Orleans Gallery COLLECTION

 

 

(Mss 46)

 

 

Inventory

 

 

Earl K. Long Library

University of New Orleans

 

June 1998

 

 

Contents

 

 

Summary

 

Container List

 

Index Terms

 

Procedures for Requesting Special Collections Materials

 

 

 

Summary

 

 

Size:                          11 linear feet

 

Geographic

locations:                 New Orleans, La.

 

Inclusive dates:      1956-1972

 

Summary:                The Orleans Gallery was founded in 1956 by a small group of New Orleans artists.  A non-profit, community-oriented gallery, its objective was to foster contemporary art in New Orleans and to make other cities aware of New Orleans as a creative art and cultural center.  The gallery displayed and made available for purchase the works of its permanent exhibiting artists.  In addition, it exhibited the works of guest artists, student artists, and artists of national and international renown.  Financial difficulties forced the Gallery to close in 1972.

Related

collections:              Johnson-Orleans Gallery Collection (Mss 54); Boothby-Orleans Gallery Collection (Mss 167)

 

Source:                     Gift, 1974 and 1998

 

Access:                     No restrictions

 

Copyright:                Physical rights are retained by the Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans.

 

Citation:                    Orleans Gallery Collection, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans

 

 

 

Container List

 

 

Series I.  Account Books

 

                        Account Ledger (miscellaneous daily disbursements and receipts)

46-1                            January 1958 - January 1962

 

                        Accounts Receivable (sales; unbound, arranged by account number)

46-2                            [n.d.], January 1963 - April 1970

 

 

Series II.  Associate Artists

 

                        Associate Artists (biographical sketches, resumés, advanced press releases, clippings, announcements, correspondence, inventories, sales information).  These artists enjoyed the same privileges and responsibilities as exhibiting artists but were associated with the Gallery only for a limited period, e.g., students, tempor­ary residents of New Orleans.  See also Correspondence . . . 1965 (46-17).

 

46-3                Fisher, James.  See also Exhibiting Artists.  Fisher . . . (46-21)

 

                        Schneider, David.  See also Exhibiting Artists.  Schneider . . . (46-22)

 

                        Tammany, David.

 

                        Williams, Donald.

 

                        Yates, Sharon.

 

 

Series III.  Bank Records

 

                        See also Gallery School . . . (46-32).

 

                        Bank Loan Contracts

46-4                            May 1970; January, March, May, November 1971

 

                        Orleans Gallery Account

 

                                    Checkbooks (11 bound volumes with stubs and miscellaneous attachments)

46-5                                   April 1956 - May 1962, February - August 1965

 

                                    Deposit Book

46-6                                   April 1956 - May 1957

 

                                    Statements and Cancelled Checks (with deposit slips, debit slips, credit advice and related miscellany)

 

46-7                                   April 23, 1956 - December 31, 1958

46-8                                   December 31, 1958 - May 31, 1963

46-9                                   May 31, 1963 - July 30, 1965

46-10                                 July 31, 1965 - August 31, 1966

 

46-11              Resolutions (authorizing officers to deposit and/or sign checks)

                                                1959-1961, 1966, 1967, 1971

 

                        Robert H. Helmer Account.

 

                                    Cancelled Checks (with miscellaneous attachments)

46-12                                 March, April 1956

 

 

Series IV.  By-Laws

                                   

                        Includes amendments, diagram of the organization of the Gallery

 

46-13              [n.d.], June 1960, May, September 1964

 

 

Series V.  Clippings

 

                        See also Associate Artists . . . (46-3); Correspondence . . . 1959, 1961 -1963, 1965 (46-17); Gallery Events . . . (46-25 - 46-30); Exhibiting Artists . . . (46-19 - 46-23); Gallery School . . . (46-32); Lykes Brothers . . . (46-35).

 

46-15              [n.d.], April 1956 - April 1961 (scrapbook)

46-16              [n.d.], April 1956 - March 1971

 

 

Series VI.  Contracts

 

                        Unexecuted, between exhibiting artists and the Gallery; includes information sheet on artist's privileges and responsibilities.

 

46-14              September 1959, June 1965.

 

 

Series VII.  Correspondence

 

                        Incoming / outgoing, including internal memoranda; arranged chronologically; attachments include clippings, invitations, announcements, brochures, catalogs, advance press releases, newsletters, applications, photographs, personal resumés, invoices, receipts.

 

                        See also Associate Artists . . . (46-3); Bank Records, Orleans Gallery Account, Statements . . . 1958 (46-7); Exhibiting Artists . . . (46-19 - 46-23); Gallery Events . . . (46-25 - 46-30); Gallery School . . . (46-32); Insurance Records . . . (46-33); Leases . . . (46-34); Lykes Brothers . . . (46-35); Mailing Lists (46-39); Membership (46-41); Publicity (46-54); Shipping Orders . . . (46-64); Tax Records (46-65 - 46-67).

