Guide to the Papers of Gisella Scheinberg, 1969-1994

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 9305, MS Acc05.100
Creator:
Gisella Scheinberg
Extent:
0.6 metres and (4 boxes, 1 folder)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Gisella Scheinberg, National Library of Australia, [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Permission required for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:
Personal papers of the gallery director Gisella Scheinberg, relating to the artist Donald Friend. The papers document her relationship with the artist as a dealer and a friend. They include correspondence, exhibition catalogues, press cuttings, price lists and business papers. Of greatest interest is the collection of over 50 letters from Friend to Scheinberg. Also included in the papers is an unpublished manuscript by Friend, and papers relating to the art critic and artist Paul Haefliger.
Biographical Note:

Gisella Scheinberg was born in Hungary in 1921. After the German invasion of her homeland in 1944, she came to Australia as a Jewish refugee in 1948 and married Albert Scheinberg.

Gisella Scheinberg founded the Holdsworth Galleries in Woollahra, Sydney, in 1969 and remained the owner and director for 28 years. She was closely associated with Donald Friend, as a dealer and a friend, from 1969 until his death in 1989. Friend held frequent exhibitions at the Holdsworth Galleries until 1988 when he decided to exhibit elsewhere. Other artists who exhibited at Holdsworth included Tim Storrier, Arthur Boyd, Charles Blackman, Robert Dickerson, Ray Crooke, Patrick Hockey and Paul Haefliger. Russel Drysdale, Clifton Pugh, Judy Cassab, Noel Counihan and Sali Herman became good friends.

Gisella Scheinberg's arrangement of the 11 folders of papers has been preserved by the Library. The papers show the relationship between Australian painter and author, Donald Friend, and Mrs Scheinberg. The collection documents the personal support she gave to the artist, especially when his health deteriorated, and in his final years.

The papers, which date from 1969 to 1994, include personal correspondence, records of exhibitions held at the galleries, price lists, guest lists, exhibition catalogues, newsclippings, business correspondence dealing with the sale of paintings, loan agreements, and some details of Friend's personal and financial affairs.

Collection Retrieval Advice:

Please note: each consignment in this collection has a separate box number sequence (i.e. there may be multiple Box 1s). Please cite the relevant Class number as well as the Box number when requesting retrieval of material from the collection.

Provenance:

The papers were donated to the Library by Gisella Scheinberg in 1996 and 1997 under the Cultural Gifts Program.

Indexed terms

Names:
Gisella Scheinberg

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1501956).
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Gisella Scheinberg, National Library of Australia, [class number, box number and series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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