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The Bodley Gallery was a prominent art gallery in New York City, USA, from the late 1940s through the early 1980s. The Bodley specialized in contemporary and modern art. David Mann was director of the gallery during its heyday.

Contents 1 Upper East Side haven for new and modern art 2 Early Warhol exhibitions at the Bodley Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Upper East Side haven for new and modern art

Several of Andy Warhol's earliest exhibitions in New York were at the Bodley during the 1950s, starting with two in 1956. Max Ernst had a major solo exhibition there in 1961, after his works were exhibited together with those of Yves Tanguy in a 1960 Bodley Gallery show. Many other notable artists had showings at the Bodley under Mr. Mann's directorship, including Clarence Holbrook Carter, Jane Frank, Eugenio Granell, Mina Loy, Larry Rivers, Ethel Schwabacher, and Ahmed Yacoubi.

Although the gallery emphasized the work of living artists, exhibits were not limited to such works - as evidenced by its showing of paintings by Tanguy in 1960, and by the exhibition catalogue listed below for a 1970 show including works of René Magritte, who had died in 1967. A 1971 exhibition entitled "Modern Master Drawings" included works by Klee, Leger, Matisse, and Picasso.

The Bodley Gallery was located near Madison Avenue at 223 East 60th Street, in Manhattan's wealthy Upper East Side neighborhood. Presently the storefront is occupied by Guy Regal, Ltd., a luxury furniture, antique, and art gallery with a collection emphasizing 18th century European furnishings.

[edit] Early Warhol exhibitions at the Bodley Gallery

• "Drawings for a Boy-Book" : February 14 - March 3, 1956 [1]

• "The Golden Slipper Show or Shoes Shoe in America" : December 3 - 22, 1956 [2]

• "A Show of Golden Pictures" : December 2 - 24, 1957 [3]

• "Wild Raspberries" : December 1 - 24, 1959 [4]

[edit] See also

• Andy Warhol
• Jane Frank
• Roberto Gari

[edit] References

• Bodley Gallery (New York, N.Y.) Max Ernst : paintings, collages, drawings, sculpture : October 30-November 25, 1961 : Bodley Gallery (exhibition catalogue and commentary) OCLC 54157692
• Bodley Gallery (New York, N.Y.) Modern master drawings 1971 : [exhibition February 16-March 6, 1971] (New York, N.Y. : The Gallery, 1971) OCLC: 37498294
• Carter, Clarence Holbrook; James A. Michener; Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer (New York, N.Y.); Bodley Gallery (New York, N.Y.) Clarence Carter : a joint exhibition 30 April through 1 June, 1974 Gimpel & Weitzenhiffer Gallery ... and Bodley Gallery (New York : Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer)
• Ernst, Max; René Magritte; Bodley Gallery (New York, N.Y.) Max Ernst, Magritte : February 17-March 14, 1970 (New York : Bodley Gallery) OCLC: 18858894
• Loy, Mina; and Julien Levy. Constructions, April 14-25, 1959 (New York : Bodley Gallery, 1959) OCLC: 11251843
• Schwabacher, Ethel; Jeanne Reynal; Bodley Gallery (New York, N.Y.) Of people : Ethel Schwabacher, pastels : Jeanne Reynal, mosaics. (New York : Bodley Gallery, 1976) OCLC: 48706042
• Stanton, Phoebe B., "The Sculptural Landscape of Jane Frank" (A.S. Barnes: South Brunswick, New Jersey, and New York, 1968) ISBN 1125323175

[edit] External links

• Andy Warhol art chronology at warholstars.org
• Larry Rivers Catalogue at artnet.com
• Ahmed Yacoubi at the Paul Bowles official website
• Yves Tanguy expositions (website in French)
• Obituary of Eugenio Granell in Britain's The Guardian newspaper (November 10, 2001) recording that "Granell showed in numerous group and one-man exhibitions at the Bodley Gallery and the Museum of Modern Art..."