Macbeth Gallery Exhibition Catalogs
The Macbeth Gallery was the first New York gallery to specialize in American art and is historically important for exhibiting work by many American artists well-known to us today, including Winslow Homer, Charles H. Davis, and Andrew Wyeth. In addition to solo exhibitions, many group shows were held at the Macbeth Gallery in the early 20th century—several would have a profound impact on the development and appreciation of American art.
Consequently, the Macbeth Gallery materials held at both the Thomas J. Watson Library and the Frick Art Reference Library are frequently consulted, but they are also rapidly deteriorating. It made sense from both service and preservation perspectives to join together and digitize our collections of over 450 unique items published by the Gallery between 1895 and 1953. As a result, and beyond increased accessibility and preservation, a major benefit to both libraries is that each collection has been enriched with unique items from the other.
This digital collection provides a more complete picture of Macbeth Gallery exhibition activity, and complements the Archives of American Art’s effort to catalog their collection of Macbeth Gallery records and papers (the Finding Aid for which is located here: Archives of American Art Finding Aid).
Funding for this project was provided by the Lifchez-Stronach Preservation Fund for the Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
At top: Charles Culver, 1948.