Long Point Gallery records
name: label: Creator
content: Long Point Gallery (Provincetown, Mass.)
label: Names
content: Beauchamp, Robert, 1923-
label: Names
content: Boghosian, Varujan
label: Names
content: Bultman, Fritz, 1919-1985
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content: Cicero, Carmen, 1926-
label: Names
content: Franklin, Gilbert, 1919-
label: Names
content: Fromboluti, Sideo, 1921-
label: Names
content: Giobbi, Edward
label: Names
content: Hadzi, Dimitri, 1921-2006
label: Names
content: Manso, Leo
label: Names
content: Mazur, Michael, 1935-2009
label: Names
content: Motherwell, Robert
label: Names
content: Ponsold, Renate
label: Names
content: Resika, Paul
label: Names
content: Rothschild, Judith
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content: Simon, Sidney, 1917-1997
label: Names
content: Speyer, Nora
label: Names
content: Vevers, Tony
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated in 1999 and 2013 by the Long Point Gallery via Rosalind Pace, former Director.
creator: label: Creator
content: Long Point Gallery (Provincetown, Mass.)
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content: Long Point Gallery records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The records of the Long Point Gallery measure 7.1 linear feet and date from 1959 to 1999, bulk 1976 to 1998. The collection documents the history of the gallery through administrative records, guest books, correspondence, exhibition files, artists' files, financial records, printed material, and photographic materials.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Long Point Gallery (est. 1977, closed 1998) was a cooperative art gallery in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The gallery operated in the American Legion building during the summer seasons as an artist cooperative. Members contributed financially, as well as artistically, enabling the promotion and preparation of exhibitions throughout the summer. The founding members were Varujan Boghosian, Fritz Bultman, Carmen Cicero, Sideo Fromboluti, Edward Giobbi, Budd Hopkins, Rick Klauber, Leo Manso, Robert Motherwell, Paul Resika, Judith Rothschild, Sidney Simon, Nora Speyer, and Tony Vevers. Later in the gallery's history Robert Beauchamp, Paul Bowen, Gilbert Franklin, Dimitri Hadzi, Renate Ponsold, and Michael Mazur also became members. Some notable friends of the gallery were Nassos Daphnis, Jack Tworkov, and Myron Stout. The gallery's first director was Rick Librizzi. 

The Long Point Gallery gained a reputation for showing progressive, expressionist and abstract paintings and sculptures that veered away from the traditional tourist scenes of Cape Cod. During the 1980's, Provincetown was becoming a popular tourist destination, which caused real estate values to climb. Fortunately, members of the cooperative were able to afford the rising costs and remain in Provincetown allowing the gallery to become a fixture within the community. The gallery often held dual exhibits featuring two artists who presented their artwork individually. Other exhibitions include "Homeric Themes" (1987), "Myth & Ritual" (1989), "From the Studio Wall" (1990), "A Long Point Portfolio" (1991), "Keyworks" (1991), "Those Lovely Golden Thighs" (1991), and "A Story to Tell" (1996). Members also represented the Long Point Gallery in exhibitions at the Fine Arts Work Center (FAWC), the Cape Museum of Fine Arts (CMFA), the Archives of American Art, and exhibitions in Europe. For over 20 years, the Long Point Gallery was the site of art exhibitions, poetry readings, musical performances, and parties until its closing in 1998. 

In 1998, the American Legion building was sold at a price that was too high for the gallery to continue in the same location. The advanced ages and deaths of a few members prior to the sale of the building contributed to the members' decision to dissolve the gallery, which was under the direction of Rosalind Pace at the time of closing.
function: label: Function
content: Artist-run galleries -- Massachusetts
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 7.1 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1959-1999
label: Date
content: bulk 1976-1998
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.longpoin
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Photographs
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content: Visitors' books
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content: Video recordings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This collection is arranged as 8 series.

Series 1: Administrative Records, 1976-1999 (1.5 linear ft.; Box 1-2)

Series 2: Guest Books, 1986-1998 (7 folders; Box 2)

Series 3: Correspondence, 1979-1998 (0.8 linear ft.; Box 2-3)

Series 4: Exhibition Files, 1959-1998, bulk 1972-1998 (0.6 linear ft.; Box 3-4)

Series 5: Artists' Files, 1963-1997 (0.8 linear ft.; Box 4)

Series 6: Financial Records, 1976-1998 (0.8 linear ft.; Box 5)

Series 7: Printed Material, 1972-1998 (0.8 linear ft.; Box 5-6, OV 8)

Series 8: Photographic Materials, 1972-1998 (1.5 linear ft.; Box 6-7)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed to a minimal level and a finding aid prepared by Sarah Mundy in 2014. The
collection has been minimally rearranged and retains the existing/original folder titles when possible. All
materials have been rehoused in archival folders and boxes for long-term stability, but often staples and
other fasteners have not been removed. Materials within folders have not been rearranged.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Visitors' books
label: Genre/Form
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The records of the Long Point Gallery measure 7.1 linear feet and date from 1959 to 1999, bulk 1976 to 1998. The collection documents the history of the gallery through administrative records, guest books, correspondence, exhibition files, artists' files, financial records, printed material, and photographic materials. 

Administrative records consist of legal documents, contracts, mailing lists, price lists, membership files, correspondence, meeting minutes, gallery history, projects files, and one videocassette of the Long Point Gallery dinner filmed by Renate Ponsold Motherwell in 1993. Guest books document the signatures and salutations of attendees at gallery exhibitions. Correspondence is with artists, organizations, and gallery customers. Exhibition files contain correspondence, press releases, articles, and exhibition announcements. Artists' files consist of news clippings, exhibition records, price lists, and correspondence.  Financial records contain bills, receipts, deposits, financial reports, gallery sales, and records for the transport of artwork. Printed material includes news clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, press releases, obituaries, publications, souvenirs, and posters signed by the artists. Photographic materials include slides and printed photographs of artwork, artists, exhibitions, parties, and candid moments.  Overall the collection documents the activities of artist members, including  Varujan Boghosian, Fritz Bultman, Carmen Cicero, Sideo Fromboluti, Edward Giobbi, Budd Hopkins, Rick Klauber, Leo Manso, Robert Motherwell, Paul Resika, Judith Rothschild, Sidney Simon, Nora Speyer, Tony Vevers, Robert Beauchamp, Paul Bowen, Gilbert Franklin, Dimitri Hadzi, Renate Ponsold, and Michael Mazur.