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Alfred C. Harrison, Jr. Archives of the North Point Gallery
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography/Administrative History
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Alfred C. Harrison, Jr. Archives of the North Point Gallery
    Dates: 1985-2021
    Collection Number: 003.CRART.CAU
    Creator/Collector: Alfred C. Harrison, Jr.
    Extent: Approximately 14 linear feet (four 4-drawer file cabinets; one 2-drawer file cabinet; twenty 3-ring binders)
    Repository: Crocker Art Museum
    Sacramento, California 95814
    Abstract: This collection consists of artist files and exhibition research notes compiled by Alfred C. Harrison, Jr., owner and President of the North Point Gallery from 1985-2021. The Gallery specialized in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American and European art, with an emphasis on early California art.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    Access is limited to in-person consultation. Call 916-808-8856 or email library@crockerart.org for an appointment. Collection contents are for research purposes only.

    Publication Rights

    Preferred citation: Alfred C. Harrison, Jr. Archives of the North Point Gallery, Crocker Art Museum.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item]. Alfred C. Harrison, Jr. Archives of the North Point Gallery. Collection Number: 003.CRART.CAU. Crocker Art Museum

    Acquisition Information

    The collection was presented to the Crocker Art Museum Library, February 15, 2021, by Alfred C. Harrison, Jr.

    Biography/Administrative History

    The North Point Gallery, founded by UC Davis Professor Joseph A. Baird, Jr. in 1972, was originally located at 872 North Point Street in San Francisco. In 1985, following Dr. Baird's retirement, art historian and author Alfred C. Harrison, Jr. assumed ownership. First relocated to 407 Jackson Street in San Francisco, the Gallery later moved to its final address at 2247 Fifth Street in Berkeley. The archival collection was presented by Mr. Harrison to the Crocker Art Museum in February 2021 and the North Point Gallery closed in March 2021, partly as a result of challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    The files of the North Point Gallery comprise news clippings, exhibition research notes, artists' biographies and ephemera related to the activities of artists active in California from the mid-19th century through the mid-20th century. The extensive historic news articles consist of art reporting and art criticism from numerous publications in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Boston, arranged chronologically by individual artist. In total, the news items represent timelines of artistic activity and document contemporary reception of early California artists and their work in the larger West and East Coast urban milieus.

    Indexing Terms

    Alfred C. Harrison, Jr.
    North Point Gallery

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