(Mss
46)
Inventory
Earl K.
Long Library
June
1998
Contents
Summary
Container
List
Index
Terms
Procedures
for Requesting Special Collections Materials
Summary
Size: 11 linear
feet
Geographic
locations:
Inclusive dates: 1956-1972
Summary: The Orleans Gallery
was founded in 1956 by a small group of
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,
Citation: Orleans
Gallery Collection, Earl K. Long Library,
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
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,
Series III. Bank Records
See
also
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
46-8
46-9
46-10
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);
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];
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,
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,
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
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?”
Montessori
School Tour (including a film of the tour).
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.”
Guest
Shows (biographical sketches, resumés, advance press releases, photographs,
clippings, brochures, correspondence, inventories, sales information).
Amedée,
Wayne.
Barff,
Helene. May 19 -
Bartholomew,
Sr. Mary. May 22 -
Beauboeuf,
Jan. [n.d.] See also Gallery Events, Group
. . . (46-26).
Boling,
Ronald. March 15 -
Bradford,
Tom. [n.d.] See also Gallery Events, Guest Shows, Group
. . . (46-26).
Brice,
Bruce. March 19 -
Broderson,
Robert.
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 -
Carney,
Harold.
Decalcomania.
Edson,
Gary. [n.d.]
Engeron,
Whitney. September 15 -
Evangelista,
Claire.
Flettrich,
Leonard. See Gallery Events, Guest
Shows, Evangelista . . . (46-26).
Ford,
George. September 30 -
Foster,
Maelee Thomson. May 14 - 27,
[1972]. See also Gallery Events, Guest
Shows, Group . . . (46-26).
Gates,
Jack.
Gergo,
Gabor.
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.
Jones,
Howard.
Jordan,
Jack.
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.
Ludwig,
Bill.
Marcus,
Marcia. [n.d.]
McMillan-Savell,
Emily. June 24 -
Miller,
Brenda Lee. See Gallery Events, Guest
Shows, Hasselle . . . (46-26).
Miscenich,
Eugene. June 29 - July 18, [1970].
Mullen,
Ruth Gonzales. October 12 -
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.
Parker,
Warren.
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.
Robinson,
Allan. April 26 -
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 -
Student
Show (Paintings by students from
Swayder,
Harold.
Watral,
James. May 31 -
Whitmore,
James.
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 -
National
Bank of Commerce.
Playboy
Club of
Spring
Fiesta Association. April 1962, April
1963.
Hibernia
National Bank.
National
Association of Mental Health, Roosevelt Hotel.
46-28 Special Exhibitions (arranged
chronologically).
Honoring
American Institute of Decorators.
Honoring
American Institute of Architects.
Christmas
Graphic Art Exhibitions. December 1959,
1961, 1966.
Works
of Six Contemporary Japanese Artists.
Honoring
Southeastern Museum Directors Association, “Then and Now Exhibition.” October 30 -
Honoring
Mr. Isamu Noguchi.
Honoring
Mr. Larry Rivers.
Works
of Ten Contemporary Artists of
46-29 Henry
Moore Exhibition.
Selected
Works from the Permanent Collection of
Picasso:
Ceramics, Posters, Graphics. July 24 -
WYES-TV
Preview of Auction Art.
Honoring
American Association of Museum Directors.
Traveling
Exhibitions (arranged chronologically).
See also Receipt Books (46-56).
46-29 Little
Gallery,
Island
Art Association,
Bresler
Galleries,
Old
State Capitol Galleries,
46-30 Volksfest,
Art
Association of
With
the 44th International House Trade
Mary
Chilton Galleries,
Riverwood
on the Tchefuncte,
Southeastern
Traveling Show (Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, S.C.; George Thomas Hunter
Gallery, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, Inc., Savannah,
Ga.; Pensacola Art Center, Pensacola, Fla.; Loch Haven Art Center, Orlando,
Fla.; Panama City Art Association, Panama City, Fla.), December 1964 - June
1965.
Volksfest,
46-31 Gallery
History (background material, statement of purpose and methods, plans,
organization and support, membership privileges). See also Bylaws . . . (46-13).
46-32 Gallery
School (advance press releases, spot announcements, photographs, clippings,
notes and correspondence, reports, schedules, enrollment lists, bank and
financial statements), ca, 1961 - 1967.
See also Minutes, 1962 -1966 (46-48); Newsletters . . .
(46-51).
46-33 Insurance
Records (arranged chronologically; correspondence, statements, credit
memoranda, policies, endorsements, and related papers), [n.d.], May 1957
-November 1971.
Invoices
/ Statements (issued to Orleans Gallery).
46-36 [n.d.]
/ uncertain date;
46-37
See
also Correspondence . . . 1967, 1970 (46-17); Petty Cash
. . . (46-52); Shipping Orders . . . (46-64).
46-34 Leases
(for
46-35 Lykes
Brothers Steamship Company Commissions (for S.S. Joseph Lykes and S.S. James
Lykes; memoranda, correspondence, clippings, receipts, and related miscellany),
1959.
Mailing
Lists.
46-40 Addressograph
Plate Cards (arranged alphabetically by member's name).
46-38 File
(local mailing list arranged alphabetically by member's name).
46-39 Miscellany
(notes, memoranda, names and addresses).
Membership.
46-41 Applications
(completed forms and related correspondence arranged alphabetically by member's
name).
46-42 Board
(lists of officers and members), [n.d.], 1959 - 1963, 1965 - 1968. See also Gallery History . . .
(46-31); Membership (46-46); Minutes (46-48).