 

46-17              [n.d. / uncertain date]; June 25, 1956; April 24, 1957 - October 12, 1972.

 

46-18                          Directors of the Gallery (an outline of the responsibilities of executive and sales directors).  See also Bylaws . . . (46-13).

 

                                    Exhibiting Artists (biographical sketches, resumés, advance press releases, photo­graphs, slides, clippings, brochures, announce­ments, correspondence, inventories, sales information, shipping orders).  These artists were permanent member artists of the Gallery.

 

                                           For privileges and responsibilities see Contracts . . . (46-14).

 

46-19                                 General File (miscellany including biographical material and information on group shows).

 

                                           Individual Files.

 

46-20                                      Adams, Franklin.

                                                Choy, Katherine.

                                                Clemmer, John.

                                                Conrad, Marilyn.

                                                Cundin, José Maria.

                                                Dunbar, John.

                                                Dureau, George.

 

46-21                                      Emery, Lin.

                                                Evangelista, Claire.  See also Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Evangelista . . . (46-26).

                                                Fine, Lois.

                                                Fisher, James.  See also Associate Artists, Fisher . . . (46-3).

                                                Freeman, Gary.

                                                Gergo, Gabor.  See also Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Gergo . . . (46-26).

                                                Greene, Ryland.

                                                Grode, Shearly.

                                                Gussow, Sue Ferguson.

 

46-22                                      Hastings, Jack Byron.

                                                Helmer, Robert.

                                                Hubers, Dirk.

                                                Kelley, James Michael.

                                                Kohlmeyer, Ida.

                                                Lamantia, James.

                                                Schneider, David.  See also Associate Artists, Schneider . . . (46-3).

                                                Seidenberg, Jean.

 

46-23                                      Shaw, Kendall.

                                                Steg, James L.

                                                Thurman, Harold.

                                                Trivigno, Helen.

                                                Witherspoon, Evelyn.

                                                Wohl, Mildred.  See also Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Group . . . (46-26).

 

                                           See also Clippings . . . (46-15 - 46-16); Correspondence . . . (46-17); Photographs . . . (46-53).

 

46-24                          Financial Statements and Reports, 1957 - 1965, 1968 - 1970.  See also Gallery School . . . (46-32); Minutes (46-48); Tax Records, Federal Government, Income . . . (46-67).

 

                                    Gallery Events.  See also Schedules . . . (46-63).

 

                                           Educational Programs and Lectures (arranged chronologically; announce­ments, invitations, correspondence, clippings).

 

                                                Fine Arts Film Series.  November [1959], April 1969.

 

                                                Seminar and Reception for the National Council of Jewish Women; Panel of Artists: “Is Modern Art Obsolete?”  February 11, 1963.

 

                                                Montessori School Tour (including a film of the tour).  March 31, 1966.

 

                                                Louise McGehee School Tour.  [May 1966].

 

                                                Seminar, Mr. Peter Hammond: “The Avant-Garde of the 9th and 10th Century.”  May 17, [1966].

 

                                                Lecture, Rev. V. Ambrose McInnes: “History of French Architecture.”  January 15, 1968.

 

                                           Guest Shows (biographical sketches, resumés, advance press releases, photographs, clippings, brochures, correspondence, inventories, sales information).

 

                                                Amedée, Wayne.  June 11 - 30, 1972.

 

                                                Barff, Helene.  May 19 - June 1, 1967.

 

                                                Bartholomew, Sr. Mary.  May 22 - June 5, 1966.

 

                                                Beauboeuf, Jan.  [n.d.]  See also Gallery Events, Group . . . (46-26).

 

                                                Boling, Ronald.  March 15 - April 4, 1970.

 

                                                Bradford, Tom.  [n.d.]  See also Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Group . . . (46-26).

 

                                                Brice, Bruce.  March 19 - April 8, 1972.

 

                                                Broderson, Robert.  May 5 - 18, 1967.

 

                                                Broussard, Janice.  See Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Beauboeuf . . . (46-26), Group . . . (46-26).

 

                                                Bush, Delan.  [n.d.]

 

                                                Calandria, Juan José.  See Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Gergo . . . (46-26).

 

                                                Callataÿ, Xavier de.  March 27 - April 6, 1967.

 

                                                Carney, Harold.  November 8 - 18, 1961.

 

                                                Decalcomania.  January 6 - 20, 1966.

 

                                                Edson, Gary.  [n.d.]

 

                                                Engeron, Whitney.  September 15 - October 6, 1967.

 

                                                Evangelista, Claire.  April 6 - 14, 1962.  See also Exhibiting Artists, Evangelista . . . (46-21)

 

                                                Flettrich, Leonard.  See Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Evangelista . . . (46-26).

