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MY SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND TO YOUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES
AT THE OCCASION OF THE FOUNDING OF THE DALLAS MUSEUM FOR CON-
TEMPORARY ARTS. THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE GROWING INTEREST
IN THE ARTS SO TYPICAL OF ALL OF TEXAS. AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT
OF THE VALUES AND DIVERSE CURRENTS IN CONTEMPORARY ART WILL GO
FAR TOWARDS RAISING PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF THE CREA-
TIVE TRENDS AT WORK IN THIS COUNTRY. THE BEST OF LUCK TO YOU AND
YOUR FARSIGHTED ASSOCIATES
JOHN WALKER
DIRECTOR NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SUCCESSFUL INAUGURATION OF DALLAS MU-
SEUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS. IT WILL PROVIDE NEW OPPORTUNITIES
FOR ART EXPERIENCE AND ENJOYMENT BY ASSURING FREEDOM TO EXPLORE
SINCERELY THE ARTS OF OUR TIME AS THEY DEVELOP AND BY ASSURING
ARTISTS, ART LOVERS AND PUBLIC OF THE REGION TO KNOW. UNDERSTAND
AND SUPPORT THEM. DALLAS WILL BE ABLE TO PURSUE ITS CONTEMPORARY
CULTURAL GROWTH WITH GREATER EASE THANKS TO THE EMPHASIS ON
THE ARTS OF TODAY THE NEW MUSEUM PROVIDES. BEST WISHES
DR. GRACE MORELY
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ARTSFrom Washington, D.C.
Fromn San Francisco
I~4/1*
ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF YOUR FIRST EXHIBITION I AM HAPPY
TO SEND YOU OUR BEST WISHES FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE DALLAS MU-
SEUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT IT IS OF
GREATEST IMPORTANCE TO KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED OF THE DEVELOP-
MENTS THAT ARE NOW TAKING PLACE IN THE FIELD OF THE ARTS, PARTICU-
LARLY AT A TIME WHICH BY NECESSITY IS PREOCCUPIED WITH TECHNOLOGY
AND MATERIAL PROGRESS. THE VIGOR AND TALENT OF THE CONTEMPORARY
ARTISTS MAKES A GREAT CONTRIBUTION TO OUR LIVES AND CIVILIZATION.
THE FOUNDING OF THE NEW INSTITUTION SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FURTHER-
ANCE AND PRESENTATION OF MODERN ART IS THEREFORE AN EVENT THAT
WE GREET WITH JOY AND ENTHUSIASM
RENE D'HARNONCOURT
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
I EXTEND THE WARM WELCOME OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO TO THE
DALLAS MUSEUM FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS. YOUR PURPOSE IN MAKING
YOUR PUBLIC AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF ART TODAY
IS A SIGNIFICANT ONE. MAY I HOPE THAT IN THE FUTURE YOU WILL
BROADEN YOUR SCOPE TO CONNECT THE PRESENT WITH THE PAST AND IN
ALL YOUR ENDEAVORS I TRUST YOU WILL NOT TAKE YOURSELVES TOO
PONDEROUSLY. REMEMBER THE WISE WORDS OF SAINTE-BEUVE: "ALL CRITI-
CISM OF CONTEMPORARIES IS MERELY CONVERSATION"
DANIEL CATTON RICH
DIRECTOR ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGOFrom New York
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Dallas Museum for Contemporary Arts. Abstract By Choice, pamphlet, 1957; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth176559/m1/4/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Museum of Art.