SC. Special Collections

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This collection comprises research materials gathered by Edmund J. Kahn regarding the Charles Sheeler works in the Kahn collection. The information primarily relates to Suspended Power, but also contains information on Connecticut Power House.

The collection includes correspondence, invoices, receipts, shipping orders, printed materials, and one photograph. Files organized alphabetically by subject.

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This collection contains materials accumulated by Elwood W. Schafer (Woody) related to the forgeries acquired by Al Meadows, the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University, and the exhibition El Greco of Toledo held at the DMFA in 1982. Materials include news clippings, correspondence and annotated publications.

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The collection documents the activities of Gray Matters Gallery, an alternative gallery space in Dallas showing emerging artists that primarily operated from 1991-2005. The gallery was founded and directed by David Szafranski and Vance Wingate. The majority of the records document the exhibitions and events held at Gray Matters Gallery between 1991 and 2005.

Abstract The Bartscht papers document Bartscht's career in the arts between 1946 and 1992. The collection contains topics such as the founding of the Dallas Society for Contemporary Arts and the Dallas Museum for Contemporary Art; Bartscht's work as an artist inlcuding shows and commissioned work, both religious and secular; teaching at the Univeristy of Dallas and other class offerings; and photographs. The Bartscht papers also include the papers of Waltrud Bartscht, Heri's wife. Waltrud's papers...

Abstract Collection of materials created by Inge Asenbaum, gallerist and collector of contemporary jewelry. Most of the materials are related to Asenbaum's gallery, Galerie am Graben in Vienna, Austria, in existance from 1972-1988. Other materials are related to jewelry-based gallery shows and museum exhibitions in Europe and Australia for Asenbaum's stable of artists. The collection contains gallery posters, ephemera, photographs, drawings and an artist book / honoring Asenbaum at the close of...

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Nolan's scrapbook contains printed material and ephemeral items such as invitations, membership cards, identification cards, transportation tickets, event tickets, etc. in conjunction with the Great Lakes and Texas Centennial expositions and other city events and activities. The scrapbook also includes cards/announcements from friend and cartoonist Jerry Doyle.

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Collection contains photographic and research material on James and Charlotte Brooks. Much is related to the Brooks' summers spent in Montauk, with some material related to Brooks career in New York City.

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The collection contains documents, photographs, printed material, and newsclippings related to James and Lillian Clark's art collection and its installation at their home.

Scope and Contents This collection contains the article archive and research files of Janet Kutner, art critic for the Dallas Morning News for 30 years. The article archive covers 1970-2006. Research files include artist files and slides, subject files (topics, galleries, non-artist people, non-DFW museums), and museum files (DFW museums). Research files consist of clippings and articles by Kutner, research articles, press releases, gallery publications, and notes. In addition to the article archive and...

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Records contain both DMFA and personal papers of Jerry Bywaters, DMFA Director 1943-1964. This collection is small collection found at the home of Bywaters after the bulk of the collection was donated to SMU.