The Historical Records of the Barnett-Aden Gallery
date: label: Date
content: 1954-1989
name: label: Created by
content: Barnett-Aden Gallery, American, 1943 - 1969
label: Subject of
content: James V. Herring, American, born 1887
label: Subject of
content: Alonzo J. Aden, American, 1906 - 1961
label: Subject of
content: Howard University, American, founded 1867
label: Subject of
content: Howard University Gallery of Art, American, founded 1928
label: Subject of
content: Corcoran Gallery of Art, American, 1890 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Anacostia Community Museum, American, founded 1967
label: Subject of
content: David C. Driskell Center, founded 2001
label: Created by
content: Carroll Green, American
label: Subject of
content: Robert L. Johnson, American, born 1946
label: Subject of
content: James Amos Porter, American, 1905 - 1970
label: Subject of
content: Eleanor Roosevelt, American, 1884 - 1962
label: Subject of
content: Alma Thomas, American, 1891 - 1978
notes: label: Caption
content: See more about this collection in the Smithsonian Online Virtual Archive (SOVA) here: https://sova.si.edu/record/NMAAHC.A2014.63.32 or contact NMAAHC Archives at nmaahc-archivalcollection@si.edu.
label: Description
content: The Historical Records of Barnett-Aden Gallery collection includes historical background materials on the gallery, its founders James V. Herring and Alonzo Aden as well as Adolphus Ealey, its steward after its closure in 1969. The materials include correspondence, business records, photographs, exhibition catalogues, and clippings.
label: Description
content: Series 1: Ephemeral Historical Records,1954-1982
label: Description
content: Materials in this series contain two subseries, Historical Records and Exhibition Catalogues. Historical Records include obituaries on the founders as well as invitations and ephemera. Exhibition catalogues contain handouts/brochures given at Barnett-Aden Gallery exhibitions.
label: Description
content: Series 2: Photographs, undated
label: Description
content: Materials include photographs documenting events at the Barnett-Aden Gallery including Herring with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt from 1943.
label: Description
content: Series 3: Business Records, 1967-1989
label: Description
content: Materials in this series are separated into three subseries containing tax information, business proposals and other miscellaneous business records.
label: Description
content: Series 4: Clippings, 1957-1975
label: Description
content: Materials include newspaper clippings about exhibitions and Ealey's search for a home for the collection
place: label: Place depicted
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Finance
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: LGBTQ
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Museums
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Archival Collections
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2014.63.32
objectType: label: Type
content: ephemera
label: Type
content: photographs
label: Type
content: business records
label: Type
content: correspondence
label: Type
content: exhibition catalogs
label: Type
content: archives (groupings)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: The NMAAHC Archives can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes.
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: Archives (Cubic feet): 0.5 ft