Dallas Museum of Art Installation: Asian Art [Photographs]

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Photographs of the installation of Asian art at the Dallas Museum of Art in 1992, 1993, 1995 and 1998. Photographs documenting this installation include twenty-one views of artworks installed in galleries on the museum’s second floor, third floor and Decorative Arts Wing.

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21 photographs : positive, col. ; 35 mm.

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Dallas Museum of Art {1992,1993,1995,1998}.

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This collection is part of the collection entitled: Dallas Museum of Art Exhibition Records and was provided by the Dallas Museum of Art to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 52 times. More information about this collection can be viewed below.

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Dallas Museum of Art

Renowned as one of the foremost art institutions in the nation, the Dallas Museum of Art has facilitated access to art since 1903. In addition to exhibits, the Museum offers educational programs to the community including lectures, concerts, literary readings, dramatic and dance presentations.

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Photographs of the installation of Asian art at the Dallas Museum of Art in 1992, 1993, 1995 and 1998. Photographs documenting this installation include twenty-one views of artworks installed in galleries on the museum’s second floor, third floor and Decorative Arts Wing.

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21 photographs : positive, col. ; 35 mm.

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Documented in 1992, 1993, 1995, and 1998.

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Dallas Museum of Art Exhibition Records

Dallas Museum of Art Exhibition Records Collection contains published catalogs for exhibitions held by the museum between 1903 and 1983. This project is made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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  • {1992,1993,1995,1998}

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Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • Oct. 24, 2014, 7:24 a.m.

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  • Jan. 29, 2021, 5:54 p.m.

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Dallas Museum of Art. Dallas Museum of Art Installation: Asian Art [Photographs], collection, {1992,1993,1995,1998}; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth518616/: accessed May 18, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Museum of Art.

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