Glassell, Alfred C. (Alfred Curry), 1913-2008 |
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role
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Collector |
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dates
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1913-2008 |
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city
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Houston |
| state | TX | | other cities | Shreveport, LA; |
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sex
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historical notes
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Alfred Curry Glassell Jr. was an art collector, philanthropist and the founder of the Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation (Transco Energy Company).
Focusing on works of gold, Glassell collected Asian, Pre-Columbian, and African art.
Glassell was Chairman Emeritus and a Life Trustee of the MFAH and was the driving force in the founding of the Glassell School of Art, the museum's teaching wing, and in 1997 he donated his collection of African gold to the museum.
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decades
of activity | 1970-1980
1980-1990
1990-2000
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Archives/Repository |
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Collection Details |
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507 |
Oral history interview with Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2002. |
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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Anne Tucker correspondence files, 1974-1999. |
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Archives |
Anne Tucker subject files, 1976-1999. |
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Archives |
Ephemera file. Glassell, Alfred C. (Alfred Curry), 1914- |
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Archives |
Anne Tucker photography subgroup, 1976-1998 |
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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Peter C. Marzio, Subject Files, 1982-1999. |
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