The collection is arranged as two series. Series 1: Artist Files, 1942-1980 (Reels 1835-1836, 2057) Series 2: Scrapbooks, 1959-1978 (Reels 1836-1837)
Access Note / Rights:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
The records of Fort Worth, Texas, Carlin Galleries date from 1942-1979 on 4 microfilm reels. The collection documents the gallery's history primarily through artist files, and scrapbooks.
Citation:
Carlin Galleries records, 1942-1980. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
The collection has been microfilmed on reels 1835-1837 and 2057. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
Location of Originals:
Originals returned to Electra Carlin after microfilming.
Loan:
Loan
Related Materials:
The Fort Worth History Center at the Fort Worth Public Library holds the Carlin Art Galleries Records, 1959 - 1987.
Biography Note:
Located in Fort Worth, Texas, Carlin Galleries was one of the first private galleries in Texas dedicated to art and focused primarily on artists from Fort Worth and the Southwest. Carlin Galleries was also one of the first galleries outside Canada to show Inuit art.
Gallery owner Electra Marshall Carlin (1912-2000), was a member of a pioneer Fort Worth family. She met H. Lee Carlin at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.. The two were married but she returned to Fort Worth following her husband's death. There Carlin took over a shop called Wonderful Things and renamed the business Carlin Galleries which she operated from 1959 to 1990.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
The collection was loaned to the Archives of American Art for microfilming in 1980 by Electra Carlin, as part of the Archives of American Art's Texas project, and was returned after filming.
Digitization Note:
This site provides access to the papers of Carlin Galleries in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2024 from 4 reels of microfilm, and total 3,025 images.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
