Barney Studio House Given to SI

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Summary

Laura and Natalie Barney, daughters of artist Alice Pike Barney, donate Studio House to the Smithsonian Institution. Studio House is an art center with a unique setting created by artist Alice Pike Barney. It is located in Sheridan Circle in Washington, D.C. and is administered by the National Museum of American Art. On December 5, 1961, there is an offical annoucement of the donation.

Subject

  • Barney, Alice Pike 1857-1931
  • Barney Studio House (Washington, D.C.)
  • National Museum of American Art (U.S.)
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Smithsonian Institution Archives, Information File, Folder Barney Studio, Barney Studio House brochure, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1983.
  • Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1962. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1963, p. 94.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1960

Topic

  • Art
  • Gifts
  • Museums
  • Artists
  • Art objects
  • Museum exhibits

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