 

                                                Ford, George.  September 30 - October 13, 1966.

 

                                                Foster, Maelee Thomson.  May 14 - 27, [1972].  See also Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Group . . . (46-26).

 

                                                Gates, Jack.  February 6 - 26, 1972.

 

                                                Gergo, Gabor.  September 14 - 28, 1963.  See also Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Newcomb . . . (46-26); Exhibiting Artists, Gergo . . . (46-21).

 

                                                Greene, Merle.  May 17 - ?, 1968.

 

                                                Group Show (Beauboeuf, Broussard, Bradford, Foster, Kelley, Kuypers, LaBorde, Phillips, Voichysonk, Wohl), September 10 -?, 1972.  See also Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Beauboeuf . . . (46-26), Bradford . . . (46-26), Foster . . . (46-26), Kelley . . . (46-26), LaBorde . . . (46-26); Exhibiting Artists, Wohl . . . (46-23).

 

                                                Hasselle, Robert.  March 3 - 17, 1967.

 

                                                Jones, Howard.  October 15 - 29, 1972.

 

                                                Jordan, Jack.  April 7 - 13, 1967.

 

                                                Kelley, James Michael.  See Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Boling . . . (46-26), Group . . . (46-26); also Exhibiting Artists, Kelley . . . (46-22).

 

                                                LaBorde, James.  [n.d.]  See also Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Group . . . (46-26).

 

                                                LSUNO Student Show.  June 7 - 27, 1970.

 

                                                Ludwig, Bill.  March 15 - 28, 1968.

 

                                                Marcus, Marcia.  [n.d.]

 

                                                McMillan-Savell, Emily.  June 24 - July 1, 1966, February 22 - March 13, 1970.

 

                                                Miller, Brenda Lee.  See Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Hasselle . . . (46-26).

 

                                                Miscenich, Eugene.  June 29 - July 18, [1970].

 

                                                Mullen, Ruth Gonzales.  October 12 - November 1, 1969.

 

                                                Newcomb Graduate Students (Benson; Guy; Gergo, Gabor; Hatcher, Keith; Martin, Alex; Stayton, Janet; Suomalainen, Thomas; Thompson, Barbara.)  Nay 7 - 17, 1963.  See also Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Gergo . . . (46-26).

 

                                                Olsen, John.  January 5 - 18, 1968, September 21 - October 4, 1969.

 

                                                Parker, Warren.  September 22 - 29, 1966.

 

                                                Pilié, Michael.  [n.d.]

 

                                                Platou, J.  See Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Gergo . . . (46-26).

 

                                                Poimboeyf, Jesse.  See Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Bush . . . (46-26).

 

                                                Rickey, George.  January 8 - 24, 1960.

 

                                                Robinson, Allan.  April 26 - May 15, 1970.

 

                                                Rowan, George.  [n.d.]

 

                                                Scott, John T.  See Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Bartholomew . . . (46-26).

 

                                                Shipman, Barbara.  See Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Carney . . . (46-26).

 

                                                Sims, Mary.  See Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Ford . . . (46-26).

 

                                                Smith, Jane.  September 27 - October 12, 1967.

 

                                                Student Show (Paintings by students from Delgado Junior College, Dillard, Dominican, Loyola, LSUNO, Xavier), [n.d.]

 

                                                Swayder, Harold.  March 7 - 27, 1971.

 

                                                Watral, James.  May 31 - June 14, 1968.

 

                                                Whitmore, James.  June 2 - 17, 1967.

 

                                                Williams, Hugh O.  [n.d.], September 1968.

 

                                                Young, Tom.  [n.d.]

 

46-27                                 Local Exhibitions outside the Gallery (arranged chronologically).

 

                                                St. Charles Hotel.  September 24 - October 7, 1957.

 

                                                National Bank of Commerce.  May 12 - 23, 1958.

 

                                                First Unitarian Church.  February 1959.

 

                                                New Orleans Public Library.  February, November 1959, February 1963.

 

                                                Moisant International Airport.  October 29 - November 8, 1961.

 

                                                Playboy Club of New Orleans Continuous Exhibits, October 1961 - January 1963.

 

                                                Spring Fiesta Association.  April 1962, April 1963.

 

                                                Loyola University.  May 10 - 17, 1964.

 

                                                Hibernia National Bank.  August 15 - 19, 1966.

 

                                                National Association of Mental Health, Roosevelt Hotel.  November 14 - 18, 1966.

 

46-28                                 Special Exhibitions (arranged chronologically).

 

                                                New Orleans Collectors' Exhibits.  1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965.

 

                                                Honoring American Institute of Decorators.  November 2, 1958, April 18, 1961.

 

                                                Honoring American Institute of Architects.  June 8 - 20, 1958.