Archives of American Art

A Finding Aid to the David Gallery Records, 1963-1982, in the Archives of American Art

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.davigall
Creators:
David Gallery
Dates:
1963-1982
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
Repository:
The David Gallery records measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1963 to 1982. This small collection sheds light on the gallery's operations through correspondence, photographs, printed material, exhibition ephemera, and several price lists. The collection also includes an etching by artist Lucas Johnson.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The David Gallery records measure 0.5 linear feet and date from 1963 to 1982. The collection consists of correspondence with museums, friends, and artists, including Seymour Leichman and illustrated letters by Donald Roller Wilson; an essay, posters, announcements, and catalogs from exhibitions held at David Gallery; an etching made by Lucas Wilson; newspaper clippings, advertisements, and articles; and the resumes of artists Bob Fowler and Bruce Kleinsmith, also known as Futzie Nutzle. Photographs in the collection include images of artists Lucas Johnson, Forest Moses, Bob Fowler, Paul Maxwell, Bob Camblin, and others; events and exhibitions held at David Gallery; the gallery's exterior; an exhibition installation; and of Dianne David, the gallery's founder.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Due to the small size of this collection the records are arranged as one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
The David Gallery was founded in Houston, Texas in 1963 by Dianne David. The gallery exhibited mostly local painters and sculptors, and had a large influence on the Houston contemporary art scene. David was known for representing and exhibiting artists whose work and personality she liked personally. Artists shown at the gallery include Bob Camblin, Lucas Johnson, Donald Roller Wilson, Seymour Leichmann, and Bob Fowler, all of whom she became friends with. David closed her gallery in 1982.

Administration

Author
Christopher DeMairo
Sponsor
The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Existence and Location of Copies
Portions of the collection are available on 35mm microfilm reel 3448-3449 at the Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan. Researchers should note that the arrangement of material described in the container inventory does not reflect the arrangement of the collection on microfilm.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project, material on reel 3100, frames 1-138 were lent for microfilming 1983 by Lester Giese; and reel 3100 frames 143-583 were lent for microfilming in 1983 by Dianne David, owner of the gallery. The records were donated in 1981 by Dianne David.
Processing Information
The collection was processed and a finding aid prepared by Christopher DeMairo in 2021.
Separated Materials
The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming. Reel 3100 frames 1-138 consist of David Gallery exhibition announcements. Reel 3100 frames 143-583 consists of 14 artists' files compiled by Dianne David, which include correspondence, mostly letters received by Dianne David; printed material; sketches and 2 etchings by Bob Camblin; and photographs of artists, their works and 1 photo of the gallery. Artists' include: William C. Agee, Jack Boynton, Bob Camblin, Roy Fridge, James Kearns, Seymour Leichman, Jim Love, David McManaway, Robert Morris, Futzie Nutzle, Peter Paone, Mike Selig and Don Shaw. Materials were returned to the lenders after microfilming. Loaned materials were returned to the donor and are not described in the collection container inventory.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Preferred Citation
David Gallery records, 1963-1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art galleries, Commercial -- Texas Function Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art, American -- Texas -- Houston Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Texas -- Houston Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
David, Dianne, 1938 or 9- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Camblin, Bob Bilyeu, 1928-2010 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Johnson, Lucas, 1940-2002 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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