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H. L. Gumbiner collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2382
Abstract

This collection consists of correspondences, drawings, articles, photographs, and the business dealings of the Los Angeles Theatre, the Tower Theatre, and the Cameo Theatre. These theatres were all once owned by H. L. Gumbiner.

Dates: 1912 - 1990

Gerhard and Marianne Pinkus papers

 Collection
Identifier: 6122
Abstract Gerhard and Marianne Pinkus emigrated from Germany to Los Angeles in the 1930s and began to collect art in the 1940s. After accumulating a small collection of choice (and sometimes rare) finds, Gerhard and Marianne became a major force in the Los Angeles art world, especially in regard to their primary interest: Marc Chagall. Though they focused mainly on Chagall, the Pinkuses collected drawings, lithographs, and paintings by many other artists from various periods, with some emphasis on...
Dates: 1859-2005; Majority of material found in 1920s-1970s