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Crawford, Katherine

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role Collector Patron Artist
dates 1861-1947
city Dallas
stateTX
other citiesOxford, MS; Eatonton, GA; Washington, DC; Paris, France; Sherman, TX;
sex F
historical notes Katherine "Kate" Lester Lamar Crawford was an artist, art collector and patron.

Crawford studied art in Paris and her collection included paintings and sculpture by, among others, Van Dyke, Kunz-Meyer and Bougereau.

Crawford held salons and opened her own art gallery in her home. She hosted lectures, special exhibitions, musical performances and receptions for visiting artists.

Crawford married twice; first to Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar in 1879, and in 1896 she married her second husband, William Lyne Crawford (1839-1920).

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1890-1900
1900-1910
1910-1920
1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
websitehttp://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fcr73
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Texas Woman's University Library
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