Finding aid for the Stendahl Art Galleries records, ca. 1880-2003 2017.M.382017.M.38
Allison Ransom
Special Collections
2019
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Los Angeles 90049-1688
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Contributing Institution: Special Collections
Title: Stendahl Art Galleries records
Creator: Stendahl Art Galleries
Creator: Stendahl, Earl (Earl Leopold), 1888-1966
Creator: Spratling, William, 1900-1967
Creator: Man Ray, 1890-1976
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.M.38
Physical Description: 40 Linear Feet(128 boxes, 2 film reels, 4 flatfiles)
Date (inclusive): 1880-2003
Date (bulk): 1930-2000
Abstract: The Stendahl Art Galleries records document the business dealings of the Los Angeles gallery from 1913 to 2017. The gallery
initially exhibited works by modern and local artists, but transitioned in 1935 to dealing mostly in pre-Hispanic art. Stendahl
Art Galleries sold pre-Hispanic works to a variety of collectors, dealers, and institutions, and is considered a significant
gallery in the history of that market. The records comprise subject files; photographic files; exhibition files; documents
related to publications; financial records; administrative files; correspondence; and Stendahl family papers including research
files for the book
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl Art Dealer as Impresario by April Dammann.
Physical Location: Request access to the physical materials described in this inventory through the
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Language of Material: English
Language of Material: Description is in English.
Language of Material: Collection material is in English with some Spanish and French.
Arrangement
The records are arranged in five series:
Series I. Client and topical files, circa 1922-2003, undated;
Series II. Photographic and graphic material, circa 1920-1982, undated;
Series III. Exhibition and publication files, 1925-2017, undated;
Series IV. Administrative and financial files, approximately 1929-2003, undated;
Series V. Stendahl family papers, circa 1913-2017, undated
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use by qualified researchers, with the exception of un-reformatted audiovisual materials, which are unavailable until
reformatted, and materials unavailable due to preservation concerns.
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of April and Ronald Dammann. Acquired in 2017.
Biographical / Historical
Earl Stendahl, art dealer, candy maker, and proprietor of Stendahl Art Galleries, was born in 1888 to a family of bakers and
confectioners in Menomonie, Wisconsin. In 1909, he and his wife Enid traveled to California and after a stint selling cars
in San Diego moved permanently to Los Angeles. Soon thereafter he re-entered the family trade, drawing on both his experience
at his parents' restaurant and his in-laws' financial support to open the Black Cat Café on Main Street in downtown Los Angeles.
A resourceful businessman, Earl continually implemented new features to set his establishment apart from competitors. To capitalize
on the art dealers and aficionados who frequented the café, he began hanging the work of local artists on its walls, marking
his first professional foray into the art world.
Stendahl gained a more conventional understanding of the art market while working at the interior design firm Cannell and
Chaffin from 1917 to 1918. After completing his brief military service in 1918, he opened the first iteration of Stendahl
Art Galleries on the ground floor of the newly-opened Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard (a space shared briefly with
fellow dealer Dalzell Hatfield). There, he exhibited and sold works by California Impressionists and plein air painters of
the early twentieth century, including Joseph Kleitsch, Edgar Alwin Payne, Guy Rose, and William Wendt. A solo exhibition
of Marc Chagal in 1930-- the artist's first on the West Coast-- garnered wildly mixed reviews; the shocked response to early
Modernist works only fueled Stendahl's enduring belief that there was no such thing as bad publicity.
In 1931, Stendahl auctioned a considerable portion of his collection and left the Ambassador for a new space at 3006 Wilshire
Boulevard, broadening the scope of his venture to include European and Latin American artists such as Constantin Brancusi,
Nicolai Fechin, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Henri Matisse, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. As with Chagall, Stendahl
offered many of his artists their first California or West Coast shows, and he frequently developed deep and long-lasting
friendships with them, either through correspondence or in the salon-like atmosphere of the gallery that encouraged both artists
and customers to linger. During this time, he developed a celebrity clientele that included William Randolph Hearst, Frank
Lloyd Wright, Edward G. Robinson, Vincent Price, David O. Selznick, and Nelson Rockefeller. Stendahl subsidized the gallery
by returning to his confectionary roots, making and selling chocolates out of its kitchen (and later out of a factory in Burbank),
which were frequently packaged with jigsaw puzzles made from color reproductions of paintings from the gallery's stocks. The
puzzles were originally hand-made by Earl and his son Christopher, though he later employed out-of-work scenic artists from
various Hollywood studios. Both Stendahl Chocolates and Stendahl Puzzles were also sold at Bullock's Department Store, presaging
Earl's collaboration with the May Company stores, an early and successful endeavor to extend the art and antiquities market
to retail consumers by making artworks available within the quotidian context of a department store. In 1939, as part of his
ongoing effort to bring Modern art to Southern California, Stendahl hosted one of only two non-museum exhibitions of Pablo
Picasso's
Guernica to benefit orphans of the Spanish Civil War. That his enterprise garnered less than $250 for the cause may have illustrated
the reticence of the Los Angeles art scene to embrace emerging trends, but it did not dampen his own enthusiasm for them.
In the 1920s and 1930s, the Mayan Revival works of architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Lloyd Wright, and Robert Stacy-Judd
fueled a national interest in pre-Hispanic aesthetics. Exhibitions like MoMa's
American Sources of Modern Art (Aztec, Mayan, Incan) contributed to the development of this trend. In 1935, reportedly influenced by Diego Rivera's collection of antiquities,
Stendahl himself began dealing in pre-Hispanic objects, which soon became the gallery's primary focus. His first clients in
this area were Louise and Walter Arensberg, for whom he helped create one of the most significant collections of Mesoamerican
antiquities in the United States. Between 1941 and 1962, Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss purchased over 200 objects from Stendahl
which ultimately became a central part of the Pre-Columbian Collection at Dumbarton Oaks. The Arensberg and Bliss collections
were just two of the many Mesoamerican collections of varying sizes that were formed in the United States and Europe during
this time, and as consumer appetites grew, objects were frequently removed from archeological sites without adequate or appropriate
documentation -- in essence, looted -- often with the assistance of local "dealers" who acted as intermediaries between impoverished
residents and foreign collectors. Stendahl went to dramatic lengths to scout potential digs, even posing as a documentary
film director and bringing a sham film crew to shoot a Maya burial site on Jaina Island in 1957. Collectors and dealers, including
Stendahl, exploited lax or nonexistent laws surrounding cultural patrimony, and benefitted both from the ignorance or indifference
of both local and American authorities, as well as from the prevailing attitude of the time that these objects were both plentiful
and culturally insignificant. In mid-century Mexico, for example, any object over one hundred years old could be imported
into the United States duty free. Ironically, Alfred (Al) Stendahl, Earl's son, was appointed to the first Cultural Property
Advisory Committee by President Ronald Reagan in 1980.
Drastically rising rents forced the closure of the Wilshire Avenue gallery in 1945, and Earl, who had a few years earlier
traded a number of pre-Hispanic objects for the property owned by Walter and Louise Arensberg adjacent to their Hillside Avenue
estate, pivoted to selling out of his Hollywood home. Around this period, Earl's son Alfred, and son-in-law, Joseph Dammann,
joined the family firm, participating in nearly every aspect of its operations. In 1954, fortified by the recent sale of
Henri Matisse's
Tea (Le thé dans la jardin) to MGM scion David L. Loew, Stendahl purchased the rest of the Arensberg estate at 7055 Hillside Avenue left vacant after
the deaths of Walter and Louise, making the late couple's home, which had long served as a salon for the Los Angeles art community,
the final Stendahl Gallery location.
Earl actively continued in the business until his death in 1966 while on a buying trip in Morocco. Al Stendahl and Joseph
Damman continued to operate the family business out of the Hillside Avenue location. In 2017, Joseph's grandson, Ronald W.
Dammann, and Ronald's wife, April Dammann, archivist at Stendahl Galleries and author of
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario, closed the gallery after three generations and nearly a century of activity.
Sources consulted:
Colburn, Forrest D. "From Pre-Columbian Artifact to Pre-Columbian Art."
Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 64 (2005): 36–41. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3774832.
Dammann, April.
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario. Santa Monica: Angel City Press, 2011.
Dumbarton Oaks Archives. "A California Sojourn and the Robert Woods Bliss Collection of Pre-Columbian Art." Dumbarton Oaks
website. June 15, 2017. https://www.doaks.org/research/library-archives/dumbarton-oaks-archives/historical-records/75th-anniversary/blog/a-california-sojourn-and-the-robert-woods-bliss-collection-of-pre-columbian-art.
Nelson, Mark, William H. Sherman, and Ellen Hoobler.
Hollywood Arensberg : avant-garde collecting in midcentury L.A.. Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute, 2020.
Stendahl Art Galleries Records, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/stendahl-art-galleries-records-5550
Preferred Citation
Stendahl Art Galleries records, circa 1880-2003, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 2017.M.38
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2017m38
Related Archival Materials
Stendahl Art Galleries records, 1907-1971. Archives of American Art, https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/stendahl-art-galleries-records-5550.
Processing Information
Processed by Allison Ransom under the supervision of Kit Messick in 2019. The finding aid was revised by Kit Messick in 2021.
All titles were devised by the archivist unless otherwise noted.
Scope and Contents
The archive documents the operations of Stendahl Art Galleries over three generations through correspondence, images, pricing
records, exhibition files, and appraisal and authentication information dating from 1913 until the closure of the Stendahl
Art Gallery in 2017, with particular coverage of its activities in the 1960s and 1970s. The archive focuses heavily on Earl
Stendahl's pursuit of pre-Hispanic objects and showcases his efforts to place pre-Hispanic art in American museums and private
collections starting as early as 1935. Stendhal's interest in modern American and European art and California Impressionism
is also represented throughout the collection, though this aspect of Stendahl's career is more extensively documented in the
portion of the archive donated by son and successor Alfred Stendahl to the Archives of American Art in 1976.
The Stendahl Art Galleries records illuminate moments of high-volume trade in cultural patrimony, particularly in Latin America,
prior to the 1970 UNESCO Convention relating to illicit trade, while also addressing the less dynamic market for modern American
and European art in California and the American West during the twentieth century. Series I. Client and topical files contains
extensive correspondence with institutions, collectors, artists, and dealers, and covers a range of subjects from exhibition
planning, to consignments and sales, to appraisals and authentications. Key institutions represented in the client files include
the Museum of Primitive Art, Museum of the American Indian, the May Company, Stolper Galleries, and Sotheby's. Earl Stendahl's
ongoing friendship with Diego Rivera is well established in this series; other artists present include Anton Blazek, Colin
Campbell Cooper, Alexander Calder, Mary Crane, Armin Hansen, and Millard Sheets. Collectors and dealers of pre-Hispanic and
indigenous American art predominate in this series, and include Robert Woods Bliss, Frederick Dockstader, James Gruener, William
F. Kaiser, Raúl Kamffer, William Palmer, Vincent Price, Nelson Rockefeller, Theodore Schempp, and designer Douglas Snelling.
Stendahl's collecting activities and interests in Latin America can be seen through exchanges with United States Customs agent
Barbara Todd and the United States Department of the Treasury; as well as with local agents, archeologists, and other figures
engaged in the antiquities trade including Raúl Dehesa, Guillermo Echániz, Alejandro Méndez, Samuel Kirkland Lothrop, and
William J. Sheridan.
Series II. comprises extensive photographic documentation of both modern European and American art and pre-Hispanic and art
from other ancient or indigeonous cultures including Amlash, Etruscan, Khmer, and Chumash. These images represent items offered
or under consideration by Stendahl Art Galleries as well as images relating to consignments, appraisals, and authentications.
Also documented are the holdings of some of the most significant American collectors of these items, including Axel Rasmussen,
Louise and Walter Arensberg, and Robert Woods Bliss. Several eminent commercial photographers are credited in the photographs,
most notably Julius Shulman and Floyd Faxon. The influence of the pre-Hispanic aesthetic on twentieth century artists is evident
in an original Man Ray photograph of actress Theresa Wright posed with a chacmool statue, and in several lithographs of Olmec
designs by William Spratling, both found in this series.
Exhibitions of pre-Hispanic and American and European art at Stendahl's gallery and elsewhere are documented in Series III.
through announcements, catalogs, and price lists, often annotated; press clippings and tear sheets record the public response.
Series IV. Administrative and financial files provides insight into the business operations of the gallery, and includes stock
books, consignment books, and inventory records; files related to appraisal and authentication, including correspondence with
Max Friedländer and Hasso von Winning; and financial and legal documentation. Several files contain clippings and reports
relating to ethical and legal issues in the trade of cultural objects, suggesting Stendahl and his colleagues were aware of,
if not unduly concerned with, the murky area in which their business operated.
Series V. comprises family papers representing three generations of the Stendahl family, including Earl, his wife, Edith,
and his son and successor Alfred, among others. Documentation of earlier family business ventures, including Stendahl Chocolates
and Stendahl Puzzles, is present to a limited extent. Also in this series is material generated during the creation of April
Dammann's 2011 book,
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario, including manuscript drafts, research notes, and original archival material separated from the larger collection during
the course of Damman's work.
