Bodley Gallery
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The Bodley Gallery was a prominent art gallery in New York City, USA, from the late 1940s through the early 1980s. The Bodley specialized in contemporary and modern art. David Mann was director of the gallery during its heyday.
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[edit] Upper East Side haven for new and modern art
Several of Andy Warhol's earliest exhibitions in New York were at the Bodley during the 1950s, starting with two in 1956. David Mann, the Bodley's director, had previously managed the Hugo Gallery, which mounted Warhol's first exhibition in 1952 [1]. According to at least one source, Mann was still director of the Bodley as late as 1981. [2]
Max Ernst had a major solo exhibition at the Bodley Gallery in 1961, after his works were exhibited together with those of Yves Tanguy in a 1960 Bodley Gallery show. Many other notable artists had showings at the Bodley under Mr. Mann's directorship, including Victor Brauner, Clarence Holbrook Carter, Jane Frank, Charlotte Gilbertson, Eugenio Granell, Mina Loy, Larry Rivers, Ethel Schwabacher, and Ahmed Yacoubi.
Although the gallery emphasized the work of living artists, exhibits were not limited to such works - as evidenced by its showing of paintings by Tanguy in 1960, and by the exhibition catalogue listed below for a 1970 show including works of René Magritte, who had died in 1967. A 1971 exhibition entitled "Modern Master Drawings" included works by Klee, Leger, Matisse, and Picasso.
[edit] Early Warhol exhibitions at the Bodley Gallery
- "Drawings for a Boy-Book" : February 14 - March 3, 1956 [3]
- "The Golden Slipper Show or Shoes Shoe in America" : December 3 - 22, 1956 [4]
- "A Show of Golden Pictures" : December 2 - 24, 1957 [5]
- "Wild Raspberries" : December 1 - 24, 1959 [6]
[edit] Location, location, location
According to many sources (including warholstars.com and the 1961 Max Ernst exhibition catalogue listed below), the Bodley Gallery was located (through the 1950s and until at least 1961) at 223 East 60th Street, in Manhattan's wealthy Upper East Side neighborhood. This would place it between Second and Third Avenues. Presently the storefront is occupied by Guy Regal, a luxury gallery selling mostly European antiques.
As of no later than early 1964, the Bodley Gallery had relocated to 787 Madison Avenue (an ad on page 15 of the April 1964 issue of Art in America gives this address). This put it in an even more exclusive section of the Upper East Side, at Madison and 67th Street. That is now the address of Jacadi, which sells upscale children's clothing.
A third address, 1063 Madison Avenue (at 80th Street), seems to have been in effect by about 1975, if not earlier (but no earlier than 1967; see references and external links). 1063 Madison is now the address of a women's fashion boutique called Agnes B.
It is possible, of course, that the Bodley owned or rented more than one location simultaneously.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Art in America, Vol. 52, no. 2, April 1964. ISSN 00043214
- Bodley Gallery (New York, N.Y.) Max Ernst : paintings, collages, drawings, sculpture : October 30-November 25, 1961 : Bodley Gallery, 223 East 60, New York (exhibition catalogue and commentary; published by the gallery, 1961) OCLC 54157692
- Bodley Gallery (New York, N.Y.) Modern master drawings 1971 : [exhibition February 16-March 6, 1971] (New York, N.Y. : The Gallery, 1971) OCLC: 37498294
- Victor Brauner : paintings, encaustics, drawings ; 1932 - 1959 / Bodley Gallery <New York, NY> New York, 1961. – 2 Faltbl. : zahlr. Ill. (See "external links" for electronic record of this catalog in German archive.)
- Carter, Clarence Holbrook; James A. Michener; Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer (New York, N.Y.); Bodley Gallery (New York, N.Y.) Clarence Carter : a joint exhibition 30 April through 1 June, 1974 Gimpel & Weitzenhiffer Gallery ... and Bodley Gallery (New York : Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer)
- Ernst, Max; René Magritte; Bodley Gallery (New York, N.Y.) Max Ernst, Magritte : February 17-March 14, 1970 (New York : Bodley Gallery) OCLC: 18858894
- Gilbertson, Charlotte; Bodley Gallery (New York, N.Y.); Charlotte Gilbertson (exhibition): Bodley Gallery, New York City (New York : The Gallery, 1971 OCLC 10480617
- Hausman, Fred. Hausman, the human pattern II : (exhibition), Bodley Gallery, 787 Madison Avenue, New York City, October 24-November 5, 1966 (New York : The Gallery, 1966) OCLC: 14274993
- Perutz, Dolly; Bodley Gallery (New York, N.Y.). Dolly Perutz : (1908-1979) : the last 25 years of her work : sculpture·graphics·encaustics : January 27 through February 14, 1981 : Bodley Gallery. (New York : The Gallery, 1981) OCLC 80195043
- Loy, Mina; and Julien Levy. Constructions, April 14-25, 1959 (New York : Bodley Gallery, 1959) OCLC: 11251843
- Schwabacher, Ethel; Jeanne Reynal; Bodley Gallery (New York, N.Y.) Of people : Ethel Schwabacher, pastels : Jeanne Reynal, mosaics. (New York : Bodley Gallery, 1976) OCLC: 48706042
- Stanton, Phoebe B., "The Sculptural Landscape of Jane Frank" (A.S. Barnes: South Brunswick, New Jersey, and New York, 1968) ISBN 1-125-32317-5 (The book lists two exhibitions for Jane Frank at the Bodley Gallery, in 1963 and 1967).
[edit] External links
- Andy Warhol art chronology at warholstars.org
- Larry Rivers Catalogue at artnet.com. This page lists reviews for Larry Rivers, including "Bodley gallery, Art International, v. 21. December, 1977, p. 73. "
- Ahmed Yacoubi at the Paul Bowles official website. Under "Major Exhibitions of Ahmed Yacoubi's Art," this page lists for the year 1966 "Bodley Gallery, New York, run by David Mann."
- Yves Tanguy expositions (website in French: under Tanguy exhibitions for 1960, this pages lists "New York, Bodley Gallery. Yves Tanguy. Max Ernst, 18 janvier - 13 février.)
- Obituary of Eugenio Granell in Britain's The Guardian newspaper (November 10, 2001) recording that "Granell showed in numerous group and one-man exhibitions at the Bodley Gallery and the Museum of Modern Art..."
- Auction catalogue from Tajan, Paris, showing Victor Brauner mixed media work with provenance information including: "Expositions: Victor Brauner, Bodley Gallery, New York 1961." (This is a pdf file: see pp. 74-75)
- Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte - OPAC: German archive listing of exhibition catalogue: "Victor Brauner : paintings, encaustics, drawings ; 1932 - 1959" / Bodley Gallery; New York, 1961.
- Steven Glucksberg profile page, listing a 1975 show at the "Bodley Gallery, Madison Avenue"
- Stephen Polin bio listing Oct. 1978 exhibition at "BODLEY GALLERY 1063 Madison Avenue, N,Y, (80th St.) 10028"
- Another Stephen Polin exhibition, September 1975, Bodley Gallery, "1063 Madison Avenue".
- Essie Pinsker website, listing a 1981 exhibition at the Bodley Gallery, with "David Mann, Director"
- Artnet.com: information on Charles Bunnell (Charles Ragland Bunnell), another important artist who had a solo show at the Bodley Gallery (in 1955)
- Dolly Perutz artwork ad, describing a verso that reads "Bodley Gallery/1063 Madison Avenue, New York"
