This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
The Louis Alexander Gallery records measure 0.4 linear feet and date from 1953 to 1965. The collection contains one exhibition file and several artist files.
The exhibition file consists of correspondence, lists, and printed material. Artist files contain biographical material, scant correspondence, clippings, images of artwork and artists, and more on artists Alfred Copley, Ross Coates, Charles S. DuBack, William Giles, David Packard, Leo Rabkin, and Athos Zagharias.
Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reel 136 (frames 572-972) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
The Louis Alexander Gallery was founded by Louis Alexander Cohn in the Lenox Hill neighborhood of New York, New York. Paul Cummings served as the gallery's co-director in the early 1960s. The dates of the gallery's existence are unknown. In 1962 the gallery held a large exhibition,
The collection was donated by Paul Cummings, former co-director of Louis Alexander Gallery, in 1971.
The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Christopher DeMairo
Louis Alexander Gallery, 1953-1963. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Due to the small size of this collection the papers are arranged as one series.
The exhibition file consists of correspondence, consignment forms, printed material, and participation request cards sent to artists by the gallery. Artist files contain biographical material, correspondence, images of artwork and artists, exhibition catalogs and announcements, and clippings.