Although the Stendahl Art Galleries partially maintained their records in generalized categories, much of the collection was
unorganized upon arrival at the Getty Research Institute; this material has been integrated into the original order established
by the Galleries when possible, though additional arrangement has been imposed by the archivist. Most folder titles have been
supplied by the archivist; when original folder titles have been retained, they are provided in quotes.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Art dealers -- Archives
Art dealers -- California -- Los Angeles
Art galleries, Commercial -- California -- Los Angeles
Central America -- Antiquities
Mexico -- Antiquities
Mayas -- Antiquities
Aztec sculpture -- Mexico
Artists -- California -- Los Angeles -- 20th century
Business records
Exhibition catalogs -- 20th century
Gelatin silver prints -- 20th century
Photographs, Original -- Latin America -- 20th century
Cultural property--Latin America
Legal documents
Tonalámatl de Aubin
Rivera, Diego, 1886-1957
Archipenko, Alexander, 1887-1964
Siqueiros, David Alfaro
Feshin, Nikolaĭ Ivanovich, 1881-1955
Client and topical files, Series I.
circa 1922-2003, undated
Physical Description: 11 Linear Feet(24 boxes)
Scope and Contents
The series documents the relationships Stendahl Art Galleries developed with museums, galleries, and collectors involved in
the acquisition and exhibition of Modern, Impressionist, Pre-hispanic, and non-Western art. Files pertaining to institutions
and collectors predominate; a smaller number of subject files are also present. Files consist primarily of correspondence,
but may include shipping documents, inventories, consignment agreements, invoices, publications, photographs, and notes. Receipts
from various institutions and businesses are also present in Series IV. Administrative and financial files. Additional correspondence
between Stendahl Art Galleries founders and representatives and various individuals and institutions can be found to a lesser
extent in Series V. Stendahl family papers.
Most folder titles in this series have been supplied by the archivist. Original folder titles, when retained, are provided
in quotation marks.
Arrangement
Series I. is arranged topically in the following sub-series: I.A. Institutions, I.B. Individuals, and I.C. Topical.
Institutions, Series I.A.
1926-2001, undated
Physical Description: 4.17 Linear Feet(10 boxes)
Scope and Contents
These files document Stendahl Art Galleries's role in the sale of art and in exhibitions at various institutions including
the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the National Gallery of Victoria. Files generally comprise
correspondence, but frequently contain other materials such as pricing information, shipping documents, inventories, loan
agreement forms, photographic material, and various notes. Additional correspondence between Stendahl Art Galleries and and
institutions can be found to a lesser extent in Series V. Stendahl family papers.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically with "Various" files following each letter. Various files may include letters to or from unidentified
correspondents. In some cases, representatives of institutions in Series I.A. may also be present in Series I.B. Individuals;
researchers are advised to search both series. Some material has been removed from its original location and housed separately
in box 17 due to inactive mold, resulting in an overlap of dates in the container list.
Box 1, folder 1
American Association of Dealers in Ancient, Oriental and Primitive Art,
1978, 1993, undated
Box 1, folder 2
American Museum of Natural History,
1941-1988
Box 1, folder 3
Art Gallery of Toronto,
1955-1959
Art Institute of Chicago,
1947-1995, undated
Box 1, folder 4
Correspondence and documents,
1947-1995, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes receipts from 1947 to 1967, exhibition inventories, and documents related to the Arensberg collection.
box 19
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
Box 1, folder 5
Arts Club of Chicago,
1957
Scope and Contents
Material pertaining to a traveling exhibition involving the Arts Club of Chicago, The Marion Koogler McNay Art Center, and
the La Jolla Art Institute can be found in Box 4, folder 2.
Box 1, folder 6
Arts des Amériques,
1989-1992
Various: A,
1959, 1981-1998, undated
Box 1, folder 7
Correspondence and documents,
1959, 1981-1998, undated
box 18, folder 15
Color photographs,
undated
box 19
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
Box 1, folder 9
Brooklyn Museum,
1941-1979
Box 1, folder 10
Bucholz Gallery,
1938-1947
Various: B,
1926-1982, undated
Box 1, folder 11
Correspondence and documents,
1926-1982
box 18, folder 15
Color photographs,
undated
Box 1, folder 12
California Palace of the Legion of Honor,
1931, 1951-1954
Box 1, folder 14
City Art Museum of St. Louis,
1944-1967
Box 1, folder 10
Cleveland Museum of Art,
1944-1975, 1989, undated
Various: C,
1927, 1972-1994, undated
Box 1, folder 15
Correspondence and documents,
1927, 1972-1994, undated
box 18, folder 15
Color photographs,
undated
Box 2, folder 1
Daybreak Nuclear and Medical Systems,
1979-1992
Scope and Contents
Materials relating to radiometric dating of art objects.
Dayton Art Institute,
1957-1975, undated
Box 2, folder 2-3
Correspondence and documents,
1957-1975
box 18, folder 1
Color photographs,
undated
Box 2, folder 4
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts,
1948-1965
Denver Art Museum,
1965-1979, 1985
Scope and Contents
Box 17 contains material segregated due to the presence of inactive mold.
box 2, box 3, box 17
Correspondence and documents,
1965-1979, 1985
box 18, folder 15
Color photographs,
undated
Various: D,
1941, 1974-1998, undated
Box 3, folder 3
Correspondence and documents,
1941, 1974-1998
box 18, folder 15
Color photographs,
undated
Box 3, folder 5
Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego,
1931-1973
"Foreign" cards and correspondence,
1941-1967, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence, shipping documents, unidentified notes, business cards, and several negatives and transparencies.
Box 3, frame 6
Correspondence and documents,
1941-1967
box 19
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
Box 3, folder 7
French Ministry of Culture,
1962-1964
Box 3, folder 8
Various: F,
1942, 1978-1987, undated
box 14, folder 2
Correspondence and documents,
1942, 1978-1987, undated
box 18, folder 16
Color photographs,
undated
Galerie Heidi Vollmoeller,
1973-1988, 1998, undated
box 3, box 17
Correspondence and documents,
1973-1988, 1998
Scope and Contents
Box 17 contains material segregated due to the presence of inactive mold.
box 18, folder 2
Color photographs,
undated
Galerie Mermoz,
1976-1997, undated
Box 3, folder 10-11
Correspondence and documents,
1976-1992
Scope and Contents
Contains shipping documents, receipts, faxes, invoices, photographs by Hasso von Winning and others, and exhibition publications.
box 18, folder 2
Color photographs,
undated
Gallerie Van de Vyver,
1982, 1993-1994, undated
Box 9, folder 1
Correspondence and documents,
1982, 1993-1994
box 18, folder 2
Color photographs,
undated
Various: G,
1949-1950, 1974-1994, undated
Box 3, folder 12
Correspondence and documents,
1949-1950, 1974-1994, undated
box 18, folder 16
Color photographs,
undated
Box 3, folder 13
Haggin Memorial Gallery and Pioneer Museum,
1938-1942, 1964
Scope and Contents
Predominantly correspondence with Earl Rowland.
Box 3, folder 14
Heeramaneck Galleries,
1943-1947
Scope and Contents
Predominantly correspondence with Nasli M. Heeramaneck.
Box 3, folder 15
Herrett Arts & Science Center,
1966-1967
Box 3, folder 16
Hirsch & Adler,
1957-1959
Box 3, folder 17
Honolulu Academy of Arts,
1951-1997
Box 3, folder 18
House of Six Directions,
1962-1963
Various: H,
1941-1995, undated
Box 3, folder 19
Correspondence and documents,
1941-1995
box 19
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
Box 4, folder 1
Kunsthalle Lempertz,
1959, 1982
Box 4, folder 2
La Jolla Art Institute,
1956-1959
Scope and Contents
Folder also also includes some material from the Arts Club of Chicago and the Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute relating
to a traveling exhibition.
Box 4, folder 3
Various: L,
1944-1993, undated
M. H. de Young Memorial Museum,
1942-1983, undated
box 19
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
Box 4, folder 5
Marlborough Gallery,
1959-1962
Box 4, folder 6
Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute,
1955-1973
Scope and Contents
Material pertaining to a traveling exhibition with the Arts Club of Chicago and the La Jolla Art Institute.
Box 4, folder 7
Matthiesen Gallery,
1960-1961
Scope and Contents
Correspondence pertains mainly to the Geneva office, with some letters to or from the London and Berlin offices.
May Department Stores Company,
1955-1974, undated
Box 4, folder 8
Correspondence and documents,
1955-1974
box 19
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
box 118*
Oversize material,
undated
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
1949-1988, undated
Box 4, folder 8
Correspondence and documents,
1949-1988
box 19
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
Minneapolis Institute of Arts,
1943-1980, undated
box 4, box 17
Correspondence and documents,
1943-1980
Scope and Contents
Material in box 17 segregated due to the presence of inactive mold.
box 118*
Oversize material,
undated
Box 5, folder 1
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,
1950-1953
Box 5, folder 2
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,
1958, 1975-1999
Scope and Contents
Correspondence mainly with Anne-Louise Schaffer.
Box 5, folder 3
Museum of Modern Art,
1948-1951
Box 5, Folder 4
Museum of Primitive Art,
1955-1968
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence with Nelson A. Rockefeller, founder of the museum, and Robert Goldwater, director of the museum, in
addition to receipts and registrarial documents.
Box 5, folder 5-6
Museum of the American Indian,
1933-1976
Scope and Contents
Correspondence primarily with George Heye and Frederick Dockstader.
Box 5, folder 7
Various: M,
1945-1978, undated
National Gallery of Australia,
1974-1983, undated
Box 5, folder 8
Correspondence and documents,
1974-1983
box 18, folder 3
Color photographs,
undated
National Gallery of Victoria,
1981-1989, undated
box 5, box 6
Correspondence and documents,
1981-1989
Scope and Contents
Includes authentication and iconographic analyses; correspondence with Judith Ryan, curator of pre-Hispanic art; shipping
documents; receipts; and black-and-white photographs.
box 18, folder 4
Color photographs,
undated
Various: N,
1944-1945, 1981-1987, undated
Box 6, folder 3
Correspondence and documents,
1944-1945, 1981-1987
box 18, folder 11
Color photographs,
undated
Box 6, folder 5
Pasadena Art Institute,
1930-1963
Box 6, folder 6
Philadelphia Museum of Art,
1948-1967
Box 6, folder 7
Portland Art Museum,
1947-1974
Box 6, folder 8
Princeton University,
1976-1985, 1995
Various: P,
1985, undated
Box 6, folder 9
Correspondence and documents,
1985, undated
box 18, folder 11
Color photographs,
undated
Box 6, folder 10
Rietberg Museum,
1943-1972
Box 6, folder 11
Rochester Museum,
1941-1954
Box 7, folder 1
Royal Ontario Museum,
1955-1964, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes several invoices from the University of Toronto.
Various: R,
1952-1989, undated
Box 7, folder 2
Correspondence and documents,
1952-1989
box 18, folder 18
Color photographs,
undated
Box 7, folder 3
San Francisco Museum of Art,
1943-1961
Box 7, folder 4
Santa Barbara Museum of Art,
1951-1988
Seattle Art Museum,
1949-1972, undated
Box 7, folder 5-6
Correspondence and documents,
1949-1972
box 19
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
Sotheby's (New York)
1980-2001, undated
Box 7, folder 1
Consignments,
1989-2001
Scope and Contents
Receipts, contracts, and other supporting documents for consignments.
box 18, folder 6
Color photographs,
undated
Box 7, folder 8
Southwest Museum,
1944-1966
Box 7, folder 9
Stanford University,
1966, 1992-1994
Box 7, folder 10
Stoetzer, Inc.,
1985-1991, undated
Scope and Contents
Material related to the authentication of objects.
Stolper Galleries,
1967-1982, undated
Box 8, folder 1-2
Correspondence and documents,
1967-1982
box 18, folder 7
Color photographs,
undated
box 19
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
Various: S,
1941-1992, undated
Box 8, folder 3
Correspondence and documents,
1941-1992, undated
box 18, folder 18
Color photographs,
undated
box 19
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
Throckmorton Fine Art,
1977-1995
Box 8, folder 4
Correspondence and documents,
1977-1995
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Spencer Throckmorton.
box 18, folder 18
Color photographs,
undated
Box 8, folder 6
Treasure House,
1930, undated
Various: T,
1939-1965, undated
Box 8, folder 7
Correspondence and documents,
1939-1965
box 18, folder 18
Color photographs,
undated
Box 8, folder 8
United States Department of the Treasury,
1937, 1975
Scope and Contents
Material pertains to Stendahl's return of artifacts to Mexico in 1975 at the request of the Mexican government, and includes
the original 1937 invoice and list of objects purchased from José Elías Martínez Romero.
Box 8, folder 9
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),
1962-1993
Box 8, folder 10
University of Iowa,
1949-1975
Box 8, folder 11
University of Kansas,
1956-1976
Box 8, folder 12
University of Kentucky,
1975-1978
Box 8, folder 13
University of Louisville,
1961-1963
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Ulfert Wilke; also includes a letter from Wilke while he was employed at Rutgers.
University of Maine,
1982-1990, undated
Box 8, folder 14-15
Correspondence and documents,
1982-1990
box 21
Black-and-white photographs,
undated
box 18, folder 5
Color photographs,
undated
box 19
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
Box 8, folder 16
University of Pennsylvania,
1949-1953
Box 8, folder 17
University of Southern California,
1955-1958
box 101, folder 6
Various: Universities,
1952-1956
Box 9, folder 2
William Rockhill Nelson Museum of Art,
1944-1966
Scope and Contents
Also known as the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Box 9, folder 3-4
Worcester Art Center,
1941-1963, undated
Scope and Contents
Predominantly correspondence with Aldus C. Higgins.
Various: W,
1947-1969, undated
Box 9, folder 5
Correspondence and documents,
1947-1969
box 18, folder 12
Color photographs,
undated
box 19
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
Box 9, folder 6
Zeitlin & Ver Brugge,
1972-1975
Individuals, Series I.B.
1925-2003, undated
Physical Description: 2.5 Linear Feet(6 boxes)
Scope and Contents
The Individuals files document Stendahl Art Galleries's relationships with collectors and dealers, including Robert Woods
Bliss and Stendah's primary agent in Mexico, Guillermo (Bill) Echaniz, as well as with artists and other parties with an interest
in Stendahl Art Galleries and its inventory. Files mainly comprise correspondence, but frequently contain other materials,
such as shipping documents and customs forms, receipts, inventories, and photographic material related to the purchase, sale,
loan, and exhibition of artworks. Additional correspondence between Stendahl Art Galleries and various individuals can be
found to a lesser extent in Series V. Stendahl family papers.
