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Stark, H. J. Lutcher print view role Collector dates 1887-1965 city Orange state TX other cities Austin, TX; sex M historical notes Henry Jacob Lutcher Stark was an American Western art collector, businessman (banking, insurance, manufacturing, real estate, petroleum and lumber industries) and philanthropist. Together with his third wife, nee Nelda Childers, Stark actively collected crystal, porcelain, rare botanical books, prints and Western art with a focus of Southwestern artists. Stark's collection included paintings by William Herbert "Buck"Dunton, Ernest Martin Hennings, Eanger Irving Couse, and Joseph Henry Sharp among others. Stark and his wife founded the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation in 1961 (Stark served as chairman until his death). The Stark Foundation established the Stark Museum of Art, constructed the Frances Ann Lutcher Theater for the Performing Arts, restored The W.H. Stark House, and support programs of the Stark Museum of Art, The W.H. Stark House, the Lutcher Theater, and Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, as well as through the support of charitable programming in and around Southeast Texas (for more information please visit the foundations website at http://www.starkfoundation.org/). Stark's mother, Miriam Lutcher Stark, was also a collector of fine and decorative arts. His first wife, nee Nita Hill, died in 1939. decades of activity 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1950-1960 1960-1970 website http://www.starkmuseum.org updated 03/22/2024 12:09:32 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details University of Texas, Austin Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center William H. and Miriam Lutcher Stark Literary File Photography Collection see details... «  back