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First presented in 1981, the DMFA's
Awards to Artists program, spon-
sored by the Kimbrough and
DeGolyer families, recognizes ex-
ceptional talent in young artists
living in Teas and the Southwest.
Pictured, are: (I.tor.), Helen De-
Golyer, Jo Cleaver, artists Betsy
Muller and Peter Nickel, Arch and
Anne Kimbrough, Harry Parker, and
Sue Graze.Max Bill's Rhythm in Space
(1947-48/1962) was given to the
museum by Mrs. James H. Clark
in 1981.1980
SDC. by Al Held, DMFA purchase through a grant from the NEA and matching
funds from The 500, Inc. Pamet Road, Wellfleet by Hans Hofmann, a gift of Mr.
and Mrs. George Lee, Jr. Schunnemunk Mountain by Sylvia Plimack Mangold,
DMFA purchase with a gift of The 500, Inc. Self-Portrait with Family by Roger
Winter, a gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Perutz. Pyramid by Carl Andre, DMFA
purchase with matching funds by The 500, Inc. Straight Fall by Bryan Hunt,
Marilyn by James Rosenquist and Nowhere's That Blame Treaty by William Wiley
are purchased through the Mr. and Mrs. Jake L. Hamon Print Fund. May 23,
1980 by Donald Sultan, a gift of Laura Carpenter. Double Niche by Bryan Hunt, a
gift of Robert and Meryl Meltzer in memory of Edward Marcus.U
I!Wiley Territory.
Georges Vantongerloo.
Robert Hoffman, David Monnich, Mrs. Lawrence S. Pollock, Jr. are elected Vice
Presidents. Dr. Steven A. Nash is appointed Assistant Director/Chief Curator.
Artist William T. Wiley lectures at the museum.U Ground-breaking ceremonies for the new museum are held with Dallas Mayor
Robert Folsom participating. A Board committee, chaired by Robert Hoffman
and Bryan Williams, develops a new Long-Range Plan.
1981
Q Platform with Stairs by Richard Shaffer, DMFA purchase and a gift from two
anonymous donors. De Chirico's Bathhouse by Kenneth Price, anonymous gift. Up
Against It by Robert Arneson, At Sea, Japan by Jennifer Bartlett, Phil/Fingerprint
by Chuck Close, Pile of Erasers by Claes Oldenburg, purchased through the Mr.
and Mrs. Jake L. Hamon Print Fund. River by Nic Nicosia, DMFA purchase.
A Texas Dozen by Geoff Winningham, DMFA purchase with a gift from Preston-
wood National Bank. Rhythm in Space by Max Bill, a gift of Mrs. James H. Clark.
The Pont Neuf Wrapped by Christo, a gift of Perry Bentley. The Meadows
Foundation donates 38 paintings and sculptures, including: Ocean Park No. 29 by
Richard Diebenkorn, Emblem (Two Worlds) by Sam Francis, In Black and White,
No. 1 by Robert Motherwell, Untitled by Mark Rothko, York Factory Sketch, No. 1
by Frank Stella, Untitled by Clyfford Still, and Ipswich by James Brooks. Ten
Winter Tools by Jim Dine, a gift of the Henry C. Beck Company. Urban Land-
scapes No. 3 by Richard Estes, Usuyuki by Jasper Johns, and Cathedral #3 by Roy
Lichtenstein are purchased through the Mr. and Mrs. Jake L. Hamon Print Fund.
Edward Hopper, Truro by Arnold Neuman, a gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Page.
Untitled photograph by Robert Mapplethorpe, a DMFA purchase.Concentrations I: Richard Shaffer introduces a new series
by the DMFA which focus on the work of living artists.
Ann Lee Stautberg (DMFA). Concentrations III: Betsy
berg (DMFA). Collaborations: Artists and Architects.
1904-1948: A Retrospective. Concentrations IV: Alain
(DMFA).of exhibitions organized
Concentrations II:
Muller/Andrea Rosen-
Arshile Gorky,
Kirili: Recent SculptureRichard Haynes, is elected a Vice President of the Board. Sue Graze is appointed
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Brettell, Richard R. NOW/THEN/AGAIN: Contemporary Art in Dallas 1949-1989, book, 1989; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth307668/m1/74/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Museum of Art.