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SIA RU000514, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Dept. of Education, Program Records, 1973-1986
Summary
- Creator:
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Dept. of Education
- Title:
- Program Records, 1973-1986
- Dates:
- 1973, 1973-1986
- Notes:
- The Department of Education of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG) was set up to interpret the Museum's collections to a broad and varied public. It produces information on the HMSG's collections designed to appeal to professional artists and art scholars, but also to the general public and to children. In support of its aims, the Department uses a wide variety of media, including a corps of trained volunteer docents, as well as printed materials of all sorts, films, lectures, and concerts. The Department of Education was created in 1973, and Edward Lawson was recruited from New York's Whitney Museum to be its Chief, a position he held, 1973-
- Summary:
- These records include a series of audiotapes produced to train the first class of docents for HMSG's opening in 1974, as well as similar tapes prepared in later years. In addition, the records document special programs and projects designed for children. Correspondence dealing with relations with the broader Washington and national arts community is included, as are the correspondence, budget records, and other elements of museum administration. The records include numerous photographs
- Topics:
- Art, Modern, Art museums
- Subject:
- Lawson, Edward W
- Form/Genre:
- Photographs, Collection descriptions, Audiotapes
- Local Number:
- SIA RU000514
- Physical Description:
- 3.8 linear meters
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Table of Contents
Record Unit 514
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Dept. of Education
Records, 1973-1986
Collection Overview | |
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Dept. of Education |
| Title: | Records |
| Dates: | 1973-1986 |
| Quantity: | 3.8 linear meters. |
| Collection: | Record Unit 514 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
Historical Note
The Department of Education of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Gallery (HMSG) was set up to interpret the Museum's collections to a broad and varied public. It produces information on the HMSG's collections designed to appeal to professional artists and art scholars, but also to the general public and to children. In support of its aims, the Department uses a wide variety of media, including a corps of trained volunteer docents, as well as printed materials of all sorts, films, lectures, and concerts. The Department of Education was created in 1973, and Edward Lawson was recruited from New York's Whitney Museum to head it. He held the position throughout the period of these records.
Descriptive Entry
These records include a series of audiotapes produced to train the first class of docents for HMSG's opening in 1974, as well as similar tapes prepared in later years. In addition, the records document special programs and projects designed for children. Correspondence dealing with relations with the broader Washington and national arts community is included, as are the correspondence, budget records, and other elements of museum administration. The records include numerous photographs.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 514, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Dept. of Education, Records
Container List
Box 1
Contains two cartons of audiotapes, as follows:
Carton 1
Lawson, Edward, General Introduction, docent training lecture no. 1
Lawson, Edward, Joseph H. Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden, Greenwich, Connecticut, docent training lecture no. 2
Lawson, Edward, Style Factors in Art, docent training lecture no. 3, and Color in Painting, docent training lecture no. 4
