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Ed and Linda Blackburn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2024-013
Dates: 20th-21st cent.
Content Description

Personal and professional papers of Fort Worth, Texas-based visual artists Ed Blackburn and Linda Blackburn include catalogs, sketchbooks, source materials, correspondence, photographs, clippings, AV, and other materials.

This collection is not yet processed, but may be open for research. Please contact collection curator Christian Kelleher at cdkelleher@uh.edu.

Fernando Casas Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-003
Dates: 1946-2017; Majority of material found within 1980s-1990s
Scope and Contents

This collection documents Casas’s career and life from 1946 to 2017, with the bulk of the materials focused in the 1980s and 1990s. Materials include copies of publications, original manuscripts, original sketches, exhibit pamphlets and catalogs, exhibit reviews, correspondence, original artworks, and posters. The collection contains materials in both English and Spanish.

Mel Casas Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AAA 5448
Dates: 1963-1998
Scope and Contents

The papers of painter and educator Mel Casas measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1963 to 1998. The collection is comprised of biographical materials that include files on the art collective Con Safo, correspondence regarding business and exhibitions, writings by Casas on Chicano art and by others, printed materials, and photographic materials containing photographs and slides of Casas and others, his artwork, and an exhibition.

Coalition of Women's Art Organizations Records

 Collection
Identifier: AAA 10064
Dates: 1977-1982
Scope and Contents

Subject files concerning the interests and activities of the Coalition of Women's Art Organizations. Files include correspondence; members' resumes; address lists; business records; statistical reports; drafts for lectures; minutes from meetings; 3 untranscribed cassette tape recordings of meetings; and printed material including clippings, newsletters, press releases, programs, and brochures.

Cecille Crow Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AAA 10511
Dates: 1966-1983
Scope and Contents

Letters, 1973-1983, to Crow from art organizations; newspaper clippings; exhibition announcements, invitations and catalogs; awards and citations, from various art organizations; newsletters; and photographs of works by Crow.

Margaret Webb Dreyer papers

 Collection
Identifier: AAA 7077
Dates: ca. 1948-1979
Scope and Contents

Biographical information; correspondence; printed materials including clippings, exhibition catalogs and announcements, articles in the HOUSTON REVIEW by Martin Dreyer, "The Way We Were: Houston's Culture in the 1940's" and "Portrait of a Houston Artist: An Interview with Margaret Webb Dreyer"; Dreyer Galleries file, 1962-1975; and personal photographs.

Frank Elijah Dudley Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: 1956-001
Dates: 1954-1956
Scope and Contents

Holdings consist of two scrapbooks. Contain writings by Dudley, correspondence, maps, photographs, photostatic copies, mementos, and artifacts.

Texas Art Project Microfilm: Eleanor Freed Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AAA_MFAH 3538
Dates: 1965-1984
Scope and Contents Available only on microfilm at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.The Eleanor Freed Papers were microfilmed for the Texas Art Project at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston as part of the Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art. Currently the papers can be accessed on microfilm at MFAH.The University of Houston Libraries and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston are digitizing the Texas Art Project microfilm as part of a collaborative TexTreasures 2020 grant project...

Ann Cushing Gantz papers

 Collection
Identifier: AAA 8171
Dates: 1948-1980
Scope and Contents

A resume; correspondence; a scrapbook containing clippings, exhibition catalogs and announcements, letters, and memorabilia, 1960-1965; awards and certificates; exhibition catalogs; Christmas cards and cards designed by Gantz; photographs of works of art; and printed material concerning painting classes taught by Gantz.

Texas Art Project Microfilm: Terese Tarlton Hershey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: AAA 7746
Dates: 1956-1981
Scope and Contents Correspondence; files on 42 artists, containing clippings, photos, exhibition catalogs and letters; exhibition files for her gallery, Gallery of Wonderful Things, Fort Worth, Texas, and Tall Timbers, Houston, Texas; a scrapbook containing clippings, exhibition catalogs and announcements, photos, and letters about the Gallery of Wonderful Things; printed material and loan records for her private collections of ceramics, paintings and sculpture; photographs; and printed miscellany. Artist...

Houston Area Fiber Artists Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-013
Dates: 1968-2014; Majority of material found within 1971-2002
Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials related to organizational structure of the Houston Area Fiber Artists (HAFA), such as meeting minutes, financial records, secretarial records, membership lists, and more. There is also extensive photographic documentation of various art pieces created by HAFA members, as well as a number of VHS tapes and DVDs showcasing this material.

Houston Blacklight & Poster Company Posters

 Collection
Identifier: 2019-009
Dates: 1969-1973
Scope and Contents

The Houston Blacklight & Poster Company Posters include original posters produced by the Houston-based company in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The collection continues to grow as additional posters become available.

Posters remain copyrighted, and copyright may be held by Houston Blacklight & Poster Company or individual artists.

Houston Gorilla Girls Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-006
Dates: 1985-2000; Majority of material found within 1988-1997
Scope and Contents This collection includes the records, written works, collected writings, and photographs that document the development of the Houston Gorilla Girls, an anonymnous women’s art collective that protested sexism and racism in the art world from the 1987 to the late nineties. There are nine series, spanning from 1985 to 2000 which are entitled as follows: Correspondence; Organizational Documents and Photographs; Propaganda; Diverse Works Installation: Another Dead Horse; Rice University...

Houston Women's Caucus for Art Records

 Collection
Identifier: 1999-001
Dates: 1972-2004; Majority of material found in 1985-2000
Scope and Contents The papers for the Houston Women's Caucus for Art (HWCA) span from its founding in 1978 to 2004. Some items, however, pre-date this period. The largest portion of the records is devoted to photos and to art exhibitions sponsored by the Caucus. The next largest portion includes newsletters, grant applications and fundraising, financial records, and conferences. The remainder of the collection is devoted to information pertaining to the business of the Caucus, membership, and the visual arts...

Patricia Covo Johnson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2023-005
Dates: approximately 20th and 21st century
Content Description

Personal and professional papers of art critic Patricia Covo Johnson include her written works, artists files and art institution files, family history, and other materials. Also included are papers of Johnson's husband, artist Lucas Johnson.

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