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The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming in 1981 by Geri and Charles Hooks as part of AAA's Texas Documentation Project. Reels 3127-3128 contain files and two scrapbooks from exhibitions for artists Peter Chinni, Peter Paone, Sherry Sullivan, Zolita Sverdlove, Lee Waisler and others. The microfilmed material consists of resumes, correspondence, price lists, catalogs, press releases, and newspaper clippings; photographs of exhibition installations are also included. Loaned materials were returned to the donor after microfilming and are not described in the collection container inventory.
Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Inc. was founded in Houston, Texas, in 1969, by sister-in-laws Geri Hooks and Evan Epstein. Later, Geri Hooks' husband, Charles, joined the business in 1974 around the same time that Epstein left the gallery. Hooks-Epstein began with exhibitions of prints and antique objects, but quickly moved on to specialize in works on paper and ultimately included fine art glass as well. Past artists shown in the gallery include Robert Pruitt, Kermit Oliver, Ward Saunders, Mark Greenwalt, Clara Hoag, Edward Lane McCartney, Kingsley Powers Onyeiwu, Toots Zynsky, Alex Gabriel Bernstein, and Bertil Vallien. Hooks-Epstein Galleries is among the longest running art galleries in Texas.
The collection was donated in 1981 by Geri and Charles Hooks.
Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Christopher DeMairo in 2022.
Hooks-Epstein Galleries records, 1937-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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The Hooks-Epstein Galleries records measure 0.2 linear feet and date from 1937 to 1980. This small collection includes an exhibition list, 1970-1978, gallery catalogs, a copy of the gallery policies, and a newspaper article about the business. Exhibition catalogs include shows for J. M. Sorg, Hib Sabin, Peter Paone, Sherry Sullivan, Lee Waisler, and more. Also present is a miscellaneous letter from 1937.
Found here is an exhibition list, 1970-1978, a copy of the gallery policies, gallery catalogs, and a newspaper article about the business. Exhibition catalogs include shows for J. M. Sorg, Hib Sabin, Peter Paone, Sherry Sullivan, Lee Waisler, and Zolita Sverdlove, and Peter Chinni; some price lists are included. Also present is a miscellaneous letter from 1937.
Exhibition Catalogs