping records; and exhibition announcements and catalogs, booklets, and clippings in printed materials. Material created by the Martin Widdifield Gallery can be found throughout the collection, particularly material dated before 1960.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Stephen Radich Gallery was owned by Stephen Radich (1922-2007) and located in New York, N.Y. Radich was the director of the Martin Widdifield Gallery on 818 Madison Ave. in 1959. In 1960, he purchased the lease on the gallery building and changed the name to the Stephen Radich Gallery. The gallery represented artists George Sugarman, Dimitri Hadzi, Ethel Edwards, Yayoi Kusama, and Xavier Gonzalez among others. In 1966, the gallery held an exhibition of artwork by Marc Morrel who incorporated the American flag in his sculpture as a means to protest the Vietnam War. The artworks, as well as the gallery, attracted the attention of police resulting in a lawsuit and conviction against Radich. Eventually Radich's conviction was overturned by a federal court in 1974. The gallery closed in 1969.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 8.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1942-1979
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.stepradi
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as five series.

Series 1: Administrative Files, 1956-1976 (1.0 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1956-1979 (2.0 linear feet; Boxes 2-4)

Series 3: Artist's Files, 1956-1973 (1.2 linear feet; Boxes 4-5)

Series 4: Financial and Sales Records, 1956-1978 (3.0 linear feet; Boxes 5-8)

Series 5: Printed Materials, 1942-circa 1970 (1.0 linear feet; Boxes 8-9)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2021.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The records Stephen Radich Gallery measure 8.2 linear feet and date from 1942 to 1979. The collection comprises administrative files documenting the New York gallery's daily activities and seven exhibitions; correspondence with museums, galleries, and arts organizations and publications; artist's files for Peter Agostini, Ethel Edwards, Xavier Gonzalez, Dimitri Hadzi, Will Horwitt, Matsumi Kanemitsu, Marc Morrel, George Sugarman, and others; financial and sales records that include check registers, consignment records, price lists, sales invoices, and shipping records; and exhibition announcements and catalogs, booklets, and clippings in printed materials. Material created by the Martin Widdifield Gallery can be found throughout the collection, particularly material dated before 1960.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Also found at the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Stephen Radich conducted February 18-29, 1972 by Paul Cummings for the Archives of American Art.