Smithsonian Institution Archives

Exhibition Records, 1996-2003

Summary

Collection ID:: SIA.FA08-095
Creators:: Smithsonian American Art Museum. Registrar's Office
Dates:: 1996-2003
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records which document the activities of the Registrar's Office in coordinating exhibitions at the National Museum of American Art (NMAA) and the Renwick Gallery. Exhibitions documented include Stuart Davis; Silver and Gold: Photographs of the Gold Rush; Art of the Gold Rush; Picturing Old New England: Image and Memory; Modern American Realism: Selections from the Sara Roby Foundation Collection; Abbot Thayer: The Nature of Art; Woodcuts by Hiratsuka; Calico and Chintz: Antique Quilts from the Collection of Patricia S. Smith; Dominic DiMare: A Retrospective; and Shaker: Furnishings for the Simple Life. In addition, this accession includes records from when the office was formerly known as the Office of Registration and Collections Management as well as from after NMAA was renamed the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). Materials include correspondence; memoranda; checklists; budget records; insurance records; color photographs and negatives; condition reports; prospectuses; loan agreements; conservation information; and black-and-white photographs.

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Prefered Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 08-095, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Registrar's Office, Exhibition Records

Access Restriction

Boxes 1-3 contain materials restricted indefinitely; see finding aid; Transferring office; 12/17/1984 memorandum, Bain to Rahe; Contact reference staff for details.

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Renwick Gallery	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American Art (U.S.). Office of Registration and Collections Management	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian American Art Museum. Office of Registration and Collections Management	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Stuart Davis (Exhibition) (1998: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Silver and Gold: Photographs of the California Gold Rush (Exhibition) (1998: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Art of the Gold Rush (Exhibition) (1998-1999: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Picturing Old New England: Image and Memory (Exhibition) (1999: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Modern American Realism: Selections from the Sara Roby Collection (Exhibition) (1998-1999: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Abbott Thayer: The Nature of Art (Exhibition) (1999: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Woodcuts by Hiratsuka (Exhibition) (1999: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Calico and Chintz: Antique Quilts from the Collection of Patricia S. Smith (Exhibition) (1997: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Dominic Di Mare: A Retrospective (Exhibition) (1999: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Shaker: Furnishings for the Simple Life (Exhibition) (1999: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museums -- Collection management	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museum exhibits	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Art museums	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museum registrars	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Art, American	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Manuscripts	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Black-and-white photographs	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Color photographs	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Color negatives	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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