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Resources: Abstracts of American Studies Dissertations
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Tepfer, Diane. "Edith Gregor Halpert and the Downtown Gallery Downtown, 1926-1940: A Study in American Art Patronage," University of Michigan, April 1989. Advisor: Diane Kirkpatrick (23, 2, 22)
Edith Gregor Halpert (1900-1970) opened the Downtown Gallery on November 6, 1926 in Greenwich Village to make the work of living American artists and American folk art available to the general public. The Downtown Gallery transformed the American art market both by adapting innovative marketing techniques from department stores and by fostering many now acclaimed American artists including Stuart Davis, Charles Sheeler, Ben Shahn, Jacob Lawrence, and Georgia O’Keeffe. Halpert soon learned that the most effective way to gain recognition and a wide audience for contemporary American art was by “placing” it in the museums that were opening or expanding all over the United States. This dissertation is organized thematically to underscore the Gallery’s interdependence on both artists and clients. This research is based upon the rich and extensive Downtown Gallery Papers now maintained in the Archives of American Art.
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