John Lunsford Original Nude Painting, 1957, Framed

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John Lunsford was born on April 15, 1933, in Dallas, Texas. As a child, he took Museum School classes, which … more John Lunsford was born on April 15, 1933, in Dallas, Texas. As a child, he took Museum School classes, which he continued to do on and off until 1958 as a college graduate. He received a BA in English Literature from Harvard in 1954 and completed an MA from the Graduate School of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University in 1968. After Lunsford served in the US Army from 1955 to 1957, DMFA Director Jerry Bywaters offered him his first museum job in 1958.
Following his time here, he remained a beloved friend to the DMA while a professor at Southern Methodist University and later the Director of the Meadows Museum. In addition to frequently attending and presenting talks in the DMA's galleries, Lunsford was a generous donor of artworks to the African and Pacific collections and a contributor to the Dallas Museum of Art 100 Yearspublication.
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