J.L. Hudson Gallery records
name: label: Creator
content: J.L. Hudson Gallery
label: Names
content: Bearden, Romare (1911-1988)
label: Names
content: Hassam, Childe, 1859-1935
label: Names
content: Hudson, J. L. (Joseph L)
label: Names
content: Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988
label: Names
content: Valentiner, Wilhelm Reinhold, 1880-1958
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The J.L. Hudson Gallery records were donated by former gallery director, Joy Emery, as a representative for the J.L. Hudson company in its donation of the material.
creator: label: Creator
content: J.L. Hudson Gallery
setName: label: See more items in
content: J.L. Hudson Gallery records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The records of Detroit's J.L. Hudson Gallery measure 2.8 linear feet and date from 1958 to 1973. The collection comprises administrative records consisting of card files, early gallery records, and a few other administrative files; correspondence with artists and galleries; artist files for Romare Bearden, Childe Hassam, Isamu Noguchi, and others; exhibition files for the gallery's first exhibition, The W.R. Valentiner Memorial Exhibition (1963-1964), and several other exhibitions held at the gallery; client files documenting business transactions with numerous organizations, galleries, and art schools; and printed materials consisting of exhibition catalogs, announcements, and posters for J.L. Hudson Gallery and other galleries.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The J.L. Hudson Gallery (est. 1963-1974) was a commercial art gallery in Detroit, Michigan. The gallery was founded in 1963 by Joseph L. Hudson, the president of the Detroit based J. L. Hudson Company, who had an interest in bringing high quality art to Detroit. Albert Landry, who had previously owned a gallery in New York, was hired as the gallery's first director. The gallery, located in the downtown branch of Hudson's, opened on November 18, 1963 with an exhibition of the W. R. Valentiner Collection. Although the gallery had some exhibitions which included 18th and 19th century art, it concentrated primarily on the 20th century, bringing the work of the best contemporary artists to Detroit. Oscar Piagentini succeeded Landry as gallery director in 1967. The gallery closed in 1974.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- Michigan
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.8 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1958-1973
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.jlhuds
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged as six series.

Series 1: Administrative Records, 1960-1970 (0.2 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1963-1971 (0.6 linear feet; Box 1)

Series 3: Artist Files, 1963-1973 (1.0 linear feet; Boxes 1-2)

Series 4: Exhibition Files, 1958-1972 (0.6 linear feet; Boxes 2-3)

Series 5: Client Files, 1962-1972 (0.3 linear feet; Boxes 3-4)

Series 6: Printed Materials, circa 1965 (5 folders; Box 4)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed, and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2021.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection is also available on 35mm microfilm reels 4081-4084 at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The records of Detroit art gallery J.L. Hudson Gallery measure 2.8 linear feet and date from 1958 to 1973. The collection comprises administrative records consisting of card files, early gallery records, and a few other administrative files; correspondence with artists and galleries; artist files for Romare Bearden, Childe Hassam, Isamu Noguchi, and others; exhibition files for the gallery's first exhibition, The W.R. Valentiner Memorial Exhibition (1963-1964), and several other exhibitions held at the gallery; client files documenting business transactions with numerous organizations, galleries, and art schools; and printed materials consisting of exhibition catalogs, announcements, and posters for J.L. Hudson Gallery and other galleries.