[1] Founded in 1874, it is one of the oldest art galleries in the United States.
"[1] It was founded by Hermann Wunderlich in 1874 under the name of Hermann Wunderlich & Co.[1] In its early years, it was the first American dealer for the paintings of James McNeill Whistler, who spent a good deal of time at the gallery.
[1] When Wunderlich died in 1892, Edward G. Kennedy took over the gallery, whose name was changed in 1912 to Kennedy & Co.[1] The gallery's new name was at least in part a response to rising anti-German sentiment in the United States in the lead-up to World War I.
[1] Kennedy retired in 1916, whereupon Herman Wunderlich became the gallery's senior partner until his death in 1951.
During the 1950s the Society of American Graphic Artists held their annual exhibitions at the Kennedy Galleries.