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Glassell, Alfred C. (Alfred Curry), 1913-2008 print view role Collector dates 1913-2008 city Houston state TX other cities Shreveport, LA; sex M historical notes 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. decades of activity 1970-1980 1980-1990 1990-2000 updated 02/14/2025 10:12:26 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507 Oral history interview with Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2002. see details... Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Archives Anne Tucker correspondence files, 1974-1999. see details... Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Archives Anne Tucker subject files, 1976-1999. see details... Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Archives Ephemera file. Glassell, Alfred C. (Alfred Curry), 1914- see details... Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Archives Anne Tucker photography subgroup, 1976-1998 see details... Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Archives Peter C. Marzio, Subject Files, 1982-1999. see details... «  back