Bland Gallery was an art gallery in New York, New York, that specialized in the purchase and sale of miniatures.
Due to it's small size, the collection is arranged as one series.
The Bland Gallery letters collection dates from 1931-1953, and comprises 60 items, primarily letters, discussing the collection and sale of miniature portraits.
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The bulk of the collection was donated by Jane Cooper Bland, Bland's widow, in 1970. The 1953 letter was donated by Argosy Bookshop in 1958.
The collection was microfilmed on Reels D8 and 132 after receipt. The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Stephanie Ashley, and was digitized, in 2021.
Correspondence is with John Hill Morgan, discussing the authentication and purchase of eighteenth century American historic engravings and portraits; correspondence with Henry F. du Pont relating to collecting American portraits and naval scenes; correspondence with Josiah K. Lilly, regarding collecting portraits of English and American literary and political figures; and correspondence with David K. E. Bruce, and others. One October 1953 letter is from Albert Deane of Paramount International Films in New York, concerning a possible Gilbert Stuart miniature.
Bland Gallery Letters