National Gallery of Art in Natural History Museum

Summary

The Central Hall of the National Gallery, now NMAA, in the NMNH, December 1922. The photograph shows a wide passage at end of building. Small busts and statuary on pedestals line the corridor along with exhibit cases. On the left, there is a case displaying a knight's suit of armor with weapons, in the next case there is an exhibit of several urns and a bust. Following the exhibit cases is a statue of Napoleon Bonaparte, and just beyond that the statue of a Roman soldier is seen further down the corridor. The two statues stand before pillars demarcating a passageway to the next room where a few paintings can be seen.

Subject

• National Gallery of Art of the Smithsonian
• National Collection of Fine Arts
• National Museum of American Art (U.S.)
• National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
• Smithsonian American Art Museum
• Smithsonian Gallery of Art

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

The old negative number is 22579L.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 311, Box 30, Folder 14

Contact information

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

Date

1922

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Art
• Art museums
• Sculpture
• Collectors and collecting
• Exhibitions
• Art objects
• Art--Collectors and collecting
• Art--Exhibitions
• Art--United States

Place

United States

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Interior

ID Number

2002-32213

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8x10; Type of Image: Interior; Medium: Photographic print

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