Arrangement
Individual files are arranged alphabetically with various files following each letter. Various files may include letters to
or from unidentified correspondents, or correspondence originally filed under a given letter without an identifiable surname.
Individuals in Series I.B. may also be present under the heading for their affiliated institution in Series I.A. Institutions;
researchers are advised to search both series. Some material has been removed from its original location and housed separately
in box 17 due to inactive mold, resulting in an overlap of dates in the container list.
box 103, folder 1
Address book,
undated
Address book, undated (digitized version)
Box 9, folder 9
Alsdorf, James,
1967-1991
Box 9, folder 10
Anfield, Robert,
1968-1988
Various: A,
1945-1991, undated
Box 9, folder 11
Correspondence and documents,
1945-1991
box 18, folder 9
Color photographs,
undated
Box 9, folder 12
Balser, Charles,
1944-1945
Box 9, folder 13
Barcilon, Victor and Danielle,
1976-1978
Box 9, folder 14
Belcher, George, 1986
1986
box 13, folder 3
Bentham Gross, Federico,
1990
Box 9, folder 15
Berjonneau, Gérald,
1979-1980
Box 9, folder 16
Berman, Eugene,
1957-1966
Bianchi, Luis,
1973, 1984, undated
Box 9, folder 19
Correspondence and documents,
1973, 1984
box 18, folder 15
Color photographs,
undated
Box 9, folder 20
Blair, Mary,
1925-1936
Scope and Contents
Some items addressed to "Mrs. C. J. Blair."
Box 9, folder 21
Blasingame, Marguerite,
1933-1934
Box 9, folder 22
Blazek, Anton,
1934-1935, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes a price list from Blazek's exhibition at Stendahl Art Galleries, and a signed letter from Richard Neutra relating
to Blazek's work.
Bliss, Robert Woods,
1945-1962, undated
box 10A, box 17
Correspondence and documents,
1945-1962, undated
box 18, folder 5
Color photographs,
undated
box 10A, folder 5
Botkin, Henry,
1937
Scope and Contents
Unsigned typescript letter from Botkin expressing interest in exhibiting at Stendahl Art Galleries, and noting that his cousin,
George Gershwin, would "make the thing a real success."
box 10A, folder 9
Brown, Robert M.,
1975-1978
box 10A, folder 10
Burnand, Gaston,
1992-1993
box 10A, folder 11
Burton, Irving,
1969-1982
box 10A, folder 12
Bute, Jennifer,
1989-1992
Scope and Contents
Lady Bute (Jennifer Home-Rigg, Marchioness of Bute); some letters refer to her husband, Lord Bute (John Crichton-Stuart, 6th
Marquess of Bute).
box 10A, folder 14-15
Various: B,
1932-1999
Scope and Contents
Letters originally filed by Stendahl Art Galleries under "B" to addressees whose surnames are not given. This includes multiple
letters addressed to "John," possibly refering to John Bourne, John Burton, or John Buxton.
box 10B, folder 1
Calder, Alexander,
1964-1966, 1995, undated
Scope and Contents
Eight original items and one photocopy. Letters are dated 17 September 1964 (photocopy); 6 October 1964; 21 November 1964;
7 July 1965; 1966 (postcard); undated, relating to moving a mobile due to placement of an oil derrick; undated, regarding
a box to be shipped; undated, measurements sent to Al Stendahl with letter from Stendahl on verso; 1995, authentication of
a mobile.
box 10B, folder 2
Carlebach, Julius,
1944-1946
box 10B, folder 3
Charlot, Jean, and Zohmah Day,
1970-1975
box 10B, folder 5
Cooper, Colin Campbell,
1925-1926
Scope and Contents
Eight items, including seven holograph letters signed.
Crane, Mary,
1965-1980, undated
box 18, folder 8
Color photographs,
undated
box 19
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
box 10B, folder 8-9
Curtis, Karl P.,
1949-1955
Various: C,
1926-1947, 1994-1996, undated
box 10B, folder 10
Correspondence and documents,
1926-1947, 1994-1996
Box 11, folder 2
Deletaille, Emile,
1975-1978, 1990-1991
Box 11, folder 3
de Terra, Helmut,
undated
Dockstader, Frederick J.,
1956-1980
Box 11, folder 4
Correspondence and documents,
1969-1980
Scope and Contents
Also contains correspondence with Peter Wray, Morton D. May, and Christopher Couch.
box 18, folder 6
Color photographs,
undated
Box 11, folder 5
Dubiner, Samuel,
1961-1967
Box 11, folder 7-9
Echániz, Guillermo M.,
1940-1945
Echániz, Guillermo M., 1940-1945 (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Echániz, a Mexican antiquarian, regularly acted as Earl Stendahl's agent in Mexico. Correspondence is addressed to and signed
variously "G. M.," "G.M.E.," "G.M. Echániz," "Bill" and "B52." Photographs of Guillermo Echániz are located in Series II.B
Pre-Hispanic, Classical and non-European artworks and sites and in Series V.B. Research material for
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario.
Some letters contain language considered outdated, racist, or biased.
For more information on Guillermo Echániz and his correspondence with Stendahl Art Galleries, please see our
Research Guide
Box 11, folder 10
Edwards, Clarke,
1985-1992
Box 11, folder 13
Frank, Helmut F.,
1947-1948
box 17, folder 3
Good, E. B.,
1933, 1963
Scope and Contents
Segregated due to presence of inactive mold.
Greuner, James,
1972-1979
box 13, folder 1
Correspondence and documents
1972-1979
box 13, folder 4
Various: G,
1958-1989, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes a photograph and inventory card for an item described as "standing figure with jaguar mask holding alligator" possibly
sold to James Grant, as well as several letters filed under "G" for which no last name is given, including a letter addressed
to "Gibby."
box 13, folder 6
Haas, Walter and Elise,
1949-1950
box 13, folder 8
Hammer, Victor,
undated
Scope and Contents
Contains an appraisal list.
box 13, folder 10
Hansen, Armin,
1933-1951
Scope and Contents
Contains inventories and stock numbers for etchings by Hansen.
box 13, folder 13
Hauswaldt, Jorge,
1954-1959
box 13, folder 14
Hearst, William Randolph,
1940-1942
Scope and Contents
Three typescript letters and one inventory from Stendahl to Hearst.
box 13, folder 15
Hecht, Ricardo,
1955-1967, undated
box 13, folder 16
Heller, Ben,
1952-1954, 1973
box 13, folder 17
Hellmuth, Nicholas,
1975-1991
box 13, folder 18
Hennett, Norman,
1964-1965
Heyer, George S.,
1973-1982, undated
box 13, folder 19
Correspondence and documents,
1973-1982
box 18, folder 9
Color photographs,
undated
box 19
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
box 13, folder 21
Hill, Gladys,
1968-1970
Scope and Contents
Hill was a personal assistant to the American film director John Huston (occasionally spelled "Houston" in these documents);
the materials relate to Huston's collecting activities.
box 13, folder 24
Hoffman, Eleanor,
undated
box 13, folder 25
Hoshour, Ruth (Mrs. Harvey Hoshour),
1953-1957
box 13, folder 26
Howell, Thomas,
1990-1992
box 13, folder 27
Huldschinsky, Paul,
1939-1941
box 13, folder 29-30
Various: H,
1939-1994, undated
box 14, folder 1
Various: I,
1976, undated
box 14, folder 2
Joralamon, David,
1975-1980
box 14, folder 3
Josefowitz, Samuel,
1971-1977
Various: J,
1972-1996, undated
box 14, folder 4
Correspondence and documents,
1972-1996, undated
Kaiser, William F.,
1982-1986, undated
box 14, folder 5
Correspondence and documents,
1982-1986, undated
box 18, folder 19
Color photographs
undated
box 80, folder 2
Color photographs,
undated
Kamffer, Raúl,
1970-1977, undated
box 14, folder 7
Correspondence and documents,
1970-1977, undated
box 21
Black-and-white photographs,
undated
box 18, folder 11
Color photographs,
undated
Karam, Fouad,
1962-1969, undated
box 14, folder 8
Correspondence and documents,
1962-1969
box 18, folder 10
Color photographs,
undated
box 14, folder 9
Kauffman, Louis and Annette,
1985-1994
Various: K,
1972-1987, undated
Scope and Contents
Also included are letters originally filed by Stendahl Art Galleries under "K" to addressees whose last names are not given,
such as a letter from "Keith." Also includes an inventory not clearly associated with any individual in the file.
box 14, folder 12
Correspondence and documents,
1972-1987, undated
box 14, folder 15
Lang, Sylvan,
1955-1959, undated
box 14, folder 16
Larrain, Sergio,
1980-1981
Latner, Albert,
1970-1981, undated
box 14, folder 17
Correspondence and documents,
1970-1981
Scope and Contents
Contains shipping documents; customs forms; an inventory and price lists; object descriptions with recorded market value from
The Twenty-First Century Gallery, Toronto, Ontario; and black-and-white photographs.
box 18, folder 12
Color photographs,
undated
box 14, folder 18
Laughton, Charles,
1962, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes an inventory with stock numbers. A typescript letter is from Harold M. Williams on behalf of Laughton.
box 15, folder 1
Lilienthal, Philip, Jr.,
1953-1963
box 14, folder 23
Llamas, [no name given],
1949
box 15, folder 3
Loew, David L.,
1942, 1954, 1963
box 15, folder 5
Loran, Erle,
1949-1952, 1960, 1978, undated
box 15, folder 6
Lothrop, Samuel,
1953-1962
Scope and Contents
Correspondence relates to the Peabody-Essex Museum.
box 15, folder 8
Ludington, Wright,
1962-1968
Various: L,
1941-1994, undated
box 15, folder 11-12
Correspondence and documents,
1941-1994
box 18, folder 17
Color photographs,
1972, undated
box 15, folder 13
Mack, Charlotte,
1953-1957
box 15, folder 14
Maremont, Arnold H.,
1969-1975
box 15, folder 16
Marquez, Alberto,
1949-1954
box 15, folder 17
Mayer, Frederick,
1971-1995
box 15, folder 18
McAsher, Maurice,
1952, 1954
box 15, folder 19
McCormick, Stanton and Balene,
1976-1982
box 15, folder 22
Mendelsohn, Louise,
1965
Scope and Contents
One signed letter from Louise Mendelsohn on behalf of her husband, architect Erich Mendelsohn.
box 15, folder 23
Méndez, Alejandro,
1944-1945
Scope and Contents
Material relates to excavations in the Panama Canal Zone; also includes related letters from W. J. Sheridan and U. S. District
Attorney Daniel E. McGrath.
box 16, folder 2
Correspondence and documents,
1969-1974
box 80, folder 5
Color photographs,
1973-1976
Color photographs, 1973-1976 (digitized version)
box 125
Color photographs and slides,
1974
box 16, folder 5
Nierendorf, Karl,
1945-1946
Scope and Contents
Includes list of antiquities exchanged with Nierendorf Gallery for a Paul Klee watercolor.
Palmer, William, III,
1968-1984, undated
box 16, folder 8
Correspondence and documents,
1968-1984
Scope and Contents
Contains both correspondence with Palmer and correspondence about Palmer and his estate. Mainly relates to objects in Palmer's
collection, including items purchased from Proctor Stafford and to their dispersal after Palmer's death. Also includes related
correspondence with John A. Mitchell as representative of Palmer's estate, the University of Maine, and with Morton D. May/The
May Department Store. The May correspondence includes a 1968 inventory. Several stock index cards and photographs of objects
are also present.
box 18, folder 13
Color photographs,
undated
box 19
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
box 17, folder 6
Pissarro, Schmidt,
1940-1943
Conditions Governing Access
Segregated due to presence of inactive mold.
box 16, folder 10
Price, Vincent,
1946, 1984
Scope and Contents
Two typescript letters: 1946 letter from George Macready at The Little Gallery regarding Price's collection, and 1984 letter
from the Vincent Price Art Gallery Foundation.
box 16, folder 11
Various: P,
1946-1953, 1980-1990
box 16, folder 13
Rassiga, Everett,
1981-1983
box 16, folder 15
Ries, Maurice,
1944, 1947
box 16, folder 16
Rivera, Diego,
1929-1940
Scope and Contents
The file includes four letters signed by Rivera: a signed typescript letter mentions work on murals at the Federal Health
Department and the National Palace of Mexico, as well as his appointment to the Academy of Fine Arts (1929); a holograph letter
discusses payment received (1931); a signed typescript letter remarks on an exhibition of Thelma Johnson Streat at Stendahl
Art Gallery (1940); and a signed typescript letter discusses the work of Emmy Lou Packard (1941). Also present are study photographs
of Rivera's paintings
Boy and
Bird Vendor (1936-37), and a biography of Packard by Rivera written circa 1941. Additional Rivera material can be found in Series II.
