Johnstone Gallery Archive 1948-ca. 1992
Collection
Accession number
RBHARC-7
Date
1948-ca. 1992
Abstract
The collection comprises 26 bound volumes, 114 files, 153 printed catalogues, 7 invitations, 5 typescripts, 1 suitcase and 1 document.
Scope and content
The collection documents the Johnstones' administration of the Galleries, and later consultancy, and the relationships with artists, clients and other galleries. It includes scrapbooks, correspondence, photograph albums, exhibition catalogues and financial records. Some personal material following the closure of the Galleries is included, as is some correspondence following Brian Johnstone's death in 1988. In 2021, this collection was added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Australian Register.
System of arrangement
Arranged into 10 series.
Description
50 boxes of correspondence, exhibition catalogues and records (13.8 linear metres.)
Additional format
Digital copies available for selected items.
Access restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Copyright status
In copyright.
Conditions of use
You are free to use for personal research and study. For other uses see https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/understanding-copyright
Notes
Photocopying of the collection is not allowed, with the exception of some exhibition catalogues for which a copying duplicate is held.
Preferred citation
RBHARC-7, Johnstone Gallery Archive, Australian Library of Art, State Library of Queensland.