46-43 Committees
(lists of chairmen and members; included are committee reports for [n.d.],
1959, 1964, 1966), 1959 - 1967. See also
Membership (46-46); Minutes (46-48).
46-44 Files
(with information on the payment of dues; arranged alphabetically by member's
name), 1957 - 1971.
46-45 Miscellany
(membership cards, receipts for dues and donations), [n.d.], 1965, 1967, 1972.
46-46 Record
Book (one bd. book; lists of board members officers, committee chairmen and members,
exhibiting artists, general membership with information on the payment of
dues), [n.d.], 1957 - 1961.
46-47 Rosters
(general membership with information on the payment of dues), [n.d.], 1957 -
1965.
Minutes.
46-48 Board
Meetings, [n.d.] / uncertain date; September 1959, October 1960, March 1962 -
June 1970.
46-49 Exhibiting
Artists' Meetings, [n.d.] / uncertain date; January 1960 - October 1968.
46-50 Miscellany
(AFA membership card, AFA publications, two copies of The Art Gallery,
notes, jottings, permits, brochures, price lists, resumés), [n.d.], 1956 -
1962, 1964 - 1966, 1968, 1971.
46-51 Newsletters
(containing information on Gallery activities), [n.d.] / uncertain date; 1957 -
1958, 1961 - 1968, [1970].
46-52 Petty
Cash (invoices, miscellaneous jottings and notes, receipts), [n.d.], February
1961 - November 1967.
46-53 Photographs
(prints and negatives, primarily of the Gallery and exhibiting artists'
work). See also Correspondence
. . . 1965 (46-17); Exhibiting Artists . . . (46-20 -
46-23); Gallery Events (46-26, 46-28 - 46-30);
Publicity.
46-54 Miscellany
(two copies of Activities Bulletin, one copy of New Orleans Calendar,
four copies of New Orleans Blue Book, one copy of Spring Fiesta Guide
Book, one copy of Louisiana: This Month with related
correspondence), [n.d.], January 1964 - May 1964, March 1966.
46-55 Public
Relations Proposal for Orleans Gallery (Prepared by Peter A. Mayer
Advertising), [n.d.]
Receipt
Books.
46-56 Four
books (including loose receipts; for paintings deposited or removed from the
Gallery; includes information on loans and traveling exhibitions), January 1959
- April 1961, September 1964 - April 1966.
46-57 Money
Receipts (one bd. vol. with stubs; exhibiting artists' assessments and dues,
Gallery commissions, sales deposits, donations, miscellaneous), February 1956 -
October 1957.
Sales
Receipts (issued by the Gallery; 46 books).
46-58 April
1956 - December 1956,
46-59
46-60
46-61
46-62
See
also Associate Artists . . .; (46-3); Exhibiting Artists
. . . (46-20 - 46-23); Gallery Events . . . (46-26, 46-29 -
46-30).
46-63 Schedules,
Calendars, and Programs (of Gallery events), February 1957 - June 1962, August
1965 - June 1968. See also Newsletters
. . . (46-51).
46-64 Shipping
Orders and Bills of Lading (with related correspondence), January, October
1958, March 1963 - January 1971. See
also Exhibiting Artists . . . (46-20 - 46-23); Gallery Events
. . . (46-28 - 46-30).
Tax
Records.
46-65 City
of
Miscellany
(receipts and notices), 1971, 1972.
Occupational
Licenses and Applications, 1956 - 1958, 1960 - 1964, 1966.
Sales
Tax.
Gallery
Records, [n.d.] / uncertain date; March 1959 - November 1972.
Registration
Certificates, 1956, 1959.
Returns
(with related correspondence and attachments), [n.d.], April 1957 - November
1972.
46-66 State
of
Ad-Valorem
Tax Report (with related correspondence), 1962.
Occupational
Licenses and Applications, 1956 - 1961, 1963, 1964, 1971.
Personal
Property Tax (assessments, notices, bills, related correspondence), 1960 -
1962, 1964, 1965.
Sales
Tax.
Registration
Certificate, 1956.
Returns
(with related correspondence and attachments), [n.d.] / uncertain date; April
1957 - November 1972.
See
also Tax Records, City of
Withholding
Tax.
Employee's
Withholding Exemption Certificates and Statements (L-2 forms with related
correspondence), [n.d.], 1961-1966.
Employer's
Quarterly Returns and Annual Reconciliations, [n.d.], 1961 - 1966.
See
also Tax Records, Federal Government, Employer's Quarterly Returns
. . . (46-67).
46-67 Federal
Government.
Correspondence
(pertaining to tax exemption), February 1960 - December 1964.
Employee's
Withholding Tax Statements (W-2 forms), 1959 - 1961, 1963 - 1966.
Employer's
Quarterly Returns, Reports, and Annual Reconciliations (with related
miscellany), [n.d. / uncertain date]; 1959 - 1966.
Income
Tax Returns (with attachments and related correspondence), 1957 - 1963, 1966,
1967.
Index Terms
Adams,
Art galleries—
Artists—
Choy, Katherine
Clemmer, John
Conrad, Marilyn
Cundin, José Maria
Dunbar, John
Dureau, George
Emery, Lin
Evangelista, Claire
Fine, Lois
Fisher, James
Freeman,
Gergo, Gabor
Greene, Ryland
Grode, Shearly
Gussow, Sue Ferguson
Hastings, Jack Byron
Helmer, Robert
Hubers, Dirk
Kelley, James Michael
Kohlmeyer, Ida
Lamantia, James
Orleans Gallery (
Schneider, David
Seidenberg, Jean
Shaw, Kendall
Steg, James L
Thurman, Harold
Trivigno, Helen
Witherspoon, Evelyn
Wohl, Mildred