Florian Papp

[1] He departed Hungary in the early twentieth century, leaving on the Kronprinz Wilhelm from the port of Bremen and arriving at Ellis Island on May 6, 1903.

The ship’s manifest, which identifies him as Floryan Pap, describes him as 20 years old and a joiner by trade.

He died in January 1965 at age 81, survived by Ilma and their four sons: Joseph, George, William, and Robert.

Florian Papp's gallery was originally located in Chelsea, Manhattan until two of his sons, William and Joseph, joined him in the 1940s and followed the trends of the New York art world to the 57th Street area.

The third generation, Melinda and William Jr. joined in the late 1970s and currently function as co-directors.

Front window of the Florian Papp Gallery at 962 Madison Ave.
A photograph of the gallery storefront from the 1950s.
Florian Papp exhibition of an extending Regency mechanical dining table.
Florian Papp exhibition of Aesthetic period furniture.