Archives of American Art

West Texas Museum Association records

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.westtexa
Creators:
West Texas Museum Association
Dates:
1950-1969
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2 Microfilm reels
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks containing institutional records and exhibition material, including the African art exhibition, 1963, which included masks from the Stanley Marcus Collection and 40 drawings by John Biggers based on his experiences in Ghana, the Texas Watercolor Association exhibitions, the Navajo weaving exhibition, the Sam Cantey Collection exhibition, and others.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 2251-2252 available for use through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in the Southwest collection, Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming, 1981, by the Southwest Collection, Texas Tech University as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas Project.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Art -- Exhibitions Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art -- Private collections -- Texas Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art, African -- Texas Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Biggers, John Thomas, 1924- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Texas Watercolor Association Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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