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Exhibition Records, 1976-2008

Summary

Collection ID:: SIA.FA17-007
Creators:: National Museum of the American Indian. Office of Exhibitions and Public Spaces
Dates:: 1976-2008
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 3.88 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (2 16x20 boxes)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of materials documenting the design of exhibitions at the National Museum of the American Indian. Major exhibits include: "Our Peoples: Giving Voice to Our Histories;" "Our Lives: Contemporary Life and Identities;" "Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian;" "Native Modernism: The Art of George Morrison and Allan Houser;" "Identity by Design: Tradition, Change, and Celebration in Native Women's Dresses;" "Listening to Our Ancestors: the Art of Native Life along the Pacific Coast;" and "Return to a Native Place: Algonquian Peoples of the Chesapeake." Materials include manuscripts, correspondence, notes, brochures, exhibition catalogs, floor plans, architectural drawings, images, videos, and other related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.

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Prefered Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-007, National Museum of the American Indian. Office of Exhibitions and Public Spaces, Exhibition Records

Use Restriction

Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2024; Transferring office; 10/03/2016 memorandum, Milhoan to Arnold; Contact reference staff for details.

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Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Scholder, Fritz, 1937-2005	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Morrison, George, 1919-2000	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Houser, Allan, 1914-1994	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Our Peoples: Giving Voice to Our Histories (Exhibition) (2004-2014: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Our Lives: Contemporary Life and Identities (Exhibition) (2004-2015: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian (Exhibition) (2008-2009: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian (Exhibition) (2008-2009: New York, N.Y.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Native Modernism: The Art of George Morrison and Allan Houser (Exhibition) (2004-2005: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Identity by Design: Tradition, Change, and Celebration in Native Women's Dresses (Exhibition) (2007-2008: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Identity by Design: Tradition, Change, and Celebration in Native Women's Dresses (Exhibition) (2008-2010: New York, N.Y.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Listening to Our Ancestors: The Art of Native Life Along the North Pacific Coast (Exhibition) (2006-2007: Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Listening to Our Ancestors: The Art of Native Life Along the North Pacific Coast (Exhibition) (2007-2008: New York, N.Y.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Return to a Native Place: Algonquian Peoples of the Chesapeake (Exhibition) (2006- : Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Museums	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- History	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Exhibitions	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museum exhibits	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Manuscripts	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Brochures	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Exhibition catalogs	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Compact discs	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Digital versatile discs	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Electronic records	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Digital images	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Floor plans	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Architectural drawings	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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