Title
R. Kirk Askew,
New York (Smithsonian)
Record
R. Kirk Askew
papers 1928-1967
3 microfilm reels: reels N69-107, N69-108 and 148
Description
Kirk
Askew (1903-1974) managed the New York branch of the London firm Durlacher
Brothers in the 1920s. Durlacher Brothers was established in 1843 by Henry and
George Durlacher. In 1937 Askew purchased the business which he ran from New
York until c. 1969. His personal papers include correspondence (c. 1943-45) with
artists who were represented by the gallery and exhibition catalogues (c.
1928-67). The London records dating from before Askew's time were destroyed by
George Durlacher prior to the sale.
Location of
Record
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Source
Smithsonian
Institution Research Information System
<http://www.siris.si.edu/>, accessed 3
January 2003.
N.H. Yeide, K. Akinsha, A.L. Walsh, AAM Guide to Provenance Research, Washington 2001, p. 215.
See also Askew (Getty)