Neumann, J. B. (Jsrael Ber) - Social Networks and Archival Context
- ️Wed Mar 02 1887
J. B. Neumann was an innovative art dealer in New York City. He was married to artist Elsa Schmid.
From the description of Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1929-1961, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155902422
Jsreal Ben Neumann [JBN] was born in Austria in 1887. In 1910, he opened his first book and art store in Berlin, displaying works by such artists as Edvard Munch. By 1922, branches were opened in Bremen, Düsseldorf, and Munich. Neumann moved to New York City in 1923; a year later he would open a gallery, first called J.B. Neumann's Print Room and later the New Art Circle gallery, which was also known as a meeting spot for artists and art lovers. He championed progressive living artists, including Wassily Kandinsky, Max Beckmann, Paul Klee, and Georges Rouault. His wife, Elsa Schmidt, was a well-known artist who worked in mosaics. In addition to being an art dealer, Neumann was an art critic, author, lecturer, and publisher. Neumann died in Rye, New York on April 28, 1961.
From the description of J.B. Neumann papers, 1914-1963. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122614014
Art dealer, lecturer, gallery director, publisher; New York, N.Y.
Directed New Art Circle. Published periodical Artlover and created the printing company Gehenna Press; b. 1887, Austria; d. 1961).
From the description of J. B. Neumann papers, 1915-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122571167
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| creatorOf | Neumann, J. B. (Jsrael Ber), 1887-1961. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1929-1961, n.d. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| creatorOf | J. B. Neumann papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Maurice Becker papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Eva Lee Gallery records | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Max Weber papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Avis Berman research material on Katharine Kuh | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Max Kahn papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | J.B. Neumann Papers | Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) | |
| creatorOf | Frankforter, Katherine. Class notes from Black Mountain College, 1942-1945. | Getty Research Institute | |
| creatorOf | Ilse-Margret Vogel papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Schmid, Elsa, 1897-. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1946. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | R. Sturgis Ingersoll papers relating to Henry McCarter | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Lee Gatch papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Josef Albers letters to J. B. Neumann | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | José de Creeft papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Wassily Kandinsky papers, 1911-1940, 1921-1937 | Getty Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Lily Harmon papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1912-1970 (inclusive), 1912-1954 (bulk). | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944. Wassily Kandinsky papers, 1911-1940 (bulk 1921-1937). | Getty Research Institute | |
| creatorOf | Elsa Schmid papers | Archives of American Art |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
| Relation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| associatedWith | Albers, Josef. | person |
| associatedWith | Barr, Alfred Hamilton, 1902- | person |
| associatedWith | Becker, Maurice, 1889-1975. | person |
| associatedWith | Beckmann, Max, 1884-1950 | person |
| associatedWith | Ben-Zion | person |
| associatedWith | Ben-Zion. | person |
| associatedWith | Berman, Avis | person |
| associatedWith | Berman, Avis. | person |
| associatedWith | Bluemner, Oscar, 1867-1938. | person |
| associatedWith | Bolotowsky, Ilya, 1907-1981, | person |
| associatedWith | Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976. | person |
| associatedWith | Dasburg, Andrew, 1887-1979. | person |
| associatedWith | De Creeft, José, 1884-1982. | person |
| associatedWith | Eva Lee Gallery | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Foka (Firm: New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Frankforter, Katherine. | person |
| associatedWith | Gatch, Lee, 1902-1968. | person |
| associatedWith | Greene, Balcomb, 1904-1990, | person |
| associatedWith | Harmon, Lily, 1912- | person |
| associatedWith | Ingersoll, R. Sturgis (Robert Sturgis), b. 1891. | person |
| associatedWith | Kahn, Max. | person |
| correspondedWith | Kandinsky, Wassily, 1866-1944. | person |
| associatedWith | Klee, Paul, 1879-1940 | person |
| associatedWith | Knaths, Karl, 1891-1971. | person |
| correspondedWith | Komisarjevsky, Theodore, 1882-1954 | person |
| associatedWith | Kufeld, Jack. | person |
| associatedWith | Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949. | person |
| associatedWith | Morrison, Helen Balfour | person |
| associatedWith | Munch, Edvard, 1863-1944 | person |
| associatedWith | Nakian, Reuben, 1897-1986 | person |
| associatedWith | Namuth, Hans | person |
| associatedWith | New Art Circle (New York, N.Y.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988 | person |
| associatedWith | Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963. | person |
| associatedWith | Rouault, Georges, 1871-1958 | person |
| associatedWith | Schmid, Elsa, 1897- | person |
| associatedWith | Sterne, Maurice, 1878-1957. | person |
| associatedWith | Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946. | person |
| associatedWith | Valentin, Curt, 1902-1954. | person |
| associatedWith | Valentiner, Wilhelm Reinhold, 1880-1958. | person |
| associatedWith | Vogel, Ilse Margret. | person |
| associatedWith | Weber, Max, 1881-1961. | person |
| associatedWith | White, Clarence H., 1871-1925 | person |
| associatedWith | World House Galleries. | corporateBody |