Schmidt Bingham Gallery selected records
name: label: Creator
content: Schmidt Bingham Gallery
label: Names
content: Bingham Gorman, Alice, 1936-
label: Names
content: Caponigro, Paul, 1932-
label: Names
content: Cloar, Carroll
label: Names
content: Graves, Morris, 1910-2001
label: Names
content: Schmidt, Penelope, 1957-
label: Names
content: Wilde, John, 1919-2006
topic: label: Topic
content: Women art dealers
label: Topic
content: Abstract expressionism
label: Topic
content: Regionalism
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2002 by Penelope Schmidt. Schmidt retained the bulk of the gallery's records.
creator: label: Creator
content: Schmidt Bingham Gallery
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content: Schmidt Bingham Gallery selected records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The selected records of the Schmidt Bingham Gallery measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1948 to 2002. The records document the history of the New York gallery through letters to Penelope Schmidt upon the closing of the Schmidt Bingham Gallery (2002); artists' files on Carroll Cloar, Morris Graves, and John Wilde; files relating to an exhibition, "L'Alta Fantasia, Saints, Angels and Other Heavenly Creatures" (1990-1991); and photographs of various works of art. Artists' files include biographical material, a catalog raisonne, exhibition checklists, price lists, printed material, exhibition catalogs, announcements, clippings, published writings, press releases, as well as photographs, slides, transparencies of works of art and video recordings (VHS cassettes). John Wilde's files include typescripts of his diaries (1978-1990) and letters to Penelope Schmidt (1986-2002). Also found are letters between Penelope Schmidt and Paul Caponigro (1997-2001). Video recordings are on Carroll Cloar, (undated) and Morris Graves, "An Introduction to Morris Graves, " (1994).
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Schmidt Bingham Gallery (est. 1986, closed 2002) was an art gallery in New York City co-founded by Penelope Schmidt and Alice Bingham. It was first located at 41 West 57th Street and later moved to 41 East 57th Street. The gallery specialized in contemporary art. It closed March 31, 2002. 

Penelope Schmidt (born 1957) was born in Elsah, Illinois. After graduating from Principia College, she moved to New York City to work in the art gallery business. After Schmidt Bingham Gallery closed, Schmidt moved to Alton, Illinois to work as a private art consultant. 

Alice Bingham Gorman (born 1936) founded Alice Bingham Gallery in Memphis, Tennessee in 1979. It was the first private contemporary art gallery of its kind in Memphis. Bingham retired from the art business in 1992 and moved to Maine. She later became a writer.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.2 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1948-2002
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.schmbing
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series.

Series 1: Schmidt Bingham Gallery selected records, 1948-2002 (1.2 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Ricky Gomez in 2021.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The selected records of the Schmidt Bingham Gallery measure 1.2 linear feet and date from 1948 to 2002. The records document the history of the New York gallery through letters to Penelope Schmidt upon the closing of the Schmidt Bingham Gallery (2002); artists' files on Carroll Cloar, Morris Graves, and John Wilde; files relating to an exhibition, "L'Alta Fantasia, Saints, Angels and Other Heavenly Creatures" (1990-1991); and photographs of various works of art. Artists' files include biographical material, a catalog raisonne, exhibition checklists, price lists, printed material, exhibition catalogs, announcements, clippings, published writings, press releases, as well as photographs, slides, transparencies of works of art and video recordings (VHS cassettes). John Wilde's files include typescripts of his diaries (1978-1990) and letters to Penelope Schmidt (1986-2002). Also found are letters between Penelope Schmidt and Paul Caponigro (1997-2001). Video recordings are on Carroll Cloar, (undated) and Morris Graves, "An Introduction to Morris Graves," (1994).