This accession consists of subject files documenting the administration of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) during the tenures of directors Alan Maxwell Fern, 1992-2000, and Marc Pachter, 2000-2007. Some of these materials relate to Pachter's work as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs, 1990-1994; Counselor to the Secretary ...

This accession consists of weekly reports submitted by Marc Pachter, Director, 2000-2007, and Carolyn Kinder Carr, Acting Director, 2008, to the Office of the Under Secretary for American Museums and National Programs, 2000-2003, and the Office of the Under Secretary of Art, 2004-2008. The reports consist of a summary of the weekly activities ...

These records consist of catalog specifications; correspondence with art magazines; proposals for publication funding; publication budget; price lists; copyright material; and administrative memoranda.

The papers of art collectors Rita and Daniel Fraad measure 3.3 linear feet and date from 1926 to 1997. The collection consists of art documentation files that reflect their American art collecting activities. Found in the files are any combination of the following materials: correspondence, sales receipts, treatment reports and photographs, loan agreements, facilities reports, exhibition and auction catalogs, clippings, photographs, transparencies, and slides.

These records primarily document America as Art, the major exhibition and catalog which Murray produced for the Bicentennial in 1976. Also included are a small number of administrative subject files pertaining to other matters.

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, Renwi...

This accession consists of records which document planning for exhibitions at the National Museum of American Art (NMAA). Also included are records pertaining to departmental issues in the museum. Materials consist of general correspondence, memoranda, and notes; correspondence of David B. Keeler, Chief of Design and Production, 1973-1985; exh...

This accession consists of records which document the research, development, fundraising, publicity, production, and execution of exhibitions at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), previously known as the National Museum of American Art, 1980-2000, as well as exhibitions displayed in the Renwick Gallery. These materials were primarily ...

The Enid Klass correspondence regarding George Perutz art collection measures 0.4 linear feet and dates from 1965-2009.. The majority of the letters are from Perutz to various dealers and artists, inquiring about artworks and tracking provenance. There is also correspondence between George Perutz and his friend and art consultant Enid Klass indicating their exchange of often detailed information about various art works to consider buying and comments about the current art scene. Correspondence between Perutz and dealers have been forwarded to Klass, sometimes with an additional note to Klass. Perutz collected American art, including artists John James Audubon, Thomas Hart Benton, Stuart Davis, Philip Evergood, Marsden Hartley, Childe Hassam, Robert Henri, Edward Hopper, George Inness, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, John Marin, Maurice Prendergast, John Sloan, Grant Wood, and others. Correspondence with galleries includes Ankrum, Banfer, Downtown, David B. Findlay, Forum, Martha Jackson, Kennedy, Kraushaar, Landou-Alan, Midtown, Milch, Rosenberg, Jacques Seligmann, Zabriskie, and others.

An exhibition exploring the representation of Malcolm X in American visual culture. The show was organized by the Walker Art Center and exhibited at the Anacostia Museum from April 1 --June 1, 1994. Kellie Jones served as the curator. These records document the planning, organizing, execution, and promotion of the exhibition. Materials include correspondence, research files, exhibit scripts, administrative records, brochures, press coverage, education packets, loan agreements, floor plans, and catalogues.