Herman Baron papers
name: label: Creator
content: Baron, Herman, 1892-1961
label: Names
content: ACA Galleries
label: Names
content: American Contemporary Art Gallery
topic: label: Occupation
content: Gallery directors
label: Topic
content: Art, American
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Syracuse University, George Arents Research Library, 1984. See also ACA Galleries records for additional Baron material.
creator: label: Creator
content: Baron, Herman, 1892-1961
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Herman Baron was the founder of the ACA Galleries (also known as American Contemporary Art and A.C.A. Gallery) in 1932 and served as its director until his death in 1961.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 500 Items
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1937-1967
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.baroherm
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel 3769 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: A brief biographical account, 1967; an essay by Baron entitled, "American Art Under Attack", 1949; exhibition catalogs and publications relating to the ACA Galleries; photographs, undated and 1950-1960, of Baron and his family; and letters of condolence sent to Baron's wife, Ella, upon Baron's death, 1961.