Lorence-Monk Gallery records
name: label: Creator
content: Lorence-Monk Gallery
label: Names
content: Lorence, Susan
label: Names
content: Monk, Robert
topic: label: Topic
content: Art, Modern -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Women art dealers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Lorence-Monk Gallery Records were donated by Susan Lorence and Robert Monk in 2002.
creator: label: Creator
content: Lorence-Monk Gallery
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content: Lorence-Monk Gallery records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The records of Lorence-Monk Gallery measure normal="1957"> and scrapbooks documenting approximately ninety exhibitions and over 250 American and European artists represented by the gallery from its opening in 1985 until it closed its operation in 1992.
bioghist: label: Historical Note
content: The Lorence-Monk Gallery (est. 1985, closed 1992) was founded by Susan Lorence and Robert Monk at 568-578 Broadway in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City. Prior to establishing the gallery, Susan Lorence was the American Director of the Petersburg Press and Robert Monk was the Director of Castelli Graphics.

The Lorence-Monk Gallery promoted the work of contemporary and emerging artists, featuring a diverse selection of paintings, prints, sculptures, and photographs. The gallery held rotating exhibits organized by theme, individual artists, and group shows. Among the younger generation of artists represented by the gallery were: John Beerman, Jasper Johns, Jürgen Partenheimer, Alan Saret, Carole Seborovski, Alan Uglow, and Günter Umberg.

Beginning with its inaugural show "A Print Survey, 1960-1985," the Lorence-Monk Gallery became a major venue for the graphic arts, including lithographs, etchings, screenprints, and woodcuts. Exhibitions featured the work of prominent artists, many who had worked in other media, such as Richard Artschwager, David Hockney, Jasper Johns, Bruce Nauman, and Barnett Newman.

The gallery's exhibitions included sculpture and object installations, offering the works of Kim Jones, Laurie Parsons, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Sandy Skoglund, and others. The Lorence-Monk Gallery promoted independent publishers of prints, portfolios, and books, including Peter Blum Editions, Diane Villani Editions, and the Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE). Several exhibitions were organized by independent curators, such as Marvin Heiferman, Clarissa Dalyrymple, and Christopher Sweet. Also there were exhibitions held in conjunction with other galleries, including Leo Castelli Graphics, Jim Kempner Fine Art, and the Robert Miller Gallery.

After the gallery closed, Susan Lorence continued working as a New York-based independent dealer. Robert Monk became the Director at the Gagosian Gallery in New York City.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1961-1992
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.loremong
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Scrapbooks
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into 2 series:

Series 1: Exhibition Files, 1961-1991 (Boxes 1-3; 2.2 linear feet)

Series 2: Exhibition Scrapbooks, 1985-1992 (Boxes 3-4; 1.2 linear feet)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed by Joy Weiner in 2006.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Scrapbooks
scopecontent: label: Scope and Content Note
content: The records of Lorence-Monk Gallery measure 3.4 linear feet and date from 1961-1992. The collection consists of exhibition files and scrapbooks documenting approximately ninety exhibitions and over 250 American and European artists represented by the Lorence-Monk Gallery from its opening in 1985 until it closed its operation in 1992.