SC. Special Collections

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This is a collection of postcards and flyers sent by galleries, arts organizations and artists to announce or promote exhibitions or events. The gallery cards were collected by Harris from 1960s-2010s, with the bulk from the 1980s and 1990s. Mailings are arranged in seven series: Dallas, Metroplex, Texas, Organizations, Artists, and Events.

Scope and Contents The Paul Rogers Harris Papers contain records on a wide variety of projects, from his graduate work at New York University and with Claes Oldenburg to his work as an independent curator in a number of capacities: curator, consignment dealer and estate executor. Materials date between 1959 and 2001. Types of materials include correspondence, notes, research material, ephemera, exhibition information for the gallery Modern Dallas Art, exhibition records, artist slides, consignment sales...

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This collection consists of two items: a framed poster from the DMA exhibition Lone Star Regionalism: The Dallas Nine and Their Circle, 1985, signed to Seib by Jerry Bywaters in 1985. Second, a Richard Avedon exhibition catalogue signed to Seib in 1979.

Scope and Contents This collection contains record from Photographs Do Not Bend (PDNB) Gallery, a Dallas gallery founded in 1995 focused on photographers and photographs. PDNB was founded and operated by Missy and Burt Finger. The majority of the collection consists of 18 annual gallery exhibition and events binders which may include invitation, press release and coverage, checklist and printed material for each exhibition or event. The collection also contains newspaper / press tear sheets (clippings) and...

Abstract Original montage / collage by artist Roger Winter for the cover of the catalogue for the exhibition One i at a Time, held at Pollock Galleries, Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University, March 20-April 25, 1971. The exhibition featured Texas artists: Roy Fridge, Bill Komodore, Jim Love, David McManaway, Hal Pauley, Herb Rogalla, Charles Williams, and Roger Winter. The collage has a landscape background with photos or photo-representations of...

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The collection contains land deeds, title, wills and related documents regarding the transfer of the property at Ross and Harwood from John Grigsby (1842) to The Praetroians (1933). The DMA stands on the northwest corner of the Ross and Harwood intesection.

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Collection contains papers and photographs collected by Sarah Dorsey Hudson pertaining to her travel on museum-sponsored trips. Papers for each trip may include: itineraries (possibly with notes on activites of the day); correspondence; photographs; list of trip participants; roommate lists; and news clippings. Not all trips will have all types of materials.

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This collection contains the catalogues or handbooks of the art exhibition installed by the Art Department of the State Fair of Texas for 1905-1934.

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Papers of artist Stephen Lapthisophon, including his writing, documentionation of exhibitions he participated and curated, and attended. The bulk of the collection relates to Lapthisophon's career in Chicago, Illinois.

Abstract Victor Dada was an ensemble of writer/performers who worked in the medium of performance poetry or performance art active in Dallas from 1979-1986. They utilized music, poetry, theater, comedy and electronic sound constructs in performances. The collection documents these performances through scripts and poems, programs, promotion, correspondence, contracts, press coverage, and photographic, audio and video documentation of performances and appearaces. The collection also contains Victor...