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Jerry Bywaters Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-043

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

  • 1936 - 1988

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for public research. Researchers must make an appointment to view this collection.

Biographical / Historical

Jerry Bywaters was a well known Dallas-based painter, considered to be one of the Dallas Nine. He served as Director of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts from 1943 to 1964. Bywaters was also an art professor and Southern Methodist University and an art critic for the Dallas Morning News.

Extent

0.58 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

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.

Arrangement

The bulk of the collection is correspondence, which is arranged alphabetically by correspondant. DMFA subject files are arranged alphabetically by topic.

Related Materials

Jerry Bywaters Collection on Art of the Southwest, Southern Methodist University: https://www.smu.edu/libraries/hamon/bywaters/about/Collections

Title
Finding Aid to the Jerry Bywaters Papers
Author
Hillary Bober
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