Meadows Museum of Art records

Collection

Identifier: CCL-1996-048

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Meadows Museum of Art records primarily contain printed items, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs. This material documents the origins and activities of the museum at Centenary College of Louisiana. Some of the collection’s pre-1975 material relates to art exhibits held in the college's library lobby.

Dates

1940 - 2014

Creator

Meadows Museum of Art (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the Centenary College of Louisiana Archives and Special Collections. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical / Historical

Meadows Museum of Art was established at Centenary College of Louisiana in 1975. Its permanent collection was established with the Indochina Collection of Jean Despujols donated by Algur H. Meadows. As an educational unit of Centenary College, the museum presents visual art programming. It features a contemporary art exhibition schedule that showcases international, national, and regional artists. Prior to its renovation into a museum, the building served as the college’s Arts Building (1924-1955) and Administration Building (1955-1975). During the 1960s and early 1970s, Centenary held some art exhibitions in the college’s library lobby.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged by subject, then chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Unidentified transfer in 1996 (acc. no. 1996-048). Additional accruals from unidentified (acc. no. 1997-033), Diane Dufilho (acc. no. 2011-033), Neeta Kaji (acc. no. 2013-021), Lisa Nicoletti (acc. no. 2015-010), and Holly Grose (acc. no. 2021-019).