McCabe, Cynthia, HMSG Inaugural Exhibition, docent training lecture no. 5
Lawson, Edward, Introduction to the Media of Art, docent training lecture no. 5 [sic]
Lawson, Edward, Courbet to Monet, docent training lecture no. 6
Lawson, Edward, Space in Painting, and Phyllis Rosenzweig, Thomas Eakins and the Painting of Late 19th Century America
Lawson, Edward, Post-Impressionism, Impressionism, docent training lecture no. 8
Lawson, Edward, American Painting to the Armory Show, docent training lecture no. 9
Lawson, Edward, Practical Docentry, docent training lecture no. 10
Tighe, Mary Ann, David Smith, docent training lecture no. 18
Lawson, Edward, Sculpture Gallery Talk
Lawson, Edward, Op Art
Tighe, Mary Ann, The Golden Door: General Introduction (2 tapes)
Lawson, Edward, Introduction to Modern Architecture (2 tapes)
Edelman, Ann, Soho
Tighe, Mary Ann, The Golden Door, pt. 1
Tighe, Mary Ann, Preliminary Statement and Gallery Talk
Tighe, Mary Ann, The Golden Door (to Nadelman), pt. II
Tighe, Mary Ann, Hans Hoffman - Winslow Homer
Tighe, Mary Ann, Alfred Leslie
Lawson, Edward, Architecture: Gropius, Breuer, Saarinen
Zilczer, Judith, John Covert
Carton 2
1977
Hudson, Andrew, 14 Canadians
Lawson, Edward, Treasures of Tutankhamon
Tighe, Mary Ann, Acquisitions, 1974-1977
Rosenzweig, Phyllis, Thomas Eakins in the HMSG Collection
Beardsley, John, Probing the Earth
1978
McCabe, Cynthia, Europe in the 70's
Coleson, Kelly, Ben Nicholson
1979
Sweet, Linda, Richard Estes: An Introduction
Fox, Howard, Directions
McCabe, Cynthia, Fernando Botero
1980
Lawson, Edward, Tour for the Blind
Millard, Charles, Miro
Lawson, Edward, Russian Avant-garde, lecture no. 1
Coleson, Kelly, Russian Avant-garde, lectures no. 1-2 (2 tapes)
Lautman, Vivki, Russian Avant-garde, lecture no. 3
Pronunciation of Artists' Names
1981
McClintic, Miranda, New Directions, 1981
McClintic, Miranda and Howard Fox, How They Made Their Selections for Directions Shows, docent monthly meeting
Shannon, Joe, Exhibits Design
Shannon, Joe, R. B. Kitaj
Fox, Howard, Metaphor
1982
Kirsch, Russell, Computers in Art
Lautman, Vicki, De Stijl
Lautman, Vicki, docent meeting and De Stijl, part II
Getlein, Frank, Art and Politics, docent monthly meeting
Bush, Teresia, Outreach Program, docent monthly meeting
Docents' meeting lecture on African Art
Education I, pt. 3, no designation or date
Folders
Docent training tapes, 1982-1983
Acoustiguide (2 folders)
Associate lecture series
Associates programs
SI Associates - HMSG weekend (2 folders)
HMSG audiovisual system
Art in focus
Arts in education forum
Associated Councils of the Arts
Interrelated Arts Program
Metro Washington Cultural Alliance
Box 2
October 1974 thru ? Docent/volunteer stats
Docent training
Memos sent, July-December 1975
1974-1975 school stats
Pending
Tour reservations, January-June 1977
Evaluations, January-June 1977
Evaluation form - Leaders
Scheduling facilities
Centerbeam exhibition
Tour information
Publications - SI
Tours
Pre-October 1974
October-December 1974 (3 folders)
Memos sent/received, 1974 (2 folders)
Press releases
Memos received from staff, January-March 1975
Memos sent, January-March 1975
To be typed
Board room, 1974
Balcony room, 1974
Tours, January-March 1975
Director's reports, 1978-1979
Museum training
Box 3
National Endowment for the Humanities
Reynolda House
Bicentennial
Conservation
Fellows - SI
Film and lecture program attendance stats
Handicapped visitors - blind tour
Handicapped visitors, letters
Handicapped visitors, memos
Handicapped
Information desk
Anne Lorimer lecture, January 12
SI learning center
Let's go to the Smithsonian
Metric conversion - SI
National Gallery (new wing)
Weekly report of accomplishments, 1973-1977 (4 folders)
SI Division of Performing Arts
Telesonic, reports, maps, stats, etc. (6 folders)
Travel - Education staff
Two W project
TV series
Correspondence, A-G, 1973-1976
