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Kaleta Doolin

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Kaleta Ann Doolin (born 1950) is an American artist and philanthropist. Doolin is known in particular for her advocacy for women artists.[1]

Early life

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Doolin was born in Dallas, Texas to Mary Kathryn (Kitty) Doolin and Charles Elmer Doolin. Her father Charles was the inventor of Fritos and Cheetos.[2][3] Doolin received a B.F.A. degree in 1983 and an M.F.A. degree in 1987, both from the Southern Methodist University Meadows School of the Arts.[4]

Philanthropy

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In 1995, with her husband Alan Govenar, she founded the Texas African American Photography Archive, consisting of 60,000 photographs by vernacular and community African-American photographers in Texas.[5][6] The pair donated the archive to the International Center of Photography in 2014.[7]

In 1998, Doolin founded the Kaleta A. Doolin Foundation in order to help American art institutions purchase and exhibit the work of women artists.[2][8] The foundation has supported the Nasher Sculpture Center, the Dallas Museum of Art,[9] the Hammer Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Dia Beacon, the DIA Chelsea and the Modern Women's Fund of the Museum of Modern Art in New York[2] In 2015 the foundation created the Kaleta A. Doolin Acquisitions Fund for Women Artists at the Nasher Sculpture Center.[10][11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Featured Women: Kaleta A. Doolin, Artist and Philanthropist". primewomen.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Meet Dallas' Kaleta Doolin, a quiet titan for the recognition of women artists". Dallas News. July 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Widow of Frito Lay Founder, Philanthropist Mary Doolin Dies".
  4. ^ "Kaleta Doolin: Lifelong Artist and Arts Advocate - Meadows School of the Arts - SMU". www.smu.edu.
  5. ^ "Documentary Arts, Inc. > Texas African American Photography Archive". docarts.com.
  6. ^ Dunlap, David W. (January 28, 2011). "The Hidden Half of an East Texas Town".
  7. ^ "Documentary Arts, Selections". International Center of Photography. March 2, 2016.
  8. ^ ProPublica, Mike Tigas, Sisi Wei, Ken Schwencke, Brandon Roberts, Alec Glassford. "Kaleta A Doolin Foundation - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Women organized DMA's new 'Ida O'Keeffe' show, making a powerful statement in male-centric art world". Dallas News. November 15, 2018.
  10. ^ "Nasher Sculpture Center Announces Acquisitions Fund for Art by Women". ARTnews.com. 11 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Nasher's hip new fund zeroes in on work by female sculptors". Dallas News. August 15, 2015.
  12. ^ "Judy Chicago, Beverly Semmes Among Artists Added to Nasher Sculpture Center's Collection". www.artforum.com.