Edith Gregor Halpert Lindsay Pollock (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Chronicling the forgotten story of Edith Gregor Halpert, the Russian-Jewish immigrant who's ambition lead her to run one of the most successful downtown galleries in New York and single-handedly creating the market for American art, journalist Lindsay Pollack offers this unforgettable life story of class and tragic loss. Her Downtown Gallery hosted some of the great American art luminaries of the century, from Charles Sheeler, Arthur Dove, to Georgia O'Keefe, and her relentless passion would lay the groundwork for the aggressive promotion and sales of artwork that continues to dominate the backrooms of galleries today. Notes, Bibliography, Index. Illus., color/b&w. 484p.…