Margaret C.S. Christman Research Material on Gilbert Stuart
This collection includes research on artist Gilbert Stuart that dates from 1755 to 1828 and was compiled by Historian Margaret C.S. Christman, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.
Records
These records document the opening of the National Collection of Fine Arts and the National Portrait Gallery in the Patent Office Building in 1968. Included are press kits; photographs; development files; pamphlets of the opening; catalogs from the Henry Ward Ranger exhibition, 1929-1930; an annotated copy of Catalog of Collections, volume I …
Outgoing Correspondence
At the National Portrait Gallery, the Department of Photographs is the curatorial office responsible for the Gallery's portrait photographs. Its work includes acquiring, researching, cataloging, and storing these objects. These records consist of the outgoing correspondence of the department. Among those represented are Mary Panzer, Curator of Photographs; William F …
Exhibition Records
This accession consists of records that document the exhibition Return to Albion: Americans in England, 1760-1940. Materials include correspondence with lenders, lender information sheets, photographs of works of art exhibited, photocopies of exhibition labels, exhibition catalog reproduction rights requests/forms, catalog photo orders, exhibition scripts and checklists, and material concerning Richard …
Publications
These illustrated catalogs document major and minor exhibitions, providing detailed discussions of exhibition themes. Additional catalogs, pamphlets, and booklets highlight specific features of the permanent collection such as the NPG's presidential portraits. The catalogs also document special exhibitions which contain the Gallery's portraits, manuscripts, personal memoranda, and other objects, including …
Exhibition Records
This accession consists of records documenting the Director's involvement in many aspects of exhibition development at the National Portrait Gallery during the tenures of Alan Maxwell Fern (1982-2000) and Marc Pachter (2000-2007). Exhibitions documented include Portrait of the Art World: A Century of ARTnews Photographs; A Brush with History: Paintings from the …
Website Records
This accession consists of the National Portrait Gallery's "Portal to American Portraits" website as it existed on November 18, 2013. The website allows visitors to search more than 100,000 portrait records from the Catalog of American Portraits (CAP), a survey of American portraits in public and private collections across the United States and …
Anne Cohen DePietro and Catalog of American Portraits (CAP) Study of American Costume Notebooks
Art Historian Anne Cohen DePietro, "Catalog of American Portraits (CAP) Study of American Costume" Notebooks, 1660-20th century, documentation, photographs and photocopies of civilian and military costumes in dated, historical portraits. This costume survey originated with images and descriptive text for each decade compiled by former CAP staff member, Art Historian Anne Cohen DePietro. She created her study of American costumes and portraiture from the mid-18th through mid-19th centuries for her 1975 Master of Arts degree in Art History and Museology at George Washington University. Many CAP portrait images have subsequently been added by staff members to the costume study. 14 notebooks stored on cabinet shelves, CAP File Room, measurement 3.7 linear feet, c. 1973-2018 (or present)creation date, circa 1975 gift of Anne Cohen DePietro to the CAP.
Andrew J. Cosentino Research Material on Charles Bird King
This collection includes research by Curator Andrew J. Consentino for The Paintings of Charles Bird King (1785-1862), Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian National Collection of Fine Arts (currently Smithsonian American Art Museum) exhibition catalogue, 1977. There are paper files, the artist's will, diary, inventory, photographs and slides, created circa 1970s–2017.
Contracts and Permissions
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 …
