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on the occasion of their 50th anniversary by their children Robert E and Anna
Marie Susman Shapiro. Untitled (egg) by Kenneth Price, an anonymous gift in
honor of Jake L. Hamon. Nude Female Cup by Kenneth Price, an anonymous gift
in honor of Mrs. Betty Blake. Untitled work by David Salle, gift of Nancy M.
O'Boyle. Untitled work by Joel Shapiro, gift of Laura L. Carpenter and Perry
Bentley./
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nMFunded in equal part by museum
patrons and the people of Dallas,
the new and re-named Dallas Mu-
seum of Art (DMA), designed by
architect Edward Larrabee Barnes,
opened to critical and popular
acclaim on January 29, 1984.A Suite of 12 Life Cycle Drawings by
Willard Watson was given to the
museum in 1985 by Friends of
the Dallas artist known as "The
Texas Kid."Joel Shapiro.
(DMFA).
(DMFA).w Contemporary Printmaking: Hamon Fund Purchases 1974-1983
Picasso the Printmaker: Graphics from the Marina Picasso Collection
Concentrations 8: Dalton Maroney (DMA).Dr. Patrick (Rick) Stewart is named Curator of American Art.
The Dallas Museum of Fine Arts officially changes its name to the Dallas Museum
of Art when it opens the new Sculpture Garden downtown on October 10.1984
U Ed Walker Cleaning Fish by David Bates, a gift of several Dallas donors. Sino-
Spring by Neil Jenney, a gift of the Carpenter Family. Delta Kappa by Morris
Louis, a gift of the O'Boyle Family. Stake Hitch by Claes Oldenburg, commis-
sioned to honor John Dabney Murchison, Sr. for his arts and civic leadership, and
presented by his Family. Working drawings by Jack Boynton, a gift of the Junior
League of Dallas. Orange, Violet and Green Grey Curves by Bridget Riley, a gift of
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Kahn. The Visitors by Jacob Lawrence, DMA purchase.
Dale Chihuly's untitled glass sculpture is given by Michael Bove.
U Jasper Johns: Savarin Monotypes. Concentrations 9: Richard Long (DMA).
Magdalena Abakanowicz. Concentrations 10: Jenny Holzer (DMA).
Visions: James Surls, 1974-1984 (DMA).
Q The Dallas arts community and the DMA, in particular, mourn the loss of Mrs.
Edward S. (Betty) Marcus and Edmund (Eddie) J. Kahn. Edwin L. Cox succeeds
George V. Charlton as Chairman and Vincent A. Carrozza replaces Irvin L. Levy
as President of the Board of Trustees. I.D. Flores III, S. Roger Horchow, Mrs.
Lowell H. Lebermann, Jr., and Mrs. John G. Penson are elected Vice Presidents.
James Surls lectures in conjunction with the exhibition Visions: James Surls,
1974-1984.
* The new Dallas Museum of Art opens on January 29. The participatory exhibit in
the Gateway Gallery is designed by Paul Rogers Harris and features commis-
sioned works by Jack Boynton and David McManaway.
1985
n The Tuileries Gardens, Paris by Derek Boshier, an anonymous gift. Can You Hear
Me? by Elizabeth Murray, an anonymous gift to the Foundation for the Arts.
Ancient Monolith #1/Drum by Mark Lundquist, a gift of anonymous friends in
honor of the Craft Guild of Dallas and the Craft Guild Council. Coathanger I by
Jasper Johns, Two Paintings: Green Lamp by Roy Lichtenstein and Deep Sky by
James Turrell, purchased through the Mr. and Mrs. Jake L. Hamon Print Fund.
Stars with three, four, five, six, seven, eight and nine points by Sol LeWitt, DMA6
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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/m1/80/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Museum of Art.