Jeremy Stone Gallery records, 1970-2005, bulk 1979-1996

Object Details

Place of publication, production, or execution: United States
Physical Description: 10.4 Linear feet
Arrangement: The collection is arranged as four series. Series 1: Administrative Records, 1982-1991 (Box 1-3; 2.5 linear feet) Series 2: Artist Files,1970-2003, bulk 1982-1991 (Box 3-9; 6 linear feet) Series 3: Printed Material, 1982-1991 (Box 9-10; .5 linear feet) Series 4: Jeremy Stone Personal and Professional Papers, 1979-2005 (Box 10-11; 1.4 linear feet)
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Summary: The Jeremy Stone Gallery records measure 10.4 linear feet and date from 1970 to 2005, with the bulk of the records dating from 1979 to 1996. The records shed light on the gallery's operations through administrative records, artist files, and printed material. Also present in the collection are scant personal and professional papers documenting Jeremy Stone's career before opening the gallery in 1982 and after closing it in 1991.
Citation: Jeremy Stone Gallery records, 1970-2005, bulk 1979-1996. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Funding: 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.
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Biography Note: The Jeremy Stone Gallery was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1982 by Jeremy Stone.; The daughter of New York art dealer, gallerist, and collector Alan Stone, Stone became involved in the art world working part-time in her father's gallery during high school and college. After graduating, Stone held internships and positions as a researcher, guest curator, and consultant for projects at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Richard L. Nelson Gallery at the University of California, Davis. In 1979, Stone curated her first exhibition, 30 Years of Box Constructions , at the Sunne Savage Gallery. Stone opened the Jeremy Stone gallery shortly after moving to San Francisco in 1981. She exhibited modern and contemporary art by emerging and mid-career American artists. Artists include Sylvia Lark, Marshall Crossman, Susan Hauptman, Guy Diehl, Stanley Goldstein, and many more. Stone curated and mounted over 80 exhibitions until the gallery closed its doors in 1991. Stone subsequently worked as an art consultant, curating exhibitions and supporting attorneys with legal cases concerning art and artists' works. She currently serves on the faculty at the San Francisco Art Institute.
Language Note: English .
Provenance: The collection was donated in 2016 by Jeremy Stone, founder of the gallery.
Location Note: Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Data Source: Archives of American Art

Record number: (DSI-AAA_CollID)17589; (DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)396386; AAA_collcode_jereston

Creator: Jeremy Stone Gallery; Stone, Jeremy
Subject: Lark, Sylvia; Leonard, Joanne

Theme: Art Market

Topic: Women art dealers
Theme: Art Market

Record ID: AAADCD_coll_396386

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