|
1958 |
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The Junior
Service League of Longview
initiated and promoted
development of an art museum. |
|
1959 |
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The First
Annual Invitational was held in
April, and the Junior Service
League began its collection with
the first purchase award. |
|
1959-71 |
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The
collection the League acquired
through the annual invitational
was housed in the Nicholson
Memorial Library. |
|
1970 |
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The Museum
was issued a charter from the
State of Texas. |
|
1971 |
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The
inaugural Exhibition opened in
the McWilliams Annex, made
available by Mr. Robert Cargill,
at this time the League's
collection was put on permanent
loan to the Museum. |
|
1971 |
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The Museum
hired its first full-time
Director. |
|
1971 |
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The Longview
Museum Guild was formed. |
|
1973 |
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The Museum
moved to the Perkins building on
the corner of Green and Tyler
Street. |
|
1974 |
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The
"Day at the Museum"
program started, with local
schools bringing students to
visit the museum for a day. |
|
1976 |
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The Museum
purchased and moved to the
Northcutt Furniture Building at
102 W. College. |
|
1997 |
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The Museum
purchased the present building on
Tyler Street with funding from
the Junior League, Neiman Marcus,
Mr and Mrs. John Wrather, and
many other contributors. |
|
1999 |
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The Museum
purchased the Fisher -Sessums
building next door to the Museum
to increase classroom space. |
|
2005 |
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Ann Lowman
donated a lot at 137 E. Tyler
Street for the purpose of placing
sculpture as an extension of
LMFA. The plot will be called the
J.T. Smith Sculpture Garden,
after her ancestor who was a
Gregg County Judge. |
|
2008 |
- |
Longview
Museum of Fine Arts celebrates
its 50th Anniversary. |