Photographic and graphic materials and in Series V.B. Research material for
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario.
box 16, folder 17
Robicsek, Francis,
1975-1978
box 16, folder 18
Robinson, Edward G.,
1959, 1976
Scope and Contents
One invoice from Stendahl documents pieces purchased and one letter from Mrs. Jane Robinson regarding a bowl purchased.
box 16, folder 19
Rockefeller, Nelson,
1954, 1959, undated
Scope and Contents
Two letters from Stendahl and one letter from "Dave" discusses Rockefeller. See related material under Museum of Primitive
Art in Series I.A.
box 16, folder 20
Various: R,
1945, 1959-1996, undated
box 99, folder 2
Sainsbury, Sir Robert,
1979-1980
Scope and Contents
Relating to items purchased for the University of East Anglia.
box 99, folder 5-8
Schempp, Theodore,
1935-1950, 1975
Scope and Contents
Letters are predominantly from Schempp, although some replies from Stendahl are also included. Material deals mainly with
Schempp's activities as a dealer with occasional reference to his own artistic pursuits.
box 99, folder 9
Schoenberg, Wilfred,
1977-1978
box 99, folder 10
Schreter, A. Harvey,
1981-1999
box 99, folder 11
Scott, J. A. Neptune,
1931
box 99, folder 12
Seltzer, O. C.,
1928, undated
box 99, folder 13
Selznick, Irene Mayer,
1965
Scope and Contents
Pertains to a Renoir painting purchased from Theodore Schempp through Stendahl in 1943.
box 99, folder 14
Schaffer, L.,
undated
Scope and Contents
Relates to conservation assessments.
box 99, folder 15
Shaw, Harold W.,
1965, 1989
box 99, folder 16
Shaw, T. A.,
1929
Scope and Contents
Discusses Shaw's interest in works by Nicolai Fechin.
box 99, folder 17
Sheets, Millard,
1972, 1985, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes ephemera for Sheets's exhibitions.
box 99, folder 18
Sheridan, W. J.,
1943-1945
Scope and Contents
Letters reference customs issues in the Panama Canal Zone. Includes a valuation statement from Alezandro [sic] Méndez for
gold and pre-Hispanic objects belonging to Earl Stendahl.
box 99, folder 19
Silverman, Melvin,
1966-1974
box 99, folder 22
Snelling, Douglas B.,
1968-1973, undated
Scope and Contents
The correspondence relates to strategies for negotiating customs difficulties with Southeast Asian art objects, particularly
Khmer pieces.
box 99, folder 23
Sonnery, Jean-Louis,
1974, 1983-1984
box 99, folder 24
Spratling, William,
1941-1950
box 99, folder 25
Correspondence and documents
box 100, folder 2
Staud, E. V.,
1966, undated
box 100, folder 3
Stirling, T. M.,
1954-1957, undated
Scope and Contents
Material concerns the authentication and consignment of a Degas painting, with study photographs annotated on their versos
by Hugo Troendle and Pierre M. Blanc.
Various: S,
1929-2003, undated
box 100, folder 4-5
Correspondence and documents,
1929-2003, undated
box 18, folder 18
Color photographs,
1978-1997, undated
box 100, folder 6
Tandy (Cronyn), Jessica,
1948
Scope and Contents
Signed typescript letter.
box 100, folder 7
Tanguy, Yves,
1940
Scope and Contents
The file comprises a signed typescript letter from Tanguy and a receipt.
box 100, folder 10
Thierry, Jacques,
1959-1963
Scope and Contents
Relates to purchases by Philippe de Rothschild.
box 100, folder 11
Thornquist, H. B.,
1945-1946
box 100, folder 12
Todd, Barbara,
1955-1959
Scope and Contents
Barbara Todd was a U. S. Customs Agent.
box 100, folder 14
Tozzer, Alfred,
1950-1956
box 100, folder 15
Traitel, David S.,
1941-1945
box 100, folder 16
Various: T,
1938-1967, undated
box 100, folder 17
Vallejo y Patino, Alfonso de,
1978-1986, 1999
box 100, folder 18
Van Ryder, Jack,
1946
Scope and Contents
One signed two-page typescript letter.
box 100, folder 21
Wagschal, Robert W.,
1980-1984
box 100, folder 22
Wendt, William,
1945, 1985-1994
Scope and Contents
One signed holograph letter; various offprints and ephemera.
box 100, folder 23
Wray, Peter,
1978-1985
Scope and Contents
Additional correspondence with Wray can be found in box 11, folder 4, in the file for Frederick Dockstader.
box 100, folder 24
Wright, Frank Lloyd,
1949
Scope and Contents
File comprises a signed three-page autographed letter from Wright and a typescript letter from Stendahl discussing pre-Hispanic
objects sent by Stendahl to Wright for his consideration. Wright's response to the objects is critical, though in closing
he acknowledges "I am no connoisseur and never will be."
box 101, folder 2
Young, Howard,
1936, 1938
box 101, folder 5
Various: Unidentified,
1933-1975, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains letters and other documents lacking a visible or legible sender or recipient surname. In some cases, only a first
name or nickname is present. Also present is an unidentified inventory of "Items purchased from pre-Columbian Exhibition from
Stendahl Galleries;" and a price list of modern paintings sent to Stendahl. One illustrated letter, dated 1933 and signed
"Jack," may be the work of John Hubbard Rich.
Topical, Series I.C.
1922-1994, undated
Physical Description: .42 Linear Feet(1 box)
Scope and Contents
The Topical files mainly document Stendahl Art Galleries' involvement in the exhibition and sale of Modern art as well as
various non-Western art objects such as Etruscan, Indian, and Japanese works. Original folder titles are enclosed in quotation
marks. Contents include correspondence, inventories, price lists, shipping documents, occasional photographs (more comprehensive
photographic documentation is found in Series II), and two film reels.
Arrangement
Topical files are arranged alphabetically. Audiovisual material is unavailable until reformatted.
box 101, folder 6
"African/Oceanic,"
undated
Scope and Contents
Research material regarding the sale of African and Oceanic art.
Beauvais tapestry,
1922, 1932, undated
box 12, folder 1
Correspondence and documents,
1922, 1932
box 20, folder 3
Black-and-white photographs,
undated
box 118*, folder 1
Oversize documents,
undated
box 101, folder 7
Cincinnati,
1946-1952
Scope and Contents
Documents relating to people and institutions in Cincinnati, including Nelson Knaggs.
box 12, folder 2
Channel Islands,
1946, 1949, 1951
box 101, folder 8
Codex Fernández Leal,
undated
Scope and Contents
A "suggested statement to be made by Mr. Stendahl" regarding valuation of the codex.
box 12, folder 3
Costa Rica Collection,
1942, 1951-1953
Etruscan art,
1960-1963, undated
box 18, folder 14
Color photographs,
undated
box 101, folder 9
Nicolai Fechin,
approximately 1960s-1993
Scope and Contents
Predominantly ephemera from the Nicolai Fechin Institute, including a memorial essay. Additional material regarding Fechin
can be found in Box 21, Folder 4, and in boxes 107 and 121.
"Indian and Japanese art",,
1966-1974, undated
Scope and Contents
The contents primarily pertain to Indian art, with some documentation of East Asian art including Khmer as well as Japanese.
box 12, folder 5-6
Documents,
1966-1969, 1974
box 12, folder 7
Black-and-white photographs,
1966-1969, 1974
box 18, folder 14
Color photographs,
undated
box 101, folder 10
"Larsen - Rubens",
1932-1961
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Sofus Larsen and others, in addition to publications regarding
The Tribute Money and other paintings by Peter Paul Rubens.
box 101, folder 11
Los Angeles,
1940-1966, 1993-1994
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and documents from Los Angeles institutions, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), city agencies,
and other local organizations.
box 101, folder 12
Modern art,
1936-1944, undated
Scope and Contents
Receipts, inventories, telegrams, and other documents regarding Paul Cézanne, Watson Gordon, John Hoppner, Paul Klee, Marie
Laurencin, William R. Leigh, and Madge Tennent, and one document containing information about works by Auguste Renoir, Gustave
Courbet, Amedeo Modigliani, and Henri Matisse.
box 101, folder 13
Peruvian and pre-Hispanic art,
1961, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes a chart documenting archaeological regions of Peru and Bolivia; a report titled "Arts of Ancient Peru, The Eduard
Gaffron Collection;" and a report titled "Notes on Chacmool."
box 113, Item F1
Quetzalcoatl / University of Southern California Department of Cinema,
1952
Quetzalcoatl / University of Southern California Department of Cinema, 1952 (digitized version available on-site only)
Scope and Contents
1 film reel: 7 in.Director: Ray Wisniewski. On container: "
Quetzalcoatl (German version)"
box 113, Item F2
Stendahl Galleries: Pre-Columbian Art,
undated
Stendahl Galleries: Pre-Columbian Art, undated (digitized version available on-site only)
Scope and Contents
1 film reel: 7 in.
Photographic documentation, Series II.
circa 1880-1996, undated
Physical Description: 19.79 Linear Feet(73 boxes)
Scope and Contents
Series II. includes black-and-white and color photographs, negatives, transparencies, and slides of both Modern and Impressionist
as well as Pre-Hispanic and Asian artworks. Identified phographers include Man Ray, Julius Shulman, and Floyd Faxon, though
most images are unattributed. Some files include supporting documentation such as research reports, inventories, and letters
regarding the sale and exhibition of art. Several original artworks are also present in this series, including an architectural
rendering by Lloyd Wright and lithographs of Olmec pieces by William Spratling.
Folder titles in this series have been supplied by the archivist. Original folder titles, when retained, have been enclosed
in quotation marks.
Arrangement
Series II. is arranged topically in the following sub-series: II.A. Modern and Impressionist American and European artworks;
II.B. Pre-Hispanic, Classical and non-European artworks and sites; and II.C. Client collections. Previously uncategorized
photographs of artworks which the archivists were able to identify by artist, region, or culture have been integrated into
the series accordingly. Access to transparencies in box 53 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
Additional photographic material is present throughout the collection, but particularly in Series III. Exhibition and publication
files, Series IV. Administrative and financial files, and Series V. Stendahl family papers.
Modern and Impressionist American and European artworks; Series II.A.
circa 1920-1953, undated
Physical Description: 2.09 Linear Feet(5 boxes)
Scope and Contents
Subseries II.A consists of artist files documenting the works of artists represented, exhibited, or sold by Stendahl Art Galleries,
with a focus on artists from California. Also included are several images of artists who exhibited at Stendahl Art Galleries;
photographs documenting a banquet for the artist Nicolai Fechin; documents regarding an exhibition of art by members of the
United States Marine Corps in 1944; a drawing by Alson Skinner Clark; and an architectural drawing by Lloyd Wright. The series
includes photographs of artworks by the American artists Frank Duveneck, Armin Hansen, Leon Gordon, and Alexis Matthew Podchernikoff,
among others. One file at the end of the series includes receipts, inventories, and telegrams regarding artwork by the European
artists such as Paul Cézanne, Auguste Renoir, Gustave Courbet, Amedeo Modigliani, and Henri Matisse. Some files contain related
or supporting documents such as research reports, price lists, newspaper articles, and photomechanical reproductions of paintings.
Arrangement
Series II.A is arranged alphabetically by artist or topic with "Various" files present at the end of each letter of the alphabet.
The names of more richly documented topics or individuals present in the "Various" files are included in their respective
Scope and Contents notes.
box 20, folder 1
Archipenko, Alexander,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes one black-and-white photograph of Alexander Archipenko. Photographs of Archipenko are also located in Series V.B.
Research material for
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario.
box 23, folder 11
Various: A,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of works by Maxine Albro, Adriano, and others.
box 20, folder 2
Barclay, McClelland,
undated
box 20, folder 4
Botke, Cornelius,
undated
Various: B,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of works by Charles Bensco, John Lewis Brown, George H. Bogert, William Barr, and George Bellows, and
others.
box 81
Negatives and transparencies
box 24, folder 1-2
Black-and-white photographs
Clark, Alson Skinner,
undated
box 111*, folder 2
Drawing
Scope and Contents
One graphite drawing on board, 35 1/2 x 27 1/2 cm; 14 1/4 x 10 3/4 cm. attributed to Clark on the verso.
box 33, folder 2
Consignments,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of paintings consigned, including works by Vera Wise, Guy C. Wiggins, and Edith Stevenson Wright.
box 20, folder 7
Cornwell, Dean,
undated
Scope and Contents
Additional material related to Dean Cornwell is also located in sub-series V.B. Research material for
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario.
Various: C,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of works by Leland Curtis and others.
box 81
Negatives and transparencies
box 24, folder 3-4
Black-and-white photographs
box 21, folder 3
Duveneck, Frank,
1939
Scope and Contents
Includes one photograph of a portrait by Frank Duveneck as well as one letter and a written description of an artwork.
box 24, folder 5-6
Various: D,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of paintings by Maynard Dixon and others.
box 25, folder 1
Various: E,
1922, 1945
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of paintings by Leon Escosura, Stephen Etner, Harold English, Paul Engdahl, and others.
box 21, folder 4
Fechin Banquet,
circa 1928
Scope and Contents
Includes one photograph of artists Power O'Malley, Leon Gordin, Alson Clark, as well as Earl and Chris Stendahl, at a banquet
honoring Nicolai Fechin. Additional material pertaing to the banquet is located in Series I. C. Subject files and Series V.B.
Research material for
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario.
box 111*, folder 1
Groesbeck, Dan Sayre,
undated
Scope and Contents
Print reproductions.
box 25, folder 3
Various: G,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of paintings by Thomas Gainsborough, James Green, Albert Groll, A. M. Gorter, Daniel Garber, and others.
box 112, folder 9
Hansen, Armin,
undated
Scope and Contents
Additional photographs of paintings by Armin Hansen are located in sub-series V.B. Research material for
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario.
box 21, folder 6
Hesketh,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of works by Hesketh at Ferargil Galleries, New York.
Hooch, Pieter de,
undated
box 83
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
"Hurrell, George, Julia and W. Wendt at home in Highland Park, L.A.,"
1939, undated
box 121
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
box 115, folder 1
Photograph,
1939
Scope and Contents
Original photographic print signed by Hurrell.
box 25, folder 4-6
Various: H,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of paintings by Henrietta Hoopes and E. A. Hornel, among others.
box 21, folder 7
Impressionist paintings,
undated
box 25, folder 7
Various: I,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of paintings by George Inness, Frank Ingels, and others by Kopec Photo Co. and Floyd Faxon.
