A Finding Aid to the Prince Street Gallery records, 1970s-2005, in the Archives of American Art
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Prince Street Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
2 Linear feet
The Prince Street Gallery records measure 2 linear feet and date from the 1970s to 2005. The records shed light on the gallery's operations through administrative records as well as exhibition and event files. Administrative records consist of gallery by-laws, meeting minutes and notes, consignment sheets, daily log books, scant financial records, New York State Council on the Arts grant application, tax exemption application along with letters of support from artists, the gallery newsletter, and visitor sign-in books. Exhibition and event files include announcements, press releases, and reviews from exhibitions; slides and photographs of art; artist resumes, release forms, and consignment sheets; and records from exhibitions shown at Prince Street, Bowery, and Blue Mountain Gallery, including the fundraising auction and gala held by the three galleries before their joint move in 2001.
The collection is arranged as two series.
Series 1: Administrative Records, 1970s-2005 (Box 1-2; 1.5 linear feet)
Series 2: Exhibition and Event Files, 1971-2003 (Box 2; 0.5 linear feet)
The Prince Street Gallery is a cooperative gallery founded in New York, New York, in 1970 by fifteen artists. The gallery was and continues to operate as an entirely artist-run organization, initially exhibiting only figurative art but ultimately expanding to include representational and abstract art. The gallery had close ties with two other artist-run galleries, Bowery and Blue Mountain Gallery. All three applied for grants together, occupied the same buildings, and held joint benefit events. Prince Street was located in the Soho neighborhood of Manhattan until its move to Chelsea in 2001. Prince street also held lectures, poetry readings, and juried exhibitions in addition to its member's shows.
Christopher DeMairo
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
The collection was donated in 2006 by Prince Street Gallery via Barbara Kulicke, the gallery's co-director.
The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Christopher DeMairo in 2021.
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Prince Street Gallery Records, 1970s-2005. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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