Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of exhibition records produced by the Office of Public Affairs, National Museum of American Art (NMAA). These records include outgoing and incoming correspondence of Margery Byers, former Chief of the office of Public Affairs, from 1977 to 1989; NMAA exhibition publications, brochures, and posters; lists of exhibition items; newspaper clippings, or reviews, pertaining to NMAA exhibitions; and Smithsonian press releases that announce current and upcoming exhibitions at NMAA. In addition, there are photographs and contact sheets of NMAA symposium receptions, exhibition openings, and special events in which distinguished persons attended. Some photographs are of former United States Vice-President Walter F. Mondale, American playwright Lillian Hellman, and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Robert McCormick Adams.