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Gallery 30 is an American fine art and craft gallery located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Gallery 30 has occupied two historic buildings in downtown Gettysburg, and its ownership has been active in the local community since the gallery's opening in 1979. Gallery 30 specializes in American fine art and artisan crafts with an emphasis on local and regional art; some of Gallery 30’s most notable artists have included Wendy Allen, Janet Walsh and Metro the Painting Racehorse. ==History== Gallery 30 opened in October 1979 when watercolorist L. Chris Fick and former Gettysburg College professor Elizabeth “Betty” Martin partnered in a venture that they called a “half bookstore, half gallery.” The women named their business “Gallery 30” in honor of its location at 30 York Street in downtown Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Gallery 30 opened with a small selection of paintings, photographs and sculptures by local and regional artists and about 4,000 books. The book selection spanned many literary genres but focused primarily on children’s literature, reflecting the owners’ appreciation for the art of illustration.〔 In June 1988, Gallery 30 was acquired by former music teacher and Kansas native Rodney Gisick. Although previous owner Betty Martin continued to be involved with Gallery 30’s book department in an advisory capacity, Gisick took Gallery 30’s selection in a different direction with the launch of a literary project that he dubbed “Man to Man Books.” By 1992 Gisick had compiled “the largest catalogue of men’s studies books available” in the United States, prompting one publisher to call Gallery 30 “the men’s bookstore for the nation.” During his time as owner, Gisick also made changes to Gallery 30’s art department, adding handcrafted gold and sterling silver jewelry〔 and more contemporary artisan crafts. In May 1993, Gallery 30 and its historic building were purchased by Washington, DC government relations consultants Lois Starkey and Bill Gilmartin. The new owners shifted Gallery 30’s primary focus from books back to local and regional art and further diversified the gallery’s collection of artisan crafts. Throughout the 1990s, Starkey and Gilmartin also concentrated on deepening the business’s roots in the Gettysburg community by regularly hosting book signings, art contests and other family-friendly events. In August 2007, Gallery 30 and its historic building were acquired by Pennsylvania entrepreneur Linda Atiyeh. Atiyeh enlarged Gallery 30’s selection of Pennsylvania-made artisan crafts, added handcrafted jewelry by both local and international artists and refined Gallery 30’s collection of local and regional fine art by placing a greater emphasis on Pennsylvania and Gettysburg-related subject matter. In 2013, Atiyeh expanded Gallery 30 by moving the business to a larger historic building at 26-28 York Street, next door to Gallery 30’s original location.〔Haines, Jessica A. “Gallery 30 moves to new location in Gettysburg.” The Gettysburg Times (PA ) 23 April 2013: page 1. Print.〕 In April 2015, Linda Atiyeh established Gallery 30’s online presence with the launch of an e-commerce web store and redesigned website. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gallery 30」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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