Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1956–2010 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
No further accruals are expected.
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Gallery Moos was opened by Walter Moos in May 1959 at the corner of Avenue Road and Davenport Road in Toronto. Early in 1963 it moved to Yorkville Avenue, becoming one of the first arrivals in what was to become a significant gallery district of the city, and subsequently prospered there for some 30 years. In July 1992 the gallery moved to 622 Richmond Street West.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Series comprises files kept by Gallery Moos on the gallery’s artists, chiefly containing correspondence, brief biographies, lists of art works, and press clippings; files are arranged alphabetically. Series also includes records of the Gershon Iskowitz Foundation.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to material in this series requires the written permission of the directors of Gallery Moos until a period of five years has elapsed from the time that Gallery Moos ceases operation. Access to Special Collections is by appointment only. Please contact the reference desk for more information.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright is held by Gallery Moos. Copyright belonging to other parties, such as that of photographs, may still rest with the creator of these items. It is the researcher’s responsibility to obtain permission for the reproduction of any part of the fonds.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Correspondence regarding artists will be found in Series 2 (Gallery, dealer and associate files), Series 3 (Art fair files), Series 4 (Travel files), Series 8 (Correspondence), Series 9 (New York office records) and Series 14 (Gallery director’s files). Biographies, lists of works, press clippings and images of artworks by individual artists will also be found in Series 13 (Administration files).
Notes area
Note
Physical description:Photos include 455 slides (photographs), 381 photographic prints, 113 transparencies and 26 negatives (photographic).
Note
Physical condition:Ink on photocopies in some files may adhere to plastic sleeves in which the material is contained. Damage may result from attempting to remove some items from the sleeves.
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Description control area
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Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Originally prepared in 2002 and 2012, revised in 2015
Language(s)
- English