Stephen Wirtz Gallery records
name: label: Creator
content: Stephen Wirtz Gallery
label: Names
content: Wirtz, Connie
label: Names
content: Wirtz, Stephen
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 2019 by the Stephen Wirtz Gallery via Stephen and Connie Wirtz, gallery owners.
creator: label: Creator
content: Stephen Wirtz Gallery
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content: Stephen Wirtz Gallery records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Stephen Wirtz Gallery records measure 29.0 linear feet and date from 1952 to 2016. The records tell the history of the San Franciso gallery through artist files, exhibition files, printed material consisting of exhibition annoucnements and catalogs, guestbooks from exhibitions between 2003 and 2008, and photographs of exhibition installations and snapshots of artists and visitors in the gallery.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Stephen Wirtz Gallery was established by Stephen and Connie Wirtz in 1976. The gallery was located in San Francisco, California, and it initially exhibited Art Deco works before shifting more towards photography and landscape art. Some of the notable artists to exhibit at the gallery include: Larry Saunders, Deborah Oropallo, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Lucy Puls, and Kathryn Spence. The gallery closed in 2014.
function: label: Function
content: Art galleries, Commercial -- California
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 29 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1952-2016
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.stepgall
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into five series.

Series 1: Artist Files, 1952-2016 (26.0 linear feet; Boxes 1-26)

Series 2: Exhibition Files, 1987-2012 (1.2 linear feet; Boxes 27-28)

Series 3: Printed Material, 1977-2016 (1.6 linear feet; Box 28-29)

Series 4: Guestbooks, 2003-2008 (0.1 linear feet; Box 29)

Series 5: Photographic Material, ca 1989-2003 (0.1 linear feet; Box 29)
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 Stephen Wirtz Gallery records measure 29.0 linear feet and date from 1952 to 2016. The records tell the history of the San Francisco gallery through artist files, exhibition files from 1987 to 2012, printed material consisting of exhibition annoucnements and catalogs, guestbooks from exhibitions between 2003 and 2008, and photographs of exhibition installations and snapshots of artists and visitors in the gallery.

Artist files consist of correspondence between the artist and the gallery, artist resumes and statements, professional activities such as commissions and exhibitions at the gallery or organized by the gallery, and registrar materials such as inventories and loan forms. Also included are some financial material such as invoices and price lists, exhibition announcements and reviews, and photographs of artwork and exhibition installations. Some of the artists represented by the gallery include: Larry Saunders, Deborah Oropallo, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Rachel Weeks, Kathryn Spence, and Marc Katano.

Exhibition files consist correspondence, loan forms, press releases, and exhibition announcements for exhibitions put on by the gallery betwween 1987 and 2012. Some of the more notable exhibitions include "Wax and Lead," "Framed," and "Paper Thin." Printed material consists primarily of binders of exhibition announcements and some exhibition catalogs. Guestbooks consist of four guestbooks for exhibitions at the gallery between 2003 and 2008. Photographic material consists of photographs of exhibition installations, and photographs of visitors and artists inside the gallery.