Johnson, Frank T.,
undated
box 81
Negatives and transparencies
box 25, folder 8
Various: J,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs by Floyd Faxon of paintings by [Emil?] Janel and others.
box 21, folder 11
Knight, Aston,
undated
Scope and Contents
Additional photographs of Aston Knight are located in Series V.C. Archival and research material used in
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario.
box 22, folder 1
Black-and-white photographs
box 83
Negatives and transparencies
box 25, folder 10
Multiple artists: L,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of paintings by Sidney Lawrence, El Lissitzky, Fern Lovell, and others.
box 22, folder 2
Martin, Fletcher,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes price list.
box 23, folder 5
Moran, Thomas,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes one report titled "American Indian Life and Ceremonies in Wyoming, 1938-41: Four Oil Paintings by Alfred J. Miller.
American, D. 1874.
box 25, folder 11-13
Various: M,
circa 1938
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of paintings by Maximillian Morr, Thomas Moran, and others, and photographed by Colten and Siegler, Keystone
Photo Service, and others.
box 54, box 55
Modern art scrapbooks,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of paintings by Modern and Impressionist artist such as Alson S. Clark, Edgar Payne, and Guy Rose, as
well as related newspaper clippings.
box 22, folder 3
Nattier, Jean Marc,
undated
Scope and Contents
Also includes the artist's résumé and one newspaper clipping.
box 112, folder 6
Newcombe, Warren,
undated
Scope and Contents
Additional photographs of paintings by Warren Newcombe are located in Series V.C. Archival and research material used in
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario.
box 22, folder 5
Owles, Alfred,
circa 1938
Scope and Contents
Includes one magazine publication from 1938. One photograph is annotated "Wm. Owen."
box 112, folder 8
Packard, Emmy Lou,
undated
box 53
"Parkway,"
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 53 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
box 115, folder 1
Edgar Payne Banquet,
1922
Scope and Contents
Photographs of a banquet for Edgar Payne at the Ambassador Hotel with Earl Stendahl and various artists.
box 22, folder 6
Podchernikoff, Alexis Matthew,
undated
box 26, folder 2
Various: P,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of paintings by Passini, Jean Phister, Rollo Peters, and others, in addition to photographs of a poster
exhibition at "Los Angeles Museum" and a photograph of "The Doughboy," a public sculpture in Los Angeles by Humberto Pedretti.
box 23, folder 1
Renoir, Pierre-Auguste,
undated
Ritschell, William,
undated
box 112, Folder 7
Black-and-white photographs,
undated
box 111*, folder 1
Print reproductions,
undated
box 114*, folder 4
Rivera, Diego,
1929-1940, undated
Scope and Contents
Other material related to Diego Rivera, including correspondence and annotated study photographs, is located in Series I.B.
Individuals, and in Series V.C. Archival and research material used in
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario.
box 57
Rose, Guy,
undated
Scope and Contents
One scrapbook.
box 23, folder 2
Schofield, Walter Elmer,
undated
box 23, folder 3
Seyffert, Leopold,
undated
Symons, Gardner George,
undated
box 81
Negatives and transparencies
box 81, box 83
Negatives and transparencies
box 23, folder 6
United States Marine Corps.,
circa 1944
Scope and Contents
Also includes letters from the United States Marine Corps. Additional related material is located in series V.B. Research
material for
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario.
box 26, folder 6
Various: U,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of paintings by John Uzzell Edwards and others.
box 26, folder 7
Various: V,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of paintings by Kees van Dongen, Maurice de Vlaminck, and others.
box 23, folder 7-8
Warshawsky, A. G.,
undated
Wendt, William,
1939, undated
box 87, folder 4
Exhibition photograph,
1939
Flatfile 4**
Wright, Lloyd,
12 September 1945
Scope and Contents
Architectural drawing: "Proposed Stendahl Gallery, 7055 Hillside Avenue, Los Angeles Calif."
box 21, folder 9
Various: multiple artists
undated
Scope and Contents
File originally labeled "Johnson, Frank T." Contains photographs of works by artists including Aston Knight, Lillian Genth,
Emil Gelhaar, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, F.C. Groll, Birge Harrison, Jean-Baptiste Robie, and Alex de Andreis. All photographs
are by Floyd Faxon.
Photographs from disbound albums,
undated
Scope and Contents
Two albums disbound due to conservation concerns. Albums are segregated by folder.
box 27, Folder 1
Album 1
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs of eclectic works by various artists, including William Adolphe Bouguereau, Alonso Sanchez Coello, Jacopo
Marieschi, Andrea del Sarto, Pierre Roy, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Odilon Redon, and others.
box 27, Folder 2
Album 2
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs of works by various artists, including Stan Poray, George Gardner Symons, Jimmy Swinnerton, Carleton
Wiggins, Georges Vaillant, Aston Knight, and others. Predominantly, but not exclusively, landscape paintings. photographs
in folder 2 are credited to Floyd Faxon.
Various: unidentified artists,
circa 1920, 1940, undated
box 23, folder 10
Photographs,
circa 1920, 1940
Scope and Contents
Unidentified photographs of artists, one attributed to Charles Russell. Other photographs of artworks by Charles Russell are
included in Series V.C. Archival and research material used in
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario, along with photographs of Beltran Masses, Maynard Dixon, and Boris Lovet-Lorski.
box 114*, folder 2
Oversized photographs,
undated
Various: unidentified artworks,
undated
box 59, folder 7
Black-and-white photographs,
undated
box 114*, folder 5
Oversized black-and-white photographs,
undated
box 69
Color photographs,
undated
box 82
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
Pre-Hispanic, Classical and non-European artworks and sites, Series II.B.
1880-1996, undated
Physical Description: 6 Linear Feet(14 boxes)
Scope and Contents
Series II.B consists of photographs, negatives, transparencies, slides, and commercially produced postcards. Depictions of
objects from the Mexican states of Colima, Jalisco, and Nayarit, and from other locations in Central and South America, including
Panama and Peru are present, as are depictions of objects from pre-Hispanic cultures, including Aztec, Maya, and Olmec objects.
Eighteen drawings of Olmec antiquities are also included. Present to a lesser degree are images depicting objects from a variety
of early cultures including Amlash, Coptic, Etruscan, Khmer, and others. Access to deteriorating material is restricted.
Arrangement
Series II.B is arranged alphabetically by geographic region or culture. Photographic material relating to Mesoamerican material
received without cultural attribution is listed at the end of the series, and will be reincorporated into the alphabetical
arrangement as it is identified. Some folders comprise photographs of artworks and objects from multiple cultures or regions.
Stendahl's original folder titles and identifications have been retained when available and may not be reflective of current
geographic or cultural designations. These original titles are enclosed in quotation marks.
American indigenous works,
undated
box 28, folder 2
Channel Islands
Channel Islands (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white photographs.
box 35, folder 1
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white photographs (digitized version)
box 53
Transparencies
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 53 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
box 30, box 36, box 37
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white photographs (digitized version)
box 53
"Group of Three Bird Rattles"
Scope and Contents
Original container annotated "Davis nature arts." Access to box 53 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
box 75
Slides
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 75 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
box 29, folder 3-4
Black-and-white photographs
box 83
Negatives and transparencies
box 30, folder 10
Black-and-white photographs
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of wood objects from New Caledonia.
box 52
Negatives and transparencies
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 52 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
Mediterranean, Near and Middle East,
undated
box 27, folder 3
Black-and-white photographs
box 19
Negatives and transparencies
"Classical Greek, Roman and Middle Eastern"
box 28, folder 3
Black-and-white photographs
Scope and Contents
Photographs of Roman, Egyptian, Coptic, Greek, Syrian, and Etruscan objects.
box 83
Negatives and transparencies
box 52
Coptic negatives and transparencies
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 52 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
box 35, folder 4
Black-and-white photographs
box 82, box 52
Negatives and transparencies
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 52 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
box 46, folder 3-4
Negatives and transparencies marked "Sold"
box 44, folder 4
"Islamic bowls"
Scope and Contents
Negatives and transparencies.
box 49, folder 3
Negatives and transparencies
Mexico and Central America,
1961-1996, undated
Scope and Contents
Comprises photographs from Mexican and Central American sites, cities, and states and photographs of objects from pre-Hispanic
and Mesoamerican cultures, cities, and civilizations, including Aztec; Maya; Toltec; Olmec; and other cultures. Stendahl's
original folder titles and identifications have been retained in quotation marks when present and may not be reflective of
current geographical or cultural designations. Some folders contain photographs from multiple cultures or regions. As a result,
images relating to specific civilizations and cultures may be found under multiple geographical or topical headings. In some
cases, South American cities, sites, and cultures may be represented within folders containing mixed attributions.
Arrangement
Organized alphabetically by geographical location or topic.
box 44, folder 2
"Archaic, Olmec, and Aztec,"
undated
Scope and Contents
Negatives and transparencies.
"Aztec, Maya, Toltec and Costa Rica,"
undated
box 27, folder 4-5
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white photographs (digitized version)
box 40, folder 1
Color photographs
Color photographs (digitized version)
box 80, folder 12
Postcards
Postcards (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Postcards are from the Museo Nacional de Antropologia in Mexico City.
box 45, folder 2
"Aztec, Teotihuacan, Mixtec- Post-Classic, Sold,"
undated
Scope and Contents
Negatives and transparencies.
box 45, folder 1
"Aztec, Teotihuacan, Mixtec, Pre-Columbian, Sold,"
undated
"Aztec, Teotihuacan, Mixtec, Pre-Columbian, Sold" (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Color photographs.
Central America,
1965, undated
box 28, folder 1
Black-and-white photographs,
1965, undated
Black-and-white photographs, 1965, undated (digitized version)
box 40, box 41, box 125
Color photographs,
1965, undated
box 82
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
box 53
Transparencies,
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 53 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
box 28, folder 4-6
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white photographs (digitized version)
box 40, box 41, box 125
Color photographs
Color photographs (digitized version)
box 81, box 52, box 53
Negatives and transparencies
Conditions Governing Access
Transparencies in boxes 52-53 are restricted due to deterioration.
box 45, folder 3
"Negatives and transparencies marked sold"
box 29, box 35
"Colonial Mexican",
undated
"Colonial Mexican" (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white photographs.
box 40, folder 6
Color photographs
Color photographs (digitized version)
box 46, folder 2
"Gold"
"Gold" (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Color and black-and-white photographs.
box 45, folder 4
"Mixed, sold"
Scope and Contents
Transparencies.
box 46, folder 1
"Various"
Scope and Contents
Negatives and transparencies.
"General Stuff: Obsidian"
undated
Scope and Contents
Predominantly images of obsidian implements identified as originating from Purépecha State (Stendahl and his contemporaries
used the term 'Tarascan') or elsewhere in Western Mexico.
box 32, folder 8
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white photographs (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of objects, one annotated "...from Western Mexico."
box 81
Negatives and transparencies
box 29, folder 2
"Guerrero and Michoacan,"
undated
"Guerrero and Michoacan" (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white photographs.
box 44, folder 5
Jaina,
undated
Scope and Contents
Negatives and transparencies.
box 29, folder 6-7
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white photographs (digitized version)
box 40, box 125
Color photographs
Color photographs (digitized version)
box 82
Negatives and transparencies
box 41, folder 4
"Jalisco-Michoacan,"
undated
"Jalisco-Michoacan" (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Color photographs.
box 127
Kalendario Ydolatrico en 16 f / N. 23. Inv.o 6.o : No. 1. appartenant à E.
approximately 1900
Kalendario Ydolatrico en 16 f / N. 23. Inv.o 6.o : No. 1. appartenant à E. (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
A facsimile illustration of a Mayan hieroglyphic calender known as
Tonalámatl de Aubin from either the London or Berlin edition of 1900 published by E. Eug. [Eugène] Goupil.
Maya,
undated
Scope and Contents
Note that Stendahl frequently used the term "Mayan" rather than "Maya." The inaccurate designations have been retained in
Stendahl's original folder titles, which are presented in quotation marks.
box 29, box 30
"Campeche, Yucatan, and Jaina areas and cultures"
"Campeche, Yucatan, and Jaina areas and cultures" (digitized version)
box 44, folder 7
"Mayan plates and pots"
"Mayan plates and pots" (digitized version)
box 30, folder 2
"Mayan zone between Tabasco and Campeche"
"Mayan zone between Tabasco and Campeche" (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white photographs.
box 44, folder 8
"Palmer Maya dogs"
Scope and Contents
Presumably from the collection of William Palmer.
box 40, folder 10
"Pots and plates"
"Pots and plates" (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Color photographs.
box 40, folder 11
"Pots and stone; jades and stucco"
"Pots and stone; jades and stucco" (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Color photographs.
box 53
Transparencies
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 53 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
box 44, box 46, box 48, box 49, box 81, box 82
Mixed photographic material
Mixed photographic material (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Predominantly transparencies, but also contains color photographs.
Mexico,
ca. 1944, undated
box 44, folder 3
Central Mexico
Scope and Contents
Negatives and transparencies.
box 30, folder 3
Miscellaneous Mexico
Miscellaneous Mexico (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white photographs.
box 32, folder 4-7
Black-and-white photographs
ca. 1944, undated
Black-and-white photographs, ca. 1944, undated (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Folder 4 includes one original photograph by Man Ray of actress Teresa Wright with a Chacmool stature with Man Ray's stamp
on verso. Statue is the same as in his
Statue en Pierre Chac Mool, which dates from 1944.
box 82
Negatives and transparencies
box 80, folder 11
Postcards
Postcards (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Postcards depicting Chichén Itzá, Monte Albán and other archaeological sites.
box 31, folder 7
Valley of Mexico
Valley of Mexico (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white photographs.
box 43, folder 7
Color photographs
Color photographs (digitized version)
box 44, box 51, box 52
Negatives and transparencies
Conditions Governing Access
Access to boxes 51-52 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
box 40, folder 12
Mezcala,
undated
Mezcala (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Color photographs.
