Smithsonian Centennial Exhibit, NCFA
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Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1946
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 311, Box 42, Folder: 5
National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA), now the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), Alcove of the Smithsonian Centennial Exhibition in the Foyer (lower level of the north hall) of the Natural History Building (NHB), August 10 - September 25, 1946. The NCFA exhibit included about 50 specimens honoring those who contributed to the collection with their gifts. Portrait, right, is William Healey Dall by Wilford Seymour Carow, lent by the Cosmos Club. Photo features one alcove. Six paintings are visible. Busts and statues stand on three high pedestals, and there are two floor display cases.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
There is an additional photo of this exhibit found in Folder 5.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 311, Box 42, Folder: 5
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1946
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37443-F or MAH-37443F
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print