Query: Shaker: Furniture and Objects from the Faith and Edward Deming Andrews Collections Commemorating the Bicentenary of the American Shakers (Exhibition) (1973-1974: Washington, D.C.)
Poster for the exhibition of paintings by H. Lyman Sayen (1875-1918) in the National Collection of Fine Arts. (Image no. SIA2011-2673)
Exhibition Records
Creators:
National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of Exhibition and Design
Dates:
1970-1974
Size:
0.69 cu. ft. (1 16 x 20 box)
Collection ID:
Accession 07-076
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of exhibition posters which were used as indoor signage for exhibitions at the National Collection of Fine Arts and the Renwick Gallery. Exhibitions include H. Lyman Sayen 1875-1918; Jasper F. Cropsey (1823-1900); Romaine Brooks: "Thief of Souls"; Two American Painters: Fritz Scholder and T. C. Cannon; John Marin; Hidden …

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in Accession 07-076 for Shaker: Furniture and Objects from the Faith and Edward Deming Andrews Collections Commemorating the Bicentenary of the American Shakers (Exhibition) (1973-1974: Washington, D.C.)

Archival
Materials
Audiovisual Records
Creators:
National Museum of American Art and Portrait Gallery. Library
Dates:
circa 1965-1973
Size:
1.38 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (0.38 non-standard size boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 85-059
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of sound and film recordings pertaining to National Museum of American Art (NMAA) exhibitions. These materials document the exhibitions Medieval Frescoes from Yugoslavia, George Catlin's Indian Gallery, Stuart Davis Memorial Exhibition, Shaker: Furniture and Objects from the Edward Deming Andrews Collection: Commemorating the Bicentennial of the American …

in Accession 85-059 for Shaker: Furniture and Objects from the Faith and Edward Deming Andrews Collections Commemorating the Bicentenary of the American Shakers (Exhibition) (1973-1974: Washington, D.C.)

Archival
Materials
Exhibition Records
Creators:
Smithsonian American Art Museum. Curatorial Office
Dates:
1988-2006
Size:
5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 08-056
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records which document the research, development, fundraising, publicity, production, and execution of exhibitions at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery. Staff represented include Virginia M. Mecklenburg, Senior Curator, Painting and Sculpture, SAAM; Kenneth R. Trapp, Curator-in-Charge, Renwick Gallery; Louise Reeves, Exhibitions Coordinator, SAAM …

in Accession 08-056 for Shaker: Furniture and Objects from the Faith and Edward Deming Andrews Collections Commemorating the Bicentenary of the American Shakers (Exhibition) (1973-1974: Washington, D.C.)
John White and Guy de Cointet
Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art records
Creators:
Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art
Dates:
1973-1988
Size:
18.9 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.losangin
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The records of the Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art measure 18.9 linear feet, date from 1973 to 1988, and document the brief thirteen-year history of LAICA's activities as a Southern California visual arts organization and exhibition space for contemporary art. Records detail the founding of the organization, operations and administration, exhibitions, events, and publications. More than half of the collection is comprised of exhibition, program, and event files that include correspondence with artists, curators, and others; printed materials; and photographs, negatives, and slides. There is a 0.9 linear foot unprocessed addition to this collection donated in 2021 that includes slides; performance and exhibition notes and supplements; newsletters and other printed material; a chronology of exhibitions, projects, publications and activities. Materials date from 1974- 1987.

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in AAA.losangin for Shaker: Furniture and Objects from the Faith and Edward Deming Andrews Collections Commemorating the Bicentenary of the American Shakers (Exhibition) (1973-1974: Washington, D.C.)

