Greek and Byzantine Coins from the Collection of Edward Gans, April 25-June 7, 1959
Scope and Contents
An exhibition of ancient coins lent by German collector Edward Gans, representing ancient cultures across Europe, Africa, and Asia. The exhibition was arranged into fifteen groups based on time period, location, and culture, including the Celts, Italy, Sicily, Macedonia, Thrace, Central Greece, Athens, Aegina, Southern Greece, Crete, Asia Minor, Syria, Phoenicia, Palestine, Persia, Bactria, Egypt, Carthage, and the Byzantine Empire. The collection would be exhibited once more at the Legion of Honor in 1964.
The exhibition records span four folders and include an object list, planning correspondence, registration receipts, and a bulletin, plus a catalog and photographs.
Dates
- Creation: April 25-June 7, 1959
Creator
- Gans, Edward, 1887-1991 (Lender, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
At this time, the exhibition records are unavailable to the public and will only be made available to FAMSF staff upon request.
Biographical / Historical
Edward Gans was a German banker and collector born August 30, 1887 in Hamburg, Germany. He was employed as a banker in Germany. He moved to New York in 1938 and Berkeley in 1953. Married with two daughters. Gans did business as Numismatic Fine Arts prior to 1975. After 1975 the name was used by a company formed by Bruce McNall. He offered his numismatic reference library to the American Numismatic Association (ANA) but funds were not available. This occurred at the same time as fund raising for the ANA headquarters in Colorado Springs. Gans then arranged for the library containing over 10,000 titles to go to the UCLA library. His collection of seals and the related library was donated to UCLA in 1987. He died at home in Berkeley, California on February 13, 1991.
Source: https://nnp.wustl.edu/Library/PersonDetail/791
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (The exhibition records span four folders plus a catalog and photographs.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
An exhibition of ancient coins lent by German collector Edward Gans, representing ancient cultures across Europe, Africa, and Asia. The exhibition records span four folders plus a catalog and photographs.
Separated Materials
The Bulletin of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor Vol. 16, No. 11 & 12 served as the exhibition catalog and is in the Legion of Honor Exhibition Catalog collection in box 1. Object and installation photograph prints and negatives are housed in the Legion of Honor Exhibition Photograph collection in box 23.
Cultural context
Geographic
Style / Period
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Archives Repository
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
San Francisco California 94118 USA