Overview
Collection Information
Size: 6 Microfilm reels
Summary: Constitution, by-laws and resolutions; minutes and reports; membership lists; guest registers; correspondence; photographs; financial and legal records; artists' files; 8 scrapbooks containing letters, photographs, catalogs, announcements and clippings; and printed material.
Biographical/Historical Note
Art organization; Austin, Tex. Founded in 1911 for the purpose of preserving Elisabet Ney's sculpture, after her death in 1907. The main function of TFAA is "to encourage the advancement of Art in Texas and to increase the possibilities of art experience for its communities and its people. In 1943 the Association was deeded the home of Clara Driscoll which is now the Laguna Gloria Art Museum. In 1961, the museum separated from TFAA and was incorporated.
Provenance
Microfilmed as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project. Lent for microfilming 1981 by Deney Stygstra, executive director of TFAA.
Language Note
English .
Location of Originals
- Originals returned to the lender, Deney Stygstra, after microfilming.
