Mitchell Kennerley (August 14, 1878 – February 22, 1950) was an English born American publisher, editor, and gallery owner.
6-431: Anderson Galleries began as an auctioner of books, prints, and occasionally called Anderson Auction Company. It was founded by John Anderson Jr. in 1900 and later renamed Anderson Galleries. In 1917, the gallery began selling antiques and art at their new location on Park Avenue and 59th Street. In the 1920s, Mitchell Kennerley , who ran the business, sold the works of Marsden Hartley , photographs of Alfred Stieglitz , and
12-611: The Barbizon School . In 1932, an exhibition of Israel Sack, a dealer of decorative arts and furniture, was held at American Art Association-Anderson Galleries. Mitchell Kennerley He was born at Burslem , England . He was the manager of the New York branch of John Lane , the London publisher, from 1896 to 1900, business manager of the Smart Set in 1900-01, founded in 1901 and
18-902: The works of Georgia O'Keeffe , John Marin , and Charles Demuth . In 1926, Anderson Galleries took over important art sales from the American Art Association , beginning with the Viscount Leverhulme auction. Collector Cortlandt Field Bishop , owner of the American Art Associtation, bought Anderson Galleries in 1927. In 1929, the establishments merged to be the American Art Association-Anderson Galleries, Inc. and operated at 30 East 57th Street in Manhattan. It sold decorative arts, American and Italian antiques, and modern and antique art, like works of
24-543: Was a dealer in and published the work of Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman . In 1913, he was arrested, for sending an "obscene" book through the mail. In 1912, Kennerley's The Lyric Year One Hundred Poems, gave writer George Sterling 2nd place for his An Ode for the Centenary of the Birth of Robert Browning. This recognition was shared with Bertha Newberry 's The Beloved, as they represented California in this anthology. He
30-502: Was editor and proprietor until 1905 of the Reader magazine. He married Helen Rockwell Morley. In 1906, he started in the book publishing business. He used typesetter Frederic W. Goudy for his books, and advanced him money to complete one of his first successful fonts, which Goudy named Kennerley Old Style as a dedication. In 1910, he undertook the publication of The Forum and of The Papyrus (the later for author Michael Monahan). He
36-539: Was president of Anderson Galleries , from 1916 to 1929. In 1937-1938 he co-founded Parke-Bernet Galleries . Kennerley died in New York City at age 71. His papers are held at the New York Public Library , and Vassar College . Bruccoli, Matthew J. , The Fortunes of Mitchell Kennerley, Bookman ; 1986, Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich ISBN 0-15-132671-1 This biography of an American publisher
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