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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Exhibition Records, 1983-1994
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FA98-139
- Creators:
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National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of Exhibitions
- Dates:
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1983-1994
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records pertaining to the planning and development of nine exhibitions (Blessed Are the Peacemakers; U.S. Grant: The Man and the Image; Portraits by Brady: Imperial Photographs from the Harvard College Library; Noble Heritage: Five Centuries of Portraits from the Hosokawa Family; The Spirit of the Party: Hamilton and Jefferson at Odds; In Pursuit of Fame: Rembrandt Peale, 1778-1860; White City: American Art at the 1893 World Fair; From Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II: Master Drawings from the National Portrait Gallery, London; and Contemporary Self-Portraits from the James Goode Collection). Materials include checklists, scripts, labels, loan agreements, correspondence, memoranda, lender sheets, funding and budget information, photographs, and research notes.
Administration
Author
Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives
Using the Collection
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-139, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), Office of Exhibitions, Exhibition Records
Access Restriction
Box 8 contains materials restricted indefinitely; see finding aid; Transferring office; 5/2/1985 memorandum, Massa to Cox; Contact reference staff for details.
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