Accession 00-012

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Administration and Museum Support Services

Special Events Records, 1987-1989

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records that document major openings and receptions held at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG), 1987-1989. Featured exhibitions and events include: Gerhard Richter Paintings (Opened 12/4/1988); DIRECTIONS - Walter Pichler: Works on Paper (10/26/1988 - 1/22/1989); WORKS - Krzysztof Wodiczko (10/25/1988 - 1/22/1989); Alberto Giacometti 1901-1966 (Opened 9/15/1988); Alberto Giacometti: An International Symposium (10/28/1988); Russian and Soviet Paintings, 1901-1930: Selections from the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow and the State Russian Museum, Leningrad (Opened July 12, 1988); DIRECTIONS - Robert Cummings: Intuitive Inventions (6/22/1988 - 10/10/1988); WORKS - Vernon Fisher (6/22/1988 - 10/10/1988); Different Drummers (5/12/1988 - 8/4/1988); DIRECTIONS - Sherrie Levine (3/9/1988 - 5/30/1988); WORKS - Kate Ericson/Mel Ziegler (3/9/1988 - 5/30/1988); Expressiv: Central European Art Since 1960 (2/18/1988 - 4/17/1988); DIRECTIONS - Joel Shapiro: Painted Wood (12/2/1987 - 2/28/1988); and WORKS - Sol LeWitt (12/2/1988 - 2/28/1988). Materials include memoranda, correspondence, guest lists, menus, seating plans, photographs, newspaper clippings, invitations, and brochures.

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Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.

Name

• Giacometti, Alberto, 1901-1966
• Fisher, Vernon, 1943-
• Cummings, Robert
• Pichler, Walter, 1936-2012
• Wodiczko, Krzysztof
• Levine, Sherrie
• Ericson, Kate
• Ziegler, Mel
• Shapiro, Joel
• LeWitt, Sol, 1928-2007
• Gerhard Richter Paintings (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
• DIRECTIONS: Walter Pichler: Works on Paper (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
• Alberto Giacometti, 1901-1966 (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
• DIRECTIONS: Robert Cummings: Intuitive Inventions (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
• WORKS: Vernon Fisher (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
• Different Drummers (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
• DIRECTIONS: Sherrie Levine (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
• WORKS: Kate Ericson/Mel Ziegler (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
• Expressiv: Central European Art since 1960 (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
• DIRECTIONS: Joel Shapiro: Painted Wood (Exhibition) (1987: Washington, D.C.)
• WORKS: Sol LeWitt (Exhibition) (1987: Washington, D.C.)
• WORKS: Krzysztof Wodiczko (Exhibition) (1988-1989: Washington, D.C.)
• Russian and Soviet Paintings, 1901-1930: Selections from the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, and the State Russian Museum, Leningrad (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
• Alberto Giacometti: An International Symposium (1988: Washington, D.C.)

Subject

• Museum exhibits
• Special events -- Marketing

Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

• Brochures
• Clippings
• Manuscripts
• Black-and-white photographs
• Color photographs

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 00-012, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Administration and Museum Support Services, Special Events Records

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