"I first met Adolph in the Village, which is where you met people at that time. We met through friends at a party."
– Esther Gottlieb in an interview in 1976

Adolph Gottlieb and Esther Dick were married on June 12, 1932, and they worked in tandem throughout their lives. We invite you to explore some of their moments together during their lifetimes through photographs found in our archives. 

(left) Adolph and Esther Gottlieb with their dog Mickey at Brooklyn Pier, c. mid-1930s.
(right) Adolph Gottlieb and Esther Gottlieb on the roof of a building in New York, NY, September 1932.

(left) Adolph and Esther Gottlieb with Mickey the dog in Three Bridges, NJ, Summer 1936.
(right) Adolph and Esther Gottlieb in Gloucester, MA, 1940s.

Adolph and Esther Gottlieb sailing off Cape Ann, c. 1934.

(left) Adolph Gottlieb and Esther Gottlieb on the beach in Gloucester, MA, c. 1943.
(right) Adolph and Esther Gottlieb on the beach in Gloucester, MA, c. 1943.

(left) Adolph and Esther Gottlieb at 23rd Street Studio, 1959. Photographer: Marvin P. Lazarus.
(right) Adolph and Esther Gottlieb in Provincetown on Labor Day, September 7, 1959.

Adolph and Esther Gottlieb in East Hampton, 1960.

(left) Adolph and Esther Gottlieb with Clement and Janice Greenberg at André Emmerich Gallery opening of “Adolph Gottlieb: New Work”, January 2, 1958. 
(right) Adolph and Esther Gottlieb at São Paulo Bienal opening, September 1963.

(left) Adolph and Esther Gottlieb at 380 W. Broadway in front of Units #4 (1966), February 1972. Photographer: Bud Waintrob.
(right) Adolph and Esther Gottlieb at 380 W. Broadway in front of Units #4 (1966), February 1972. Photographer: Bud Waintrob.