Correspondence, H-L, 1973-1976
Correspondence, April-August 1975 (5 folders)
Evaluations, October 1974-March 1975, May 1975
Box 4
Tag (in-class) presentations, letters
WETA-TV
Lectures given by Robert Rosenblum, 1975
Hirshhorn Holiday
Hirshhorn Holiday programs
Hirshhorn Holiday
Internship papers 1975
Internship questionnaires, 1975
Budgets
Sareson, Pam Intern, 1978
Boczar, Danuta Intern, 1974/1975
Ferrara, Ronna Intern, 1974/1975
Mutchler, Sheila Intern, 1975
Lois Sullivan, Lois, December 1975
Shields, N. R. summer intern, 1975
Pearson, Ted summer intern, 1975
Wertheimer, S. summer intern, 1975
Suarez, Maria summer intern, 1975
Troyen, Aimiee summer intern, 1975
Gebhard, Cathy graduate intern, 1976
Balter, Lori graduate intern, 1976
Brookman, Philip summer intern, 1976
Perkins, Mary Ellen summer intern, 1976
Idaka, Nancy summer intern, 1976
Dryden, Elizabeth graduate intern, 1976
Schum, Maries graduate intern, 1976
Butts, Barbara summer intern, 1976
Morningstar, Cathy graduate intern, Sept 1977
Lindsay, Karen summer intern, 1977
Cobb, Diana graduate intern applicant, 1977
Hammond, Catherine graduate intern, 1977
Turner, Lisa graduate intern, 1977
Rorschach, Kimmerly summer intern, 1977
Kernan, Beatrice summer intern, 1977
Daniel, Malcolm summer intern, 1977
Fenton, Debbie summer intern, 1977
Penney, David summer intern, 1977
Rouhani, Homa intern, 1977-1978
Ovebero, Chantal, 1977-1978
Zakian, Micheal summer intern, 1978
Luik, Karen E. graduate intern, 1978
Freeman, Judy summer intern, 1978
Boxer, Mindy, 1978
Milani, Leila graduate intern, 1978
Hinds, Andrea graduate intern, 1978
Wolf, Reva summer intern, 1978
Domenici, Karen summer intern, 1979
McClain, Kathleen summer intern, 1979
Cabe, Linda summer intern, 1979
Jacoby, Penny graduate intern, 1979
Belsky, Ann graduate intern, 1979
Stringer, Lauren summer intern, 1979
Soloman, Carol graduate intern, 1979
Friedman, Ceil summer intern, 1978
Tollins, Amy Ilene summer intern, 1978
Evaluations, April 1975
Surveys
HMSG, 1978
Intern Memos, 1975-1979
Summer intern correspondence, 1976-1979
Graduate correspondence and memos, 1974-1979
Internship programs, 1977-1979
Touch for the Blind, 1977-1979
Ambulatory lists: Installation Orders
References
Docent workshops committee
Docent training programs
Museum interns
April, May, June evaluations
Box 5
NASM - Sculpture
In-house memos, general info. 1973 - 1977
In-house memos, general info. 1978 - 1980
OESE - coordinator's monthly meeting 1974 -1978
OESE Cafritz art and math
Hirshhorn Holiday, 1976
Hirshhorn Holiday, 1977
Hirshhorn Holiday, 1978
Hirshhorn Holiday, 1980
Hirshhorn Holiday, 1981
Hirshhorn Holiday, 1982
Education Department reports, 1973-1976
Docent Program Letters, 1973-1979
Correspondence M-Z, 1973-1976
Correspondence, 1977-1978
Docent bulletins and calendars 1978
Handicapped
Original copies of all form letters
Summer schedule
Tours for the Blind
Bibliography
Personnel, lab reports
Exhibition proposals
Smithsonian sampler
October-December 1977
Evaluations, January-June 1978
Evaluations, September-December 1977
January-June 1978
Evaluations
Museum programs
HMSG weekend
Association tours/ classes
Self-guided tour material
Budgets, 1975-1976
Unlabeled
Education Department planning
Auditorium, 1975
Box 6
Staff meetings, 1986
Advisory Council meeting minutes, 1986
In-house memos, 1986
Orientation Program for retarded adults, 1981
Outreach Program for high school students, 1983
Career Awareness Program
Committee for a Wider Audience, 1986
Children's museums
VIP visitors
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Director's reports, 1980-1981
Yvonne Lawson, The Challenge of the New Art, July 8, 1983
TAG final report 1980
Outreach programs 1980-1983
TAG budget, FY 1980
TAG budget, 1982-1983
TAG Program, 1980-1981
TAG budget, FY 1981
Pre-school early childhood education
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