Andre Emmerich

EMMERICH--Andre, in his 83rd year, died peacefully at home in New York City on September 25, having suffered a stroke after a fiveyear battle with Lewy Body Disease. He is survived by his beloved wife Susanne, his loving sons, Adam (Pamela), Toby (Julie) and Noah, their mother Constance, by four grandchildren, Sarah, Rebecca, Benjamin and Cosy, by his sister Nicole (L. William) Teweles of Milwaukee, and his extended family. Born in Germany, and raised in Holland, Andre Emmerich came to New York City with his family in 1940 at the age of 15. He graduated from Oberlin College at 19. In 1954 he founded the Andre Emmerich Gallery in New York City. The gallery represented leading colorfield artists including Helen Frankenthaler, Hans Hofmann, Morris Louis and Jules Olitski, and sculptors such as Anthony Caro. Emmerich also pioneered connoisseurship and exhibition of Pre-Columbian art in the United States, and exhibited Greek and Roman art. He established Top Gallant sculpture park in Quaker Hill, a showcase for large-scale outdoor sculpture. Emmerich twice served as president of the Art Dealers Association of America, and was a founding member of the American Association of Dealers in American, Oriental and Primitive Art, and a member of the IRS Art Advisory Panel. Emmerich was a scholar and frequent lecturer and prolific author, including his books "Art Before Columbus" and "Sweat of the Sun and Tears of the Moon --Gold and Silver in Pre-Columbian Art", and many articles in Art News, The Wall Street Journal, and The New Criterion, among others. The funeral and internment will be private. A memorial will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers contributions may be sent to Incontinentia Pigmenti International Foundation (IPIF), 30 East 72nd Street, NYC 10021, or Weill Cornell Department of Neurology, In honor of Andre Emmerich, Memory Disorders Program, 1300 York Avenue, NYC 10021, attn: Tom Horton.