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Coe Kerr Gallery Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS.043

Scope and Content Note

The records consist mainly of artist files which contain files documenting works of art that passed through the Coe Kerr Gallery, arranged alphabetically by artist's last name. Files contain photographs and/or descriptions of the works of art, including provenance information. In rare cases, correspondence, loan agreements, and/or research materials may be found. Series III: contains documentation of the 1989 Sargent exhibition displayed in Japan and curated by Warren Adelson.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1968-1993

Creator

Access Restrictions

These records are open for research under the conditions of The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives access policy. Contact the Archives Department for further information at archives@frick.org.

Historical Note

Elmore Coe Kerr, who had previously been a senior partner of M. Knoedler & Co., founded the Coe Kerr Gallery in 1968 in partnership with the collector, Fred Woolworth. After Coe Kerr passed away unexpectedly in 1973, Warren Adelson joined the Gallery as Director from 1974 to 1990.

The Coe Kerr Gallery originally represented Andrew Wyeth, and later broadened its scope to include 19th and 20th century American artists such as Mary Cassatt, Maurice Prendergast, and John Singer Sargent.

Extent

9.75 Linear feet (19 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Records document works of art that passed through the Coe Kerr Gallery, arranged alphabetically by artist's last name, and mainly contain photographs and/or descriptions of the works of art, including provenance information. The Coe Kerr Gallery operated from 1968 to 1993 and handled a variety of 19th and 20th century American artists including Andrew Wyeth, Mary Cassatt, and John Singer Sargent.

Arrangement

The records are arranged in three series:

Series I: Artist Files

Series II: Artist Files - Contemporary

Series III: Sargent Exhibition in Japan

Files within series are arranged alphabetically by artist's last name or subject.

Provenance

Gift of the Coe Kerr Gallery, 1994.

Separated Materials

1,150

Processing Information

Arranged and described by Shannon Yule Morelli and Meagan Doodian, 2013.

Subject

Title
Finding Aid for the Coe Kerr Gallery Records. MS.043
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Shannon Yule Morelli
Date
© 2014 The Frick Collection. All rights reserved.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Frick Collection Archives Repository

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