"Mixtec, Toltec, Aztec - Postclassic,"
undated
box 30, folder 4
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white photographs (digitized version)
box 125
Color photographs
Color photographs (digitized version)
box 81
Negatives and transparencies
box 30, folder 5
Morelos,
undated
Morelos (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white photographs.
box 30, folder 6-7
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white photographic documentation from Nayarit (digitized version)
box 41, box 125
Color photographs
Color photographs (digitized version)
box 82, box 52
Negatives and transparencies
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 52 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
box 75
Slides
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 75 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
Olmec,
1995-1996, undated
box 30, folder 8-9
Black-and-white photographs,
undated
Black-and-white photographs (digitized version)
box 40, folder 15
Color photographs,
undated
Color photographs (digitized version)
box 52
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
Scope and Contents
Access to box 52 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
box 80, folder 8
Postcards,
1995-1996, undated
Postcards,, 1995-1996, undated (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Postcards depicting objects included in the exhibition
The Olmec World: Ritual and Rulership at The Art Museum, Princeton University from December 16, 1995 to February 25, 1996, and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
from April 14 to June 9, 1996.
box 128
William Spratling lithographs of Olmec pieces,
undated
William Spratling lithographs of Olmec pieces (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
18 black-and-white lithographs on 22 x 29 cm; 8 5/8 x 11 1/2 in. sheets.
box 33, folder 1
Pottery,
undated
Pottery (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Includes black-and-white photographs of pottery from Peru, Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico arranged by the lot numbers written
on their versos.
box 30, folder 12
Panama,
undated
Panama (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white photographs of painted clay, metal, and stone objects.
box 51
"Pre-Columbian; sold,"
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 51 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
"Tarascan objects,"
undated
box 30, folder 15
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white photographs (digitized version)
box 80, folder 7
Postcards
Postcards (digitized version)
box 30, folder 16
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white photographs (digitized version)
box 43, folder 3
Color photographs
Color photographs (digitized version)
box 50, box 52
Negatives and transparencies
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 52 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
box 80, folder 10
Postcards
Postcards (digitized version)
box 52
"Teotihuacan, Aztec, and Mixtec,"
undated
"Teotihuacan, Tlatelolco, Chupícuaro and Olmec,"
undated
box 31, folder 1-2
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white photographs (digitized version)
box 125
Color photographs
Color photographs (digitized version)
"Teotihuacan, Tlatelolco, Chupícuaro, and Olmec, archaic,"
undated
box 41, folder 8, box 43, folder 4
Color photographs
Color photographs (digitized version)
box 81, box 82
Negatives and transparencies
box 31, folder 3
Tlatelolco,
undated
Tlatelolco, undated (digitized version)
box 43, folder 5
Toltec,
undated
Toltec (digitized version)
"Toltec, Mixtec, and Aztec,"
undated
box 31, folder 4
Photographs and documentation
Photographs and documentation (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Includes research report "Aztec Stone Monument Carved in Low Relief with Calendric Symbols", in addition to City Art Museum
of St. Louis loan documents and copies of letters written to Yale University.
box 81
Negatives and transparencies
box 31, folder 6
"Pre-Totonac,"
undated
"Pre-Totonac" images (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white photographs.
box 31, folder 5
Totonac,
undated
Totonac, undated (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white photographs.
box 35, folder 3
"Various,"
undated
"Various," (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white photographs of pre-Hispanic objects from various civilizations, some labeled "Vera Cruz" (Veracruz) and "Maya."
Black-and-white photographs
box 32, folder 1
Classic Central Veracruz
Classic Central Veracruz (digitized version)
box 31, folder 8
Miscellaneous Veracruz
Miscellaneous Veracruz (digitized version)
box 43, folder 6
"For sale"
"For sale" (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Color photographs. Container originally annotated "Nelson Knoggs Cincinnati 1022."
box 41, folder 9
Miscellaneous Veracruz
Miscellaneous Veracruz (digitized version)
box 32, folder 2
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white photographs (digitized version)
box 82
Negatives and transparencies
box 44, box 50, box 51, box 53, box 82
Negatives and transparencies
Scope and Contents
Box 50 contains negatives and transparencies labeled "sold," and box 51 contains transparencies labeled "West Mexico."
Conditions Governing Access
Boxes 51 and 53 are restricted due to conservation concerns.
box 32, folder 3
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white photographs (digitized version)
box 43, folder 8
Color photographs
Color photographs (digitized version)
box 30, folder 14
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white photographs (digitized version)
box 125
Color photographs
Color photographs (digitized version)
box 82
Negatives and transparencies
box 80, folder 13
Postcards of "Stone Work, Manabi, Ecuador, South America, Field Museum of Natural History"
Postcards of "Stone Work, Manabi, Ecuador, South America, Field Museum of Natural History" (digitized version)
box 30, folder 13
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white photographs (digitized version)
box 80, folder 9
Postcards
Postcards (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Depicts various archaeological and colonial sites in Peru, including Machu Picchu and the Cuzco Basilica.
box 43, folder 1
"Peru/Inca"
"Peru/Inca" (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Color photographs.
Unidentified pre-Hispanic objects,
1959-1970, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains numbered and unnumbered depictions of pre-Hispanic objects including statues, jewelry, stone objects, and vessels
not identified by geographic area or culture.
box 46, folder 5
"Fake,"
undated
Scope and Contents
Negatives and transparencies.
Figures,
1959-1970, undated
Scope and Contents
Photographs of anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figures and masks.
box 59, folder 1-4
Black-and-white photographs,
undated
Black-and-white photographs (digitized version)
box 65, box 66, box 67, box 125
Color photographs,
undated
Color photographs (digitized version)
box 53, box 70, box 71, box 72, box 73
Negatives and transparencies,
1959-1970, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains negatives and transparencies and some corresponding color photographs depicting pre-Hispanic vases, stone objects,
and clay figures. Access to box 53 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
box 114*, folder 6
Oversize photographs,
undated
Oversize photographs (digitized version)
box 75
Slides,
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 75 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
"Hands and arms with bracelets and holding axes,"
undated
box 32, folder 9
Black-and-white photographs
box 125
Color photographs
Color photographs (digitized version)
box 32, folder 10
Jade,
undated
Jade (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white photographs.
Jewelry, stone and metal,
undated
Jewelry, stone and metal (digitized version)
box 75
Slides
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 75 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
box 32, folder 11
Black-and-white photographs
box 59, folder 5
Jewelry, stone objects, and vessels,
undated
Jewelry, stone objects, and vessels (digitized version)
box 44
"Alphonse Marble Vases",
Scope and Contents
Color negatives and transparencies.
box 41, box 42
Color photographs
Color photographs (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Includes associated documents.
box 82, box 53
Negatives and transparencies
Conditions Governing Access
Access to boxes 53 and 82 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
box 32, folder 12
Mixed cultures,
undated
Mixed cultures (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white photographs.
box 32, folder 13
"Objects in Situ,"
undated
"Objects in Situ" (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Includes installation photographs of pre-Hispanic and Modern art objects.
box 59, folder 6
Objects with identifying numbers,
undated
Objects with identifying numbers (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Black-and-white photographs.
box 43, folder 2
Color photographs
Color photographs (digitized version)
box 49, box 53
Negatives and transparencies
Scope and Contents
Also includes color photographs. Negatives and transparencies in box 53 are restricted due to deterioration.
Stone, clay and metal objects,
undated
Black-and-white photographs
box 60, box 61
Numbered
Numbered (digitized version)
box 62
Unnumbered
Unnumbered (digitized version)
box 63
Numbered
Numbered (digitized version)
box 41, box 64
Unnumbered
Unnumbered (digitized version)
box 53, box 82
Negatives and transparencies
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 53 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
flatfile 1**
Ornamental drawing
Scope and Contents
One graphite drawing on tracing paper of an unidentified stone ornamental motif.
Oversize photographs
Oversize photographs (digitized version)
box 116
Black-and-white photographs
box 80, folder 6
Color photographs
Color photographs (digitized version)
box 68
Textiles and vessels,
undated
Textiles and vessels (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Color photographs.
box 80, folder 4
Color photographs
Color photographs (digitized version)
box 81
Negatives and transparencies
Client collections, Series II.C.
undated
Physical Description: 3 Linear Feet(7 boxes)
Scope and Contents
Client collections consist of photographs, negatives, transparencies, and slides of artworks, primarily antiquities, owned
by and sold to various private collectors. Of note are items from Axel Rasmussen's collection of objects from the Northwest
Coast (including works belonging to the Tlingit, Athabascan, Inupiat, Yu'pik pieces) particularly and the pre-Hispanic collection
of William P. Palmer, III. Also includes photographic documentation of institutional collections, such as those of the University
of Maine and Walt Disney Company.
Arrangement
Client collections photographs are arranged alphabetically by collector surname.
Bliss, Robert,
undated
Scope and Contents
Collection of predominantly Maya works. Correspondence relating to Bliss's collecting activities can be found in Series I.B.
Individuals.
box 33, folder 3
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white photographs (digitized version)
box 19
Negatives and transparencies
box 33, folder 4
"Colonel Briggs collection",
undated
Castano, Giovanni,
undated
box 33, folder 5-6
Black-and-white photographs
Dieterlee family,
undated
box 33, folder 7
Black-and-white photographs
Haniva and Cheneld House,
undated
box 40, folder 7
Black-and-white photographs,
box 53
Transparencies
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 53 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
Kaiser, William F.,
undated
Scope and Contents
Additional material concerning Kaiser's collecting activities can be found in Series I.B. Individuals.
box 80, folder 2
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white photographs (digitized version)
box 83
Negatives and transparencies
box 33, folder 8
Kamffer, Raúl,
undated
Scope and Contents
Additional material concerning Kamffer's collecting activities can be found in Series I.B. Individuals.
Palmer, William,
undated
Scope and Contents
Additional material concerning Palmer's collecting activities can be found in Series I.B. Individuals.
box 34, folder 1-3
Black-and-white photographs
box 18, box 53
Color photographs
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 53 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
Rasmussen, Axel,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographic material depicting objects in the Axel Rasmussen Collection of art from the Pacific Northwest. According
to April Dammann, Stendahl purchased the collection from a museum in Skagway, Alaska, afer Rasmussen's death and was involved
with its placement at the Portland Museum of Art.
box 38, box 39
Black-and-white photographs
Scope and Contents
Photographs of Rasmussen's collection of objects from indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Objects are attributed
mainly to the Tlingit Nation, but also to the Haida, Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw (Kwakiutl), Tsimshian, Coast Salish, and other groups.
box 81
Negatives and transparencies
box 34, folder 4
University of Maine,
undated
Scope and Contents
Additional material relating to the collecting activities of the University of Maine can be found in Series I.A. Institutions.
Walt Disney Company,
undated
box 34, folder 5
Black-and-white photographs
Exhibition and publication files, Series III.
1930-2012, undated
Physical Description: 2.3 Linear Feet(7 boxes)
Scope and Contents
Series III. documents the exhibition and sale of American and European artworks, and material relating to the study of both
Modern and pre-Hispanic art at both Stendahl Art Galleries and other institutions. Files include catalogs; correspondence;
price lists; photographic material; exhibition reviews; articles and advertisements from various newspapers and magazines;
and material related to books about pre-Hispanic art.
Folder titles in this series have been supplied by the archivist. Original folder titles, when retained, have been provided
in quotation marks.
Arrangement
Exhibition files are arranged chronologically.
Exhibition announcements and catalogs,
circa 1930-2012, undated
Scope and Contents
Postcards, bulletins, calendars, and exhibition posters advertising both Modern and pre-Hispanic art exhibitions at Stendahl
Art Galleries and other galleries.
box 84, folder 1
Stendahl Art Galleries exhibition catalogs,
1925-1945, undated
Stendahl Art Galleries exhibition catalogs, 1925-1945, undated (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Includes annotated catalogs for exhibitions and auctions of works by Modern artists such as W. Elmer Schofield, Gardner Symons,
William Ritschel, and Alson Clark. Also included is one catalog for an African art exhibition held at Stendahl Art Galleries.
box 86, folder 1
Stendahl Art Galleries exhibition announcements,
circa 1930-1970
box 84, folder 2
Other galleries: exhibition catalogs,
1933-1972
Scope and Contents
Includes a 1933 catalogue raisonné in French for Wassily Kandinsky.
box 86, folder 2
Other galleries: exhibition announcements,
circa 1950-1972
Scope and Contents
Additionally, a 1952 exhibition catalog for the Pasadena Art Institute is present in Series V.C. Research material for
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impressario, Box 108, folder 7.
box 86, folder 3
Museum bulletins and calendars,
circa 1951-1959
box 86, folder 9
Siquieros, David Alfaro,
1932
box 86, folder 10
Tennent, Madge,
circa 1935-1936, undated
Newspaper and magazine article clippings,
1939-1988, undated
Scope and Contents
Articles about exhibitions of and controversies surrounding pre-Hispanic art.
box 119, folder 4
"Pre-Columbian Excavations and Restorations,"
1947-1952
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of two newspaper clippings regarding the exhibition and excavation of pre-Hispanic objects.
box 118*, folder 4
Oversize documents,
undated
box 87, folder 3
Photographs,
1939, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs of an exhibition of ecclesiastical art and an exhibition of Modern art at Stendahl Art Galleries.
Pre-Hispanic art exhibition catalogs,
1939-1972, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes domestic and international exhibitions of pre-Hispanic art which frequently included pieces from Stendahl's collection.
box 119, folder 5
1940-1955
Scope and Contents
Includes catalogs, exhibition announcements, postcards, and photocopies of newspaper clippings regarding the exhibition of
pre-Hispanic art.
