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David and Norma McManaway Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-054

Scope and Contents

The bulk of this collection are papers of Dallas-based artist David McManaway (d.2010) who was most known for his assemblage pieces he called Jomo boards. (NOTE: there are 4 McManaway works in the DMA collection.] The collection contains photographs, correspondence, publications, David's pun-y cartoon sketches, inspiration material, family materials, audiovisual recordings, and objects meaningful to David or part of his work process. The collection also contains some material from Norma McManaway.

Dates

  • 1950s-2010s

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is unprocessed; access may be permitted at the discretion of the archivist; contact the archives at archives@DMA.org.

Extent

21 Cubic Feet (8 cubic foot boxes; 3 sorting Hollinger boxes; loose bagged material from freezing) : Collection currently takes up 21 cubic feet of shelf space

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor. Some of this arrangement may have been lost in the freezing process.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Collection was donated by Norma McManaway. The donation was faciliated by Robin Ragin, who also boxed the collection for transfer.

Title
Finding Aid to the David and Norma McManaway Papers
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Hillary Bober
Date
2021-12-09
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Dallas Museum of Art Archives Repository

Contact:
1717 N. Harwood St.
Dallas TX 75201 US