James and Lillian Clark Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection contains documents, photographs, printed material, and newsclippings related to James and Lillian Clark's art collection and its installation at their home.
Dates
- 1962 - 2016
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for public research. Researchers must make an appointment to view this collection.
Biographical / Historical
James and Lillian Clark were major donors to the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts and the Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts. Major donations include a collection of Mondrian and Leger paintings along with Constantin Brancusi's egg-shaped sculpture, Beginning of the World.
Extent
0.50 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains documents, photographs, printed material, and newsclippings related to James and Lillian Clark's art collection and its installation at their home.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred to the Archives from Curator Dorothy Kosinski via Emily Vokt, October 27, 2000.
Processing Information
Additional description/notes were added for DACS compliance and ArchivesSpace local usage guidelines in 2021.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the James and Lillian Clark Collection
- Author
- Sammie Morris
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2012: Special Collections number assigned as identifier following new protocol. Accession number was 200X.008
Repository Details
Part of the Dallas Museum of Art Archives Repository