Frumkin Family Papers
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Allan Frumkin Gallery
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content: Allan Frumkin Gallery records
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5.5 Linear Feet (Boxes 21-26)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1950-2016
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.allafrum, Series 8
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Frumkin family papers date from 1950-2016 and include writings by Allan Frumkin and Jean Martin Frumkin, Art Book Review editorial files, personal papers, and detailed material relating to the Frumkin personal art collection and estate. Writings by Allan Frumkin include essays on art dealing and the gallery, a talk on the artist, Matta, memoir drafts, and an interview transcript. Writings by Jean Martin Frumkin include essays and reviews for a variety of publications, both manuscript drafts and print versions. Subseries 8.3 contains editorial copy written by Jean Martin Frumkin and others for Art Book Review, as well as files related to her role as United States editor. Personal papers include personal correspondence, primarily between Jean Martin Frumkin and friends and family, as well as files pertaining to the Frumkin children. The final subseries pertains to the Frumkin personal art collection, with a focus on its administration after Allan Frumkin's death in 2002. Files relate to appraisals, the book collection, auctions, conservation, donations, framing, insurance, inventories, legal matters, loans, sales, and shipping. Correspondence with institutions, dealers, consultants, and advisors is found throughout. Several files document funds established by the family at the University of Chicago, Allan Frumkin's alma mater.