Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 13-181
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
Website Records, 2013
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of "George Washington: A National Treasure," a website maintained by the National Portrait Gallery, as it existed on January 18, 2013. The website was developed to accompany the traveling exhibition of the same name which featured the original Gilbert Stuart painting of George Washington. The website includes an interactive portrait highlighting particular aspects of the painting; teacher and family guides; themed games and activities; student artwork; historical fiction and nonfiction for children; biographical information about Washington; and an introduction to the exhibition. Materials are in electronic format.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Stuart, Gilbert, 1755-1828
- Washington, George, 1732-1799
- George Washington: A National Treasure (Traveling exhibition) (2002-2004)
- George Washington: A National Treasure (Website)
Subject
- Web sites
- Museums -- Public relations
- Traveling exhibitions
- Museums -- Educational aspects
- Art museums
- Portraits
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 13-181, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), Website Records