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Artist Files Revealed: Online Directory

This entry last updated March 29, 2019

Amon Carter Museum of American Art

Research Library

Named Collection

Scott Grant Barker Artist Files

Contacts
Email library@cartermuseum.org Telephone (817) 989-5042 Website http://www.cartermuseum.org Physical Address 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
United States Institution Type(s) Museum
How to Access and Use the Collection
Access Policies and Procedures

Please visit the library during public hours or contact the library via email or telephone.

Reference Services Available Digital scanning, Digital scanning for publication, and Email
Description of Collection
General Description

Scott Grant Barker has developed what is probably the largest set of artist files on Fort Worth artists. Scott continues to add to his current print files covering about one-hundred artists and his digital files covering approximately two-hundred artists. His digital files include over 100,000 scanned documents and art-related photographs. This rich collection will one day become a part of the artist files collection held at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art’s research library.

Collection Size

Approximately two-hundred artists. His digital files include over 100,000 scanned documents and art-related photographs.

Provenance/Ownership Notes

Gift of Scott Grant Barker

Special Formats/Contents

Digital files in various formats.

Cataloging/Access Systems Local database and WorldCat
Subject and Language Focuses of Collection
City/Cities Focus Fort Worth (Tex.) Styles and Periods Focus Modernism (Art) Other Subjects Fort Worth Circle (Group of artists) Language Focus of Collection English
Digital Access and Projects
Website for Accessing Digital Artist Files Collection http://www.cartermuseum.org/library/digital-collections/scott-grant-barker-artist-files
Images of Collection and/or Storage Systems