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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Contracts and Permissions, 1972-2005
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FA07-103
- Creators:
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National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of Publications
- Dates:
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1972-2005
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of contracts and permissions administered by the Office of Publications for various publications, including gallery guides, exhibition catalogs, and brochures. Publications covered include Abroad in America: Visitors to the New Nation, 1776-1914; American Portrait Drawings; American Portrait Prints: Proceedings of the Tenth Annual American Print Conference; Cecilia Beaux and the Art of Portraiture; Portraits by George Bellows; Black Presence in the Era of the American Revolution; Champions of American Sport; National Portrait Gallery: Permanent Illustrated Checklist; Adventurous Pursuits: Americans and the China Trade, 1784-1844; Baseball Immortals: The Photographs of Charles Martin Conlon, 1905-1935; Robert Cornelius: Portraits from the Dawn of Photography; Miguel Covarrubias Caricatures; Facing the Light: Historic American Daguerreotypes; Fifty American Faces from the Collection of the National Portrait Gallery; The National Portrait Gallery: Permanent Collection of Notable Americans; A Gallery of Presidents: The Hall of Presidents in the National Portrait Gallery; U. S. Grant: The Man and the Image; A Truthful Likeness: Chester Harding and His Portraits; In the Minds and Hearts of the People: Five American Patriots and the Road to Revolution; Robert Edge Pine: A British Portrait Painter in America, 1784-1788; Portraits from The American: The Democratic Experience; Return to Albion: Americans in England, 1760-1940; Mr. Sully, Portrait Painter: The Works of Thomas Sully (1783-1872); Masterpieces from Versailles: Three Centuries of French Portraiture; Benjamin West and His American Students; William Edward West, 1788-1857: Kentucky Painter; and Joseph Wright, American Artist, 1756-1793. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, contracts, permissions, purchase orders, brochures, and clippings.
Administration
Author
Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives
Using the Collection
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 07-103, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), Office of Publications, Contracts and Permissions
Use Restriction
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2021; Transferring office; 03/27/2007 memorandum, Toda to Dowdy; Contact reference staff for details.
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