International exhibitions,
1958-1960
box 85, folder 3
Haus der Kunst München,
Präkolumbische Kunst aus Mexiko und Mittelamerika,
1958
box 85, folder 4
Kunsthaus Zurich,
Kunst der Mexikaner,
1959
Scope and Contents
Annotated with prices.
box 85, folder 5
Akademie der Künste Berlin,
Kunst aus Mexiko und Mittelamerika,
1959
box 85, folder 6
Palazzo delle Esposizioni Roma,
Arte Precolumbiana del Messico e dell'America Centrale,
1960
box 86, folder 11
Wright, S. Macdonald,
circa 1945
Magazines with articles on pre-Hispanic art,
circa 1947-1976
Scope and Contents
Magazines are arranged chronologically, followed by art magazines, bulletins, and extraneous journals not featuring articles
or advertisements regarding pre-Hispanic art.
box 118*, folder 2
The Illustrated London News supplement,
1949
Scope and Contents
Frans F. Blom, "The Brilliant Murals of Bonampak: First Findings from a Recent Discovery which has Thrown a New and Vivid
Light on Maya Life, Ceremony, Dress, Culture and Mastery of Graphic Art."
box 88, folder 2
Art magazines, bulletins, and journals,
circa 1953-1976
Documents related to books about pre-Hispanic and indigenous art,
1948-1949, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes reviews and announcements regarding published books, including one file related to a book on Alaskan art published
by Stanford University Press.
box 17, folder 7
"Alaskan book,"
1948-1949
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Portland Art Museum and Stanford University Press regarding the publication of
Native Arts of the Pacific Northwest, from the Rasmussen Collection of the Portland Art Museum, with introductory text by Robert Tyler Davis. Box 17 has been segregated due to the presence of inactive mold.
box 88, folder 5
Documents regarding publications,
undated
Scope and Contents
Announcements, reviews, and other material regarding published books about pre-Hispanic art.
Exhibition documentation,
circa 1952-1980, undated
Amlash sculpture exhibition,
1964, undated
box 19
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
box 119, folder 7
Arts of New Guinea,
1965
Scope and Contents
One exhibition announcement and copies of newspaper articles about the
Arts of New Guinea exhibition at the Municipal Art Gallery, Hollywood, California.
box 119, folder 1
Dayton Art Institute,
1957
box 86, folder 4
Exhibition proposals,
1956-1959
Scope and Contents
"Proposals for U.S.I.A. Assistance in Exhibition of Pre-Columbian Sculpture in European Museums."
box 86, folder 8
Maya excavation and exhibitions,
circa 1952-1953
box 86, folder 12
Newspaper exhibition reviews and articles,
1979-1980
Pacific area exhibitions,
1972, undated
box 19, box 53
Negatives and transparencies,
1972, undated
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 53 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
Pre-Columbian traveling exhibitions,
1964-1966
Scope and Contents
Includes press clippings, announcements, correspondence, price lists and other financial documentation pertaining to exhibitions
at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Scripps College, and University of Texas College of Fine Arts.
box 58
Pre-Hispanic art exhibition album,
undated
box 119, folder 2
Publicity: European shows, Munich,
1958-1959
box 119, folder 3
San Joaquin Pioneer Museum & Haggin Galleries,
1963
Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings regarding an exhibition at the Otis Institute, sent to Stendahl Art Galleries from the San Joaquin Pioneer
Museum.
Articles and research reports on pre-Hispanic and non-Western art,
1954-1964, undated
Berman, Eugène,
undated
Scope and Contents
Articles relating to Berman's collection.
Negahban, Ezar O.,
circa 1962-1964, undated
Scope and Contents
Articles written by Negahban about ancient objects from Marlik, Iran. Includes black-and-white photographs.
box 118*, folder 4
Oversize documents,
undated
box 119, folder 8
Research reports,
1954-1957
Scope and Contents
Includes research reports by Herbert J. Spinden and Ralph C. Altman about art of the Maya and Pacific Northwest, as well as
photocopies of newspaper articles about exhibitions of Pre-hispanic and non-Western art.
box 112, folder 4
Artforum,
1964
Scope and Contents
Includes a typewritten article by Gerald Nordland for
Artforum Magazine, Summer 1964, Number 12, Volume 2.
Exhibition photographs,
1985, undated
box 87, folder 1
Bloch + Wind + Color,
undated
Scope and Contents
Exhibition of Zapotec and Costa Rican art.
box 87, folder 5
"Pre-Columbian Art,"
undated
Scope and Contents
Photographs of an exhibition featuring Zapotec art.
box 87, folder 2
"Salm Gahn, Chicago,"
1985
Scope and Contents
Color photographs of a pre-Hispanic art exhibition.
box 53
Transparencies,
undated
Conditions Governing Access
Access to box 53 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
box 109, folder 7
Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980,
2011-2012
box 88, folder 3-4
Advertisements,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes clippings from newspapers and magazines featuring advertisements for pre-Hispanic art objects.
box 121
Negatives and transparencies
box 118, flatfile 2**, flatfile 3**
Posters,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes posters for exhibitions of pre-Hispanic art at the Haus der Kunst, Munich, Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, and other
galleries.
Administrative and financial files, Series IV.
circa 1922-2017, undated
Physical Description: 5.8 Linear Feet(16 boxes)
Scope and Contents
Series IV. comprises inventory records; stock books; files related to the authentication and appraisal of artworks; invoices,
receipts, and checks; legal documentation; and other material documenting the operational activities of Stendahl Art Galleries.
Folder titles in this series have been supplied by the archivist. Original folder titles, when retained, have been enclosed
in quotation marks.
Arrangement
Series IV. is arranged alphabetically by type of document.
Box 104, folder 4-5
Appraisals by Earl L. Stendahl,
1946-1963
Scope and Contents
Includes appraisals of works by Lyonel Feininger, Paul Klee, Henri Matisse, Yves Tanguy, Maurice de Vlaminck, and William
Wendt. Included is a file labeled "Paul Klee Seizure (Trading with Enemy)," 1954, which contains inventories, price lists,
and correspondence with the Department of Justice regarding the appraisal of paintings by Paul Klee.
Authentications,
1931-1991
Scope and Contents
The files comprise authentication of pre-Hispanic objects by Hasso von Winning, paintings by Max Friedländer, and authentications
of Auguste Rodin sculptures.
box 104, folder 6
Bénédite, Léonce,
1931 (1919)
Scope and Contents
Copy of 1919 letter of certification relating to
Le bourgeois de Calais, portant les clefs,
Le poète et la muse, and
L'homme qui marche by Auguste Rodin.
box 104, folder 7
Friedländer, Max,
1939
Scope and Contents
Includes authentications relating to Jan van Brueghel the Elder and Gortzius Geldorp.
box 104, folder 8
Konstandt Laboratories, Inc.,
1965-1966
box 104, folder 9
Winning, Hasso von,
1973-1991
Scope and Contents
Authentications relate to a "Squirrel effigy tripod vase of tecali marble" (Guerrero, Mexico?, ca. A.D. 250-650); "Maya vessel
painted with figures of the Moon-Sign family" (Peten, Guatemala?); "Large standing male figure representing a ritual performer
(Style of Central Veracruz, Mexico); "Standing warrior holding a trophy head" (Costa Rica); "Barrel-shaped vase with ring-stand"
(Guatemala); and "Bowl with flaring sides and molded relief decoration" (Guatemala).
box 121
Negatives and transparencies,
1965-1991
box 104, folder 10-11
"Stolen objects",
1971-1977
Scope and Contents
Announcements, letters and clippings alerting collectors and dealers of stolen objects. For negatives and transparencies,
see Box 121. For color photographs, see Box 125-126.
box 91, folder 1-5
Documentation relating to the importation of objects,
circa 1938-1982
Scope and Contents
Customs documents, receipts, waybills, bills of lading, receipts, and correspondence regarding shipments of antiquities from
abroad, including Mexico, India, Thailand, Japan, Italy, Costa Rica, and West Germany.
Inventories,
circa 1931-2003, undated
Scope and Contents
Included are inventories of the objects handled by Stendahl Art Galleries in the form of notebooks, typed sheets and ledgers,
and two computer discs relating to the purchase of objects from Mexico, Central America, and other countries. For object-level
descriptions of pre-Hispanic objects, also see the Inventory cards, Box 76-Box 77. For an inventory of paintings by Henri
Matisse, see Series V.B. Research material for
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario, Box 108, folder 7.
box 91, folder 6
Inventory,
undated
Inventory, undated (digitized version)
box 92, box 93
Notebook: Artists,
undated
Notebook: Artists, undated (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Entries are alphabetical by artist. Additionally, the notebook lists the title, medium, dimensions and inventory numbers of
artworks.
box 94
Artists: Current prices,
undated
Artists: Current prices, undated (digitized version)
box 95
Notebook: A-Z,
undated
Notebook: A-Z, undated (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
The entries, listed alphabetically, relate to artists, collectors, and exhibitions. Inventory numbers, dates and sale dates,
and dates of return of objects to owners are noted.
box 96
Consignment book,
1931-1935
Consignment book, 1931-1935 (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Ledger of works with identifying numbers consigned by artists and other owners, including William Wendt and Alson Clark.
box 97
Stock book: 280-3091,
undated
Stock book: 280-3091, undated (digitized version)
box 98
Stock book: P2219-P2798,
undated
Stock book: P2219-P2798, undated (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Includes one inventory sheet titled "Irving Stone Collection."
box 103, folder 5
"Pre-Columbian inventory,"
1971-1988
"Pre-Columbian inventory," 1971-1988 (digitized version)
box 103, folder 6
Inventories and research reports,
undated
Inventories and research reports, undated (digitized version)
"Prices under consideration,"
circa 1942
box 103, box 110
Prices and inventories,
circa 1942
Scope and Contents
Contains prices and inventories for objects from Mexico, Guatemala, and elsewhere, as well as correspondence, index cards,
one customs document, and black-and-white photographs.
box 114*, folder 1
Photomontage,
undated
Conditions Governing Use
Assistance of reading room staff required.
box 121
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
Inventory management system,
2002-2003
box 120, disk CM1
"The Art Dealers FastTrack Inventory Business Management System 2002, Evaluation Disk,"
2002
Scope and Contents
One computer disc (CD-ROM) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
box 120, disk CM2
"The Antique Dealers FastTrack Inventory & Business Management System 2003 Gold," Evaluation Disk,
2003
Scope and Contents
One computer disc (CD-ROM) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Inventory cards,
undated
Inventory cards, undated (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
The cards provide object-level information for items in Stendah's collection and may provide inventory numbers. Stendahl Art
Galleries arranged the cards by geographic area or culture, with one file relating to Modern art and one file of unclassified
objects.
box 80, folder 3
Large format
Large format (digitized version)
Legal documentation,
circa 1922-1988, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes memos, letters, newspaper clippings, and documents relating to legislation on the trade and importation of antique
and Pre-Hispanic art objects.
box 105, folder 1
Preliminary property appraisals for 7055 Hillside Avenue and 7165 Hillside Avenue SFR's,
1982
box 105, folder 2
Newspaper articles relating to art looting and legislation,
1972-1989
box 105, folder 3
"Customs laws,"
1974-1977
Scope and Contents
Comprises memos and statements relating to proposed and implemented legislation. Included are a copy of the
Statement of the American Association of Dealers in Ancient, Oriental and Primitive Art in opposition to H.R. 14171 before
the Subcommittee on Trade, Committee on Ways and Means U.S. House of Representatives
(1976); a memo by Sherman E. Lee, Chairman of the Cultural Property-Legislative Committee of the Association of Art Museum
Directors (1977); statements and acquisition policies relating to the UNESCO Convention on
The Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export, and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (1970). Also included are statements relating to U.S. vs. McClain et al (1977); U.S. vs. Simpson (1976); and the proposed
bill HR 5463.
box 105, folder 4-5
Contracts and agreements,
1922-1935
Scope and Contents
Contains legal documents such as mortgages and deeds signed by Earl Stendahl, a patent for a four-color film process for still
photography and motion picture production, and other signed agreements. Folder 5 contains documents related to the sale of
stock in the International Sculpture Co., Ltd., and a contract between Earl Stendahl and Ethel Rose regarding the exhibition
and sale of paintings by Guy Rose.
box 119, folder 6
"Trouble,"
1957-1981
Scope and Contents
Contains documents and newspaper and magazine articles regarding legal and ethical issues surrounding the import and sale
of pre-Hispanic art, mostly in the wake of the 1970 UNESCO treaty. Stendahl Art Galleries does not appear to be mentioned
by name in these documents.
Operational and accounting files,
circa 1954-2003, undated
Scope and Contents
The files include invoices, receipts, loan agreement forms, payroll, and insurance documentation.
box 90, folder 3
Loan agreement forms,
1982-1983, 2003
box 90, folder 5-6
Receipts,
circa 1941-1996
Scope and Contents
Contains unsorted receipts from collectors and institutions, including Walter C. Arensberg (1947-1950), Wildenstein & Co.,
Guillermo Salazar, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
box 90, folder 7
Insurance,
circa 1954-1962
box 53, box 103, box 125
"Trust Account Records and Lists,"
1970-1974
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence, invoices, price lists, and various notes. Boxes 53 and 125 contain supporting photographic materials,
though access to box 53 is currently restricted due to conservation concerns.
Professional organizations,
1933-1977
Scope and Contents
Includes letters, proposals, and pamphlets related to the Ethnic Arts Council and other organizations, and certificates from
the Thomas Gilcrease Institute and the Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale.
box 104, folder 1-2
Ethnic Arts Council,
1967-1977
Scope and Contents
Contains letters, proposals, and pamphlets regarding the acquisition and sale of cultural property.
box 104, folder 3
International Congress of Americanists (ICA),
1958
Scope and Contents
Contains one pamphlet for an annual symposium.
box 115, folder 3
Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale,
1933
Scope and Contents
Contains two copies of a certificate from the French National Ministry of Education given to Earl Stendahl for "services rendered
for the diffusion of French language and antiques."
box 115, folder 4
Thomas Gilcrease Institute,
1954
Scope and Contents
Contains certificate of merit given to Earl Stendahl for "possessing an undisguised public spirit and a genuine interest in
the cultural progress of the State of Oklahoma and the City of Tulsa."
