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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 02-082

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Photographs, 1916-1992

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Title:Photographs
Dates:1916-1992
Quantity:0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Collection:Accession 02-082
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These records primarily consist of Freer Gallery of Art photographs that depict early museum plans and drawings; the ground breaking ceremony before construction of the museum; exterior views during and after construction; and interior shots of the galleries, library, and art storage areas. Also includes Freer Gallery of Art renovation project photographs; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery photographs, particularly of models and exterior views of the museum; and slides of the Freer Gallery of Art grounds.

Descriptive Entry

These records primarily consist of Freer Gallery of Art photographs that depict early Museum plans and drawings; the ground breaking ceremony before construction of the Museum; exterior views during and after construction; and interior shots of the galleries, library, and art storage areas. Also includes Freer Gallery of Art renovation project photographs; Arthur M. Sackler Gallery photographs, particularly of models and exterior views of the Museum; and slides of the Freer Gallery of Art grounds.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-082, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Photographs

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Container List

Box 1

Folder 1 Photographs, Floor Plans and Drawing of Exterior - South Front

Basement Floor Plan for the Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2015-000796]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 2 Photographs, Construction of Freer Gallery of Art [1917]

Box 1 of 1

Folder 3 Photographs, Groundbreaking [1916]

Groundbreaking for Freer Gallery of Art, September 23, 1916 [SIA2015-000823]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 4 Photographs, Exterior - South Front and Aerial View of South Front

South Front - Freer [SIA2007-0169]
Freer Gallery of Art building - Detail, South Front [SIA2015-000797]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 5 Photographs, Courtyard - North and South sides when Courtyard was paved

Courtyard of the Freer Gallery of Art Looking North After it was Paved [SIA2015-000813]
Courtyard of the Freer Gallery of Art Looking South After it was Paved [SIA2015-000814]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 6 Photographs, Exterior - North Front and Aerial View of the North Front

Aerial View of Completed East and North Front of Freer Gallery [SIA2007-0170]
Freer Gallery of Art North Front [SIA2007-0171]
North Front of the Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2015-000812]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 7 Photographs, Exterior - North Porch

North Porch of the Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2015-000815]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 8 Photographs, Courtyard - North side

Courtyard, North Facade of the Freer Gallery of Art with Awnings [SIA2015-000816]
North side of the Courtyard of the Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2015-000817]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 9 Photographs, Courtyard - After snow storm

Box 1 of 1

Folder 10 Photographs, Courtyard - North east corner

Freer Gallery of Art - Northeast Corner of Courtyard [SIA2015-000798]
Freer Gallery of Art - Northeast Corner of Courtyard [SIA2015-000799]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 11 Photographs, Courtyard - North west corner

Freer Gallery of Art - Northwest Corner of Courtyard [SIA2015-000800]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 12 Photographs, Courtyard - South side

The Freer Gallery of Art Courtyard, Looking South [SIA2015-000801]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 13 Photographs, Peacocks

J. Bundy in Freer Gallery of Art Courtyard with Peacocks [SIA2007-0175]
Peacock in Courtyard, Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2007-0176]
Peacock in the Courtyard of Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2007-0177]
Peacock in Freer Gallery of Art Courtyard [SIA2007-0178]
Peacock and Babies in the Freer Gallery of Art Courtyard, 1923 [SIA2014-07069]
Peacock and Babies in the Freer Gallery of Art Courtyard [SIA2014-07070]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 14 Photographs, Peacock Room at the Freer

Freer Gallery of Art Peacock Room - Detail, South Wall [SIA2007-0172]
Peacock Room - Northeast Corner [SIA2007-0173]
North Wall of the Peacock Room in the Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2015-000802]
Southwest Corner of the Peacock Room in the Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2015-000803]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 15 Photographs, Interior - Galleries II & III

North Wall of Gallery II in the Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2015-000804]
North Wall of Gallery III in the Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2015-000805]
South Wall of Gallery III in the Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2015-000806]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 16 Photographs, Interior - Gallery V

Gallery V Looking South in the Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2015-000807]
Gallery V Corner View in the Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2015-000808]
Northeast Corner of Gallery V in the Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2015-000809]
Gallery V in the Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2015-000810]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 17 Photographs, Interior - Gallery VI & VII

Gallery VII of the Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2015-000818]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 18 Photographs, Interior - Galleries VIII, IX & X

Gallery IX, View Across Corridors Meeting at the Southwest Corner at the Freer Gallert of Art [SIA2015-000822]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 19 Photographs, Interior - Galleries XVIII & XIX

Freer Gallery XVIII [SIA2007-0174]
West Wall of Gallery XIX of the Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2015-000811]
Gallery XVIII of the Freer Gallery of Art Looking North [SIA2015-000819]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 20 Photographs, Interior - Galleries XIII, XIV & XVII

Box 1 of 1

Folder 21 Photographs, Interior - Lobby/Foyer

Interior Lobby/Foyer of Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2007-0179]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 22 Photographs, Interior - Library

Box 1 of 1

Folder 23 Photographs, Interior - Air Raid Shelter & First Aid Room

Box 1 of 1

Folder 24 Photographs, American Painting Storage

Photograph of American Paintings Hanging on Rolling Storage Racks [SIA2014-07071]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 25 Photographs, Screen Storage

Box 1 of 1

Folder 26 Photographs, Chinese Scroll Paintings on racks

Box 1 of 1

Folder 27 Photographs, Furniture & Miscellaneous in Freer

Box 1 of 1

Folder 28 Photographs, Renovation of the Freer Gallery of Art

Renovation of the Freer Gallery of Art [SIA2015-000821]
Box 1 of 1

Folder 29 Photograph, Entrance Pavilion, Sackler Gallery

Box 1 of 1

Folder 30 Photographs, Freer Cases [1992]

Box 1 of 1

Folder 31 Photographs of Library Construction, 1986

Box 1 of 1

Folder 32 Slides, Courtyard with Planting, 1988

Box 1 of 1

Folder 33 Photographs, Model - Sackler Building

Model of the South Mall Area [SIA2015-000820]
Box 1 of 1

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