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Exhibition Archives
The Kallir Research Institute houses files on each of the exhibitions organized by the Galerie St. Etienne, New York. Files for exhibitions organized by the Neue Galerie, Vienna, are housed at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna and may be accessed at this link.
For a list of exhibitions at the Neue Galerie, Vienna, 1923 to 1956, click here.For a list of exhibitions at the Galerie St. Etienne, Paris, 1939, click here.For a list of exhibitions at the Galerie St. Etienne, New York, 1939 to 1979, click here.For a list of exhibitions at the Galerie St. Etienne, New York, 1980 to 2020 (with accompanying essays), click here. -
Documents
The Kallir Research Institute houses the archives of the Galerie St. Etienne, New York (1939-2020). In addition to exhibition files, these include:- Research materials for the Egon Schiele catalogue raisonné
- Research materials for the Grandma Moses catalogue raisonné
- Research materials for the Richard Gerstl catalogue raisonné
- Documents relating to the gallery’s representation of Anna Mary Robertson (“Grandma”) Moses, including correspondence with the artist and her family
- Files on artists represented by the Galerie St. Etienne, including (in addition to Schiele, Moses and Gerstl) Leonard Baskin, Morris Hirshfield, John Kane, Gustav Klimt, Käthe Kollwitz, and Paula Modersohn-Becker
- Material pertaining to American Views and the Johannes Press, ancillary businesses affiliated with the Galerie St. Etienne
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Library
Highlights of the Kallir Research Institute library include the following:- A virtually complete collection of books, exhibition catalogues and periodicals pertaining to Egon Schiele, Anna Mary Robertson (“Grandma”) Moses and Richard Gerstl
- Catalogues raisonnés on Max Beckmann, Lovis Corinth, Otto Dix, Richard Gerstl, George Grosz, Erich Heckel, John Kane, E.L. Kirchner, Gustav Klimt, Käthe Kollwitz, Oskar Kokoschka, Alfred Kubin, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Marie-Louise Motesiczky, Anna Mary Robertson (“Grandma”) Moses, Emil Nolde, Egon Schiele, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Arnold Schoenberg, and others.
- Additional books and catalogues pertaining to the above artists, German and Austrian Expressionism, the Wiener Werkstätte and self-taught artists
- Scrapbooks documenting Galerie St. Etienne exhibitions and the career of Anna Mary Robertson (“Grandma”) Moses
- Galerie St. Etienne, New York, and Neue Galerie, Vienna, exhibition catalogues and invitations
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Photos
Highlights of the Kallir Research Institute’s photo archive include the following:- Black and white photographs of the complete oeuvres of Egon Schiele, Anna Mary Robertson (“Grandma”) Moses and Richard Gerstl
- Color images of some of the above
- Documentary photographs pertaining to Schiele, Moses and Gerstl
- Selected photographs of works by other artists represented by the Galerie St. Etienne, including John Kane, Gustav Klimt, Käthe Kollwitz, and Paula Modersohn-Becker
- Installation shots of select Galerie St. Etienne exhibitions
- Photographs of Otto Kallir, Hildegard Bachert and Jane Kallir
All image requests related to Grandma Moses should be directed to Bridgeman Images. -
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Visit
Access to the Kallir Research Institute’s archives is available to qualified scholars engaged in a specific academic research project. If you would like to conduct research at the KRI, please submit your request in writing, including the following information:- Full name and contact information
- A brief description of the proposed research, its purpose and subject matter
- A brief description of the specific materials you would like to access
- A brief bio, including institutional or academic affiliation and contact information
- A professional letter of reference, for example from a curator, academic colleague, supervisor or thesis advisor
- A list of dates when you’d like to visit. Appointments are generally made on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10:30 – 5:00. The KRI is not open on weekends.
Applicants should demonstrate a strong need to examine materials in the archives and will be granted access at the KRI’s sole discretion.
