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Archives of American Art
A Finding Aid to the Carlin Galleries Records, 1942-1980, in the Archives of American Art
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.carligall
- Creators:
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Carlin Galleries
- Dates:
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1942-1980
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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4 Microfilm reels
- Repository:
The records of Fort Worth, Texas, Carlin Galleries date from 1942-1979 on 4 microfilm reels. The collection documents the gallery's history primarily through artist files, and scrapbooks.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The records of Fort Worth, Texas, Carlin Galleries date from 1942-1980 on 4 microfilm reels. The collection documents the gallery's history through artist files and scrapbooks.
Artist files include correspondence, sales statements, price lists, exhibition catalogs and announcements, and publicity material including press releases and magazine and news clippings. Also included are photos of the artwork of each artist featured in the collection in addition to a few photos of the artists themselves. An additional subject file on Peter Hurd contains correspondence between Electra Carlin and Hurd and others; statements of Hurd's sales; consignment statements; and a receipt from the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art.
Twelve scrapbooks dating from 1959-1978 contain news clippings, photos, guest lists, exhibition announcements, and invitations.
Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection is arranged as two series.
- Series 1: Artist Files, 1942-1980 (Reels 1835-1836, 2057)
- Series 2: Scrapbooks, 1959-1978 (Reels 1836-1837)
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Located in Fort Worth, Texas, Carlin Galleries was one of the first private galleries in Texas dedicated to art and focused primarily on artists from Fort Worth and the Southwest. Carlin Galleries was also one of the first galleries outside Canada to show Inuit art.
Gallery owner Electra Marshall Carlin (1912-2000), was a member of a pioneer Fort Worth family. She met H. Lee Carlin at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.. The two were married but she returned to Fort Worth following her husband's death. There Carlin took over a shop called Wonderful Things and renamed the business Carlin Galleries which she operated from 1959 to 1990.
Administration
Author
Stephanie Ashley
Existence and Location of Copies
The collection has been microfilmed on reels 1835-1837 and 2057. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals returned to Electra Carlin after microfilming.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was loaned to the Archives of American Art for microfilming in 1980 by Electra Carlin, as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project, and was returned after filming.
Processing Information
The collection was microfilmed on Reels 1835-1837 and 2057 and was returned to Electra Carlin after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Stephanie Ashley in 2024 and the microfilm was digitized in 2024.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Preferred Citation
Carlin Galleries records, 1942-1979. Archives of American Art, Smithonian Institution.
Related Materials
Related Materials
The Fort Worth History Center at the Fort Worth Public Library holds the Carlin Art Galleries Records, 1959 - 1987.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Art galleries, Commercial -- Texas -- Fort Worth | Function | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Hurd, Peter, 1904-1984 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Carlin, Electra | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives of American Art
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Business Number: Phone: 202-633-7950
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