Dealer Records :

Bertha Schaefer Gallery, New York

Title
Bertha Schaefer Gallery, New York

Record
Bertha Schaefer papers and gallery records 1914-1975
Partially microfilmed: reels N69-115, N69-126, N70-60, 42, 271, and 2129.

Description
Bertha Schaefer Galleries was established in 1944. Initially it specialized in American artists, but later included European art. The name of the gallery was changed in 1972 to the New Bertha Schaefer Gallery. The records include papers of Bertha Schaefer Interiors, opened in 1924, and gallery correspondence.

Location of Record
Archives of American Art,
Smithsonian Institution
Washington DC Research Center Suite 2200
750 9th St. NW
Washington DC
Tel.: +1 202 275 2156 (General queries)
or: +1 202 275 1961 (Reference desk)
http://artarchives.si.edu/
Searchable catalogue: http://www.siris.si.edu/

Postal Address:
Reference Services/ILL
Archives of American Art
Smithsonian Institution
PO Box 37012
Victor Building, Room 2200, MRC 937
Washington, DC 20013-7012

Opening Hours:
Microfilm Reference Room: 9-5, Monday-Friday; no appointment necessary, but researchers are advised to contact the archive in advance.
Oral History Tapes and Transcripts: 9-5, Monday-Friday; by appointment only.
Manuscript Reading Room - for use of original papers: 9:30-12 and 1-4:30,
Monday-Friday, by appointment only.

Source
Smithsonian Institution Research Information System
<http://www.siris.si.edu/>, accessed 3 January 2003.

N.H. Yeide, K. Akinsha, A.L. Walsh (eds.), AAM Guide to Provenance Research, Washington 2001, p. 236.