Archival
Materials
Records
Creators:
National Museum of American Art. Office of the Registrar
Dates:
1963-1987
Size:
54.58 cu. ft. (54 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 453
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This record unit documents the activities of the Office of the Registrar staff and consists of temporary loan files; temporary exhibition files, including shipping, insurance information, and loan agreements; general correspondence files; administrative files; and the files of the Smithsonian Art Commission, 1963-1975.

in Record Unit 453 for Shaker: Furniture and Objects from the Faith and Edward Deming Andrews Collections Commemorating the Bicentenary of the American Shakers (Exhibition) (1973-1974: Washington, D.C.)

Archival
Materials
Exhibition Records
Creators:
National Museum of American Art and Portrait Gallery. Library
Dates:
circa 1910-1986
Size:
10.43 cu. ft. (20 document boxes) (1 12x17 box)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 333
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This collection consists primarily of brochures, booklets, and books cataloging single exhibitions at the National Gallery of Art, the National Collection of Fine Arts, the National Museum of American Art, and the Renwick Gallery. Also included are a few catalogs from exhibitions of SITES. There are catalogs from exhibitions staged …

in Record Unit 333 for Shaker: Furniture and Objects from the Faith and Edward Deming Andrews Collections Commemorating the Bicentenary of the American Shakers (Exhibition) (1973-1974: Washington, D.C.)
Bank statements
Edward J. Orth Memorial Archives of the New York World's Fair
Creators:
Orth, Edward J.
Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization
Dates:
1835-2000, undated
Size:
130 Cubic feet (417 boxes, 25 map-folders)
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0560
Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Collection documents the 1939 New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York. Also includes material relating to other fairs, the Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization (ECHO), New York City tourism and The Walt Disney Company.

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in NMAH.AC.0560 for Shaker: Furniture and Objects from the Faith and Edward Deming Andrews Collections Commemorating the Bicentenary of the American Shakers (Exhibition) (1973-1974: Washington, D.C.)
Downtown Gallery records
Creators:
Downtown Gallery
Dates:
1824-1974
bulk 1926-1969
Size:
109.56 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.downgall
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The records of the Downtown Gallery date from 1824 to 1974 (bulk 1926-1969) and measure 109.56 linear feet. The records present a comprehensive portrait of a significant commercial gallery that operated as a successful business for more than forty years, representing major contemporary American artists and engendering appreciation for early American folk art. There is an unprocessed addition to this collection dating circa 1970 of a single financial/legal document.

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in AAA.downgall for Shaker: Furniture and Objects from the Faith and Edward Deming Andrews Collections Commemorating the Bicentenary of the American Shakers (Exhibition) (1973-1974: Washington, D.C.)

Archival
Materials
Exhibition Records
Creators:
Renwick Gallery
Dates:
1970-2012
Size:
5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 20-047
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records that document planning, development and production activities for exhibitions at the Renwick Gallery, as well as reinstallation of permanent collections and the rotation of existing exhibitions. Some records also pertain to Thomas Moran paintings in the Grand Salon that were used in exhibition planning for …

in Accession 20-047 for Shaker: Furniture and Objects from the Faith and Edward Deming Andrews Collections Commemorating the Bicentenary of the American Shakers (Exhibition) (1973-1974: Washington, D.C.)

Archival
Materials
Lowery Stokes Sims papers
Creators:
Sims, Lowery Stokes
Dates:
1967-2019
Size:
34 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.simslowe
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers of African American art historian, curator and arts administrator, Lowery Stokes Sims, measure 34.0 linear feet and date from 1967 to 2019. The collection documents Sims's career, and her work towards the inclusion of women artists and artists of color into the mainstream art world. The collection comprises biographical materials, datebooks, correspondence, writings, notebooks, exhibition files, professional files that include Sims's files from the Studio Museum in Harlem, Metropolitan Museum of Art records, research files, files on Robert Colescott, printed materials, photographic materials, and unidentified audiovisual and born-digital materials.

in AAA.simslowe for Shaker: Furniture and Objects from the Faith and Edward Deming Andrews Collections Commemorating the Bicentenary of the American Shakers (Exhibition) (1973-1974: Washington, D.C.)
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