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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 01-179

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Office of the Director

Exhibition Records, 1981-1984

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Office of the Director
Title:Exhibition Records
Dates:1981-1984
Quantity:1 cu. ft. (2 document boxes)
Collection:Accession 01-179
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These records consist of materials maintained and created by Thomas Lawton, Director, 1977-1987, documenting exhibition planning and production, particularly James McNeill Whistler works at the Freer Gallery of Art. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, invoices, budgets, photocopies of catalogues, lists of catalogue entries, a photocopy of a photograph of the Peacock Room, photographic orders, requisitions for supplies and services, press releases, and notes.

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This accession consists of records maintained and created by Thomas Lawton, Director, 1977-1987, documenting exhibition planning and production, particularly James McNeill Whistler works at the Freer Gallery of Art. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, invoices, budgets, photocopies of catalogues, lists of catalogue entries, a photocopy of a photograph of the Peacock Room, photographic orders, requisitions for supplies and services, press releases, and notes.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 01-179, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Office of the Director, Exhibition Records

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Container List

Box 1

Invoices for Whistler Exhibition (photographs) [1983-1984]

Box 1 of 2

Whistler Pending Invoices [1983-1984]

Box 1 of 2

1984 Whistler Exhibition - David Curry [1981-1984] (2 folders)

Box 1 of 2

Photographic Orders - Freer Gallery of Art [1981-1983]

Box 1 of 2

Photographic Orders - Domestic [1982-1983]

Box 1 of 2

Photographic Orders - Foreign [1982-1983]

Box 1 of 2

Box 2

Whistler Exhibition and Records [1984]

Box 2 of 2

Whistler Exhibition and Records [1983-1984]

Box 2 of 2

Confidential [1970; 1981-1984]

Box 2 of 2

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