Stendahl family papers, Series V.
circa 1913-2017, undated
Physical Description: 5 Linear Feet(12 boxes)
Scope and Contents
Series V. Stendahl family papers comprises correspondence from Earl Stendahl's wife, Enid Stendahl, passports, photographs
of members of the Stendahl family, and documentation of inventions and other businesses developed by Stendahl. The series
primarily consists of research material for the publication
Exhibitionist : Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario (Santa Monica, California: ANGEL CITY Press, 2011). This biography of Earl Stendahl written by April Dammann draws heavily
on material from the archive, including correspondence and photographs.
Folder titles in this series were supplied by the archivist. Original folder titles, when retained, are enclosed in quotation
marks.
Arrangement
Series V. is arranged in three sub-series Series V.A. Documents relating to the Stendahl family; Series V.B. Earl Stendahl
papers; Series V.C. Research material for
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario.
Documents related to the Stendahl family, Series V.A.
circa 1931-1970, undated
Scope and Contents
Series V.A. comprises correspondence, family photographs, and passports belonging to members of Earl Stendahl and his immediate
family including Enid (wife), Al[fred] (son), Eleanor [Damman] (daughter), and Joe [Damman] (husband of Eleanor and business
partner of Al).
Arrangement
Material is arranged alphabetically by topic.
Correspondence,
1947-1970 undated
Correspondence, 1947-1970 undated (digitized version)
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence between Earl, Enid, Joe, Al, Eleanor, "Mother," and "Dad." Some letters contain language considered
outdated, racist or biased.
box 106, folder 5
"Enid Stendahl letters,"
undated
Scope and Contents
Letters sent by Enid Stendahl, wife of Earl Stendahl, to various family members.
box 106, folder 6
"Papa-Mama,"
1970
Scope and Contents
Includes sympathy cards regarding the death of Enid Stendahl, and photographs.
box 106, folder 12
Passports,
1931-1964
Scope and Contents
Earl Stendahl passport also included in series V.B. Research material for
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario.
box 106, box 109
Photographs,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes baby pictures of Enid Stendahl and photographs of other Stendahl family members.
Earl Stendahl papers, Series V.B.
1926-1962, undated
Scope and Contents
Earl Stendahl's personal papers comprise documents pertaining to his earlier businesses such as Stendahl Chocolates and Stendahl
Puzzles and to patents he developed. For the deeds signed by Earl Stendahl, and a patent for a four-color film process for
still photography and motion picture production, and other signed agreements, see Box 105, Folders 5-8.
box 106, folder 2-4
Documents and correspondence,
1926-1962
box 106, folder 7
"Ash Tray,"
1933
Scope and Contents
Documents related to an ash tray invented and patented by Earl Stendahl.
box 106, folder 8
Stendahl Chocolates,
1930-1947
Scope and Contents
Stendahl made and sold his chocolates out of the kitchen of his 3006 Wilshire Boulevard gallery, sometimes packaged with puzzles
of fine art prints. Other material related to Stendahl Chocolates is located in Series V.C. Archival and research material
used in
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario.
box 106, folder 9
Stendahl Art Galleries ("Party"),
1954
Scope and Contents
Letters and a guest list for a reception at Stendahl Galleries.
box 106, folder 10
Stendahl Puzzles,
undated
Scope and Contents
Photographs of Earl Stendahl's puzzle factory. Stendahl at one point packaged his chocolates with puzzles of fine art prints.
Additional material related to Stendahl Puzzles is located in series V.B. Research material for
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario.
box 106, folder 13
"Earl as Artist,"
undated
Scope and Contents
Photographs of paintings by Earl Stendahl.
Photographs,
undated
Scope and Contents
Additional photographs of Earl Stendahl and Stendahl family members are located in Series V.B. Research material for
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario.
box 121
Negatives and transparencies,
undated
box 117, box 118
Oversize photographs,
undated
Scope and Contents
Box 117 contains a photograph presumed to be of Earl Stendahl from World War I; access is currently restricted due to the
fragility of the item. Box 118 contains photographs of Earl Stendahl with a Pre-Hispanic object; Earl Stendahl with John Gavin,
actor and ambassador to Mexico; and photographs of an unidentified banquet.
box 126
Color photograph,
undated
box 112, folder 2
"Philosophies of Art",
undated
Scope and Contents
Typescript by Earl Stendahl describing his views on art in Southern California.
box 123, folder 6-8
St. Croix, Wisconsin newspapers,
1913-1944
Research material for
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario,
Series V.C.
circa 1915-2017, undated
Scope and Contents
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer as Impresario, a history of Earl Stendahl and Stendahl Art Galleries was published in 2011 by April Dammann, wife of Earl Stendahl's grandson,
Ronald W. Dammann, the final president of Stendahl Galleries prior to its 2017 closure. April Dammann also served as the organization's
archivist. The research files comprise photographs, documents, and publications which likely originated from other series
in the archive, and which were separated and arranged by Dammann into files corresponding to proposed chapters. Some chapters
listed in this series were ultimately not included in the book.
Arrangement
The materials in Series V.C. are arranged numerically by chapter. Dates indicate the timeframe covered by the chapter, and
in some cases relate to the archival materials pulled by April Damman during the course of her research.
box 107, folder 1
Chapter 1,
circa 1915-1916
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs from Earl Stendahl's early years. Additional photographs of Earl Stendahl are also located in Series
V.A. Stendahl family papers.
box 107, folder 2
Chapter 2,
circa 1916-1917
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of Stendahl family members. Additional photographs of Stendahl family members are located in Series V.A.
Stendahl family papers.
box 107, folder 3
Chapter 3,
circa 1925
Scope and Contents
Includes family photographs and photogrpaphs of Albert L. Groll, Alexander Archipenko, and other artists. Additional photographs
of Archipenko are located in Series II.B. Modern, Impressionist, and other Western artists and artworks.
box 107, box 126
Chapter 4,
circa 1925, undated
Scope and Contents
Box 107 contains black-and-white photographs of Stendahl Art Galleries at its Ambassador Hotel location, and black-and-white
photographs of artists including Charles Russell. Box 126 contains one color photograph of a building's exterior. Additional
photographs of paintings by Charles Russell are located in series II.A. Modern, Impressionist, and other Modern artists.
box 107, Folder 5
Early images and ephemera,
approximately 1920-1939
Scope and Contents
Images of Stendahl Galleries at the Hotel Maryland in Pasadena; photographs of and annotated exhibition catalog for Joseph
Kleitsch; and two lithographs of a Native American man by Edgar Payne.
Nicolai Fechin photographs and related documents,
1920-1939, undated
box 107, box 121
Banquet,
circa 1920
Scope and Contents
Includes photographic material depicting various guests at a banquet for Nicolai Fechin at the Ambassador Hotel such as Power
O'Malley, Leon Gordin, and Earl and Chris Stendahl. Additional photographs of the banquet are located in Series II.A. Modern,
Impressionist, and other Western artworks.
box 107, folder 7
Paintings by Nicolai Fechin and William Wendt,
1928-1939
Scope and Contents
Photographs of paintings by Nicolai Fechin and William Wendt, a 1928 letter from Fechin to Stendahl and an exhibition catalog
with prices listed, along with April Dammann's notes. Additional photographs of paintings by Nicolai Fechin and William Wendt
are located in series II.A. Modern, Impressionist, and other Western artists and artworks.
box 118*, folder 5
Oversize photographs,
undated
box 120, disk CM 7
"Gish-Fechin Photo,"
undated
Scope and Contents
1 computer disc (CD-ROM) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. CM7 contains 1 portable document format (.pdf). Unavailable until reformatted.
Contact reference for reformatting.
box 107, folder 8
Federico Beltran Másses,
circa 1928
Scope and Contents
Contains photographs of Federico Beltran Másses and a 1928 letter to Earl Stendahl from Masses.
box 107, box 118
Photographs,
circa 1926
Scope and Contents
Photographs of Earl Stendahl and various artists such as Aston Knight. Photographs of paintings by Aston Knight are located
in series II.A. Modern, Impressionist, and Western artworks. Box 118 contains oversized photographs.
box 107, Folder 9
Chapter 6,
1939-1941, 2007, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of artists, such as Emmy Lou Packard, Diego Rivera, Bessie Lasky, and Edna Reindel, and a PDF file of
a letter written by Diego Rivera to Earl Stendahl on October 29, 1939. Additional material pertaining to Rivera's activities
with Stendahl Art Galleries can be found in Series I. and Series II.
box 107, box 126
Chapter 7,
circa 1930-1940
Scope and Contents
Includes black-and-white and color photographs of Stendahl Art Galleries, Stendahl Puzzles, and Stendahl Chocolates, as well
as a Dean Cornwell exhibition catalog annotated with prices. Additional material related to Stendahl Puzzles and Stendahl
Chocolates are located in Series V.A. Stendahl family papers, and photographs of paintings by Dean Cornwell are located in
Series II.A. Modern, Impressionist, and other Western artists and artworks.
box 107, folder 11
Chapter 8,
circa 1930-1940
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of Pre-Hispanic art collections, including the Pre-Hispanic collection displayed in the Arensberg home,
and secondary documents related to the Stendahl Art Galleries exhibition of Picasso's
Guernica.
box 107, folder 12
Chapter 9,
circa 1931-1939
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of artists including Maynard Dixon, members of the Arensberg family, and catalogs of exhibitions at Stendahl
Art Galleries with prices listed. Photographs of artworks by Maynard Dixon are located in Series II.A. Modern, Impressionist,
and other Western artworks.
box 108, folder 1-2
Chapter 10,
circa 1935, undated
Scope and Contents
Primarily comprises black-and-white photographs of antiquities dealers in Mexico, such as Guillermo Echániz in Guadalajara
and Earl Stendahl in Papantla, Veracruz. Also included are photographs of the Arensberg collection, of the artist Boris Lovet-Lorski
and his sculptures, and of the South Gallery of African sculptures at the San Francisco Museum of Art. Additional material
related to Guillermo Echániz is located in Series I.B. Collectors and individuals.
box 108, folder 3
Chapter 11,
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs and documents related to the Federal Art Project and the exhibition of U.S. Marine Corps combat art.
Additional photographic material pertaining to the USMC can be found in Series II.A. Modern, Impressionist and other Western
artists and artworks.
box 108, folder 4
Chapter 12,
circa 1940
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of the Arensberg house and collection in addition to photographs of Stendahl family members.
box 108, folder 5
Chapter 13,
1931, 1950, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of paintings by artists including Armin Hansen and Warren Newcombe; a catalog for Newcombe's 1931 exhibitions;
a photograph of Earl Stendahl in Panama in the 1950s; and one of a Huastec sun god statue from Veracruz owned by Vincent Price.
Photographs of paintings by Armin Hansen and Warren Newcombe are also located in Series II.A. Modern, Impressionist, and other
Western artists and artworks.
box 108, folder 6
Chapter 14,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes one photograph of Nelson Rockefeller, photographs of paintings by Marian Gross and Auguste Chabaud, and of objects
related to the Axel Rasmussen collection. Other photographs related to the Rasmussen collection can be found in Series II.C.
Client collections.
box 108, folder 7
Chapter 15,
circa 1952
Scope and Contents
Includes photographs of Stendahl family members, an inventory page including paintings by Henri Matisse, and an exhibition
catalog from the Pasadena Art Institute.
box 108, box 126
Chapter 16,
undated
Scope and Contents
Includes a passport belonging to Earl Stendahl, black-and-white and color photographs, and an itinerary for a trip to Mexico.
Passports are also included in Series V.A. Stendahl family papers.
Photocopies and scanned material,
undated
Scope and Contents
Photocopies and PDF files of archival materials used in the creation of
Exhibitionist: Earl Stendahl, Art Dealer asImpresario.. Contents are largely reproductions of material found elsewhere in the collection. Born digital material is unavailable until
reformatted; contact Reference for reformatting.
Chapters 5-10,
undated
Scope and Contents
Contains photocopies of archival materials present in files related to chapters 5-10 of the biography. Also included is one
CD titled "'Tonita' (Fechin)" containing a PDF of a photocopied document present in this file.
box 120, disc CM3, CM5
Scanned material
Scope and Contents
2 computer disc (CD-ROM) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Chapters 11-16,
undated
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of archival materials present in files related to the proposed chapters 11-16 of the biography. Also included
is one CD of a PDF file titled "Mayan Scene."
box 120, disc CM4
Scanned material
Scope and Contents
1 computer disc (CD-R) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
Other research material,
1925-2017, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes files with additional photographs, letters, travel itineraries, and exhibition announcements in addition to printed
emails and notes from the author contemporary to the book's creation.
box 109, folder 2-4
Miscellaneous material,
1925, 2007- 2017
Scope and Contents
Includes one 1925 New Year's card from Charles Fletcher Lummis; contemporary printed emails to and from April Dammann; various
scanned documents and advertisements related to Stendahl Art Galleries; and photocopied documents from the archive.
box 120, disk CM6
"Exhibitionist Revision 1,",
2008
Scope and Contents
1 computer disc (CD-ROM) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. Unavailable until reformatted. Contact reference for reformatting.
box 112, folder 5
"3006 Wilshire + Photos,"
circa 1933-1964
Scope and Contents
Includes group and interior photographs of the building; letters to Earl Stendahl from Al(fred) Stendahl addressed "Dad";
and a suggested itinerary for a 1964 trip to New York, Paris, Zurich, Beirut, Tehran, and elsewhere for Earl and Edith Stendahl.
Additional Stendahl family correspondence can be found in Series V.A. and V.B.
