Stone and Press Gallery records
name: label: Creator
content: Stone and Press Galleries
label: Names
content: Durieux, Caroline, 1896-1989
label: Names
content: Retif, Earl, 1943-2023
label: Names
content: Salzer, Ann, 1956-
topic: label: Topic
content: Art publishing
label: Topic
content: Women art dealers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 2023 by Stone and Press Gallery via Earl Retif and Ann Salzer, co-founders.
creator: label: Creator
content: Stone and Press Galleries
setName: label: See more items in
content: Stone and Press Gallery records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The records of the Stone and Press Gallery measure 4.0 linear feet and date from 1921 to 2022. The records document the history of the gallery through artist files consisting of correspondence, photographs, invoices, printed material, and some artwork; and general printed material consisting of gallery prints, and catalogs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Stone and Press Gallery (est. 1988, closed 2006) was an art gallery and publishing house in New Orleans founded by Earl Retif and Ann Salzer. The gallery researched and published the catalogue raisonne' on both Frederick Mershimer and Jackson Lee Nesbitt. It also collaborated with Carol Wax to curate the exhibition "Classical and Contemporary Mezzotints" at the New Orleans Museum of Art and worked with the Newcomb Art Gallery of Tulane University on an exhibition of Caroline Durieux and her Latin American associates in "From Society to Socialism: The Art of Caroline Durieux."
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- Louisiana
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1921-2022
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.stonpres
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Video recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into two series.

Series 1: Artist Files, 1921-2022 (3.7 linear feet; Boxes 1-4, 6, OV7)

Series 2: Printed Material, 1988-2007 (0.3 linear feet; Boes 4-5)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The records of the Stone and Press Gallery measure 4.0 linear feet and date from 1921 to 2022. The records document the history of the gallery through artist files consisting of correspondence, photographs, invoices, printed material, and some artwork; and general printed material consisting of gallery prints, and catalogs.

Artist files consist of correspondence, invoices, photographs of artwork, resumes, clippings, and exhibition announcements and catalogs for artists represented by the gallery. A large portion of the artist files relate to Jackson Lee Nesbitt and includes personal correspondence, sketches and sketchbooks, audio interviews, and video interviews and showcases of his work. Also included are a number of files on Caroline Durieux which include video recordings, correspondence, writings, and photographs. Some of the other artists include: John Taylor Arms, David Bumbeck, Paola Ciampini, Anne Dykmans, Robert Kipniss, Christine Ravaux, Frederick Mershimer, and Carol Wax.

Printed material consists of a binder of sales catalogs and a binder of art prints.