NATIONAL ARTS PUBLICATION DATABASE (NAPD)
Art Galleries as Gatekeepers: The Case of the Abstract Expressionists

Author: Bystryn, Marcia

Publication Year: 1977

Media Type: Report

Summary:

The author explains that the art market involves two types of galleries. The first type is the market-oriented galleries with primarily business goals. The other type is the artistic-oriented galleries with primarily cultural goals. She examines the examples of Betty Parsons and Sam Koonz galleries in New York in the 1940s and 1950s as embryonic of aspects of the contemporary art market.

Abstract:

The author explains that the art market involves two types of galleries. The first type is the market-oriented galleries with primarily business goals. The other type is the artistic-oriented galleries with primarily cultural goals. She examines the examples of Betty Parsons and Sam Koonz galleries in New York in the 1940s and 1950s as embryonic of aspects of the contemporary art market.

Arts & Intersections:

Categories: Creative Economies

ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Series Title:

Edition:

URL:

SBN/ISSN:

Pages:

Resources:

PUBLISHER INFORMATION

Name:

Website URL: