Edwin David Porter papers
name: label: Creator
content: Porter, David, 1912-
label: Names
content: G Place Gallery (Washington, D.C.)
label: Names
content: Cortor, Eldzier, 1916-2015
label: Names
content: Crosby, Caresse, 1892-
label: Names
content: Day, Worden, 1916-1986
label: Names
content: De Kooning, Willem, 1904-1997
label: Names
content: Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903-1974
label: Names
content: Guggenheim, Peggy, 1898-1979
label: Names
content: Halpert, Edith Gregor, 1900-1970
label: Names
content: Knaths, Karl, 1891-1971
label: Names
content: Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970
topic: label: Occupation
content: Painters -- New York (State)
label: Occupation
content: Sculptors -- New York (State)
label: Occupation
content: Gallery owners -- New York (State)
label: Topic
content: Painting, American
label: Topic
content: Sculpture, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1970 by Edwin David Porter.
creator: label: Creator
content: Porter, David, 1912-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Painter, sculptor, gallery owner; Wainscott, N.Y. Porter opened the G Place Gallery with Caresse Crosby in 1943.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Linear feet ((on 5 microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1929-1969
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.portedwi
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels N70-27- N70-31 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to Edwin David Porter after microfilming.
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids
content: Microfilm inventory available at Archives of American Art offices.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Family correspondence; personal and professional correspondence relating to Porter's career as a gallery owner, with Caresse Crosby, Eldzier Cortor, Worden Day, Edith Halpert, Adolph Gottlieb, Karl Knaths, Peggy Guggenheim, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, and many others; diaries; notes; financial papers; clippings; publicity catalogs; and miscellany.