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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Record Unit 314

National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of Exhibition and Design

Exhibition Records, 1963-1973

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of Exhibition and Design
Title:Exhibition Records
Dates:1963-1973
Quantity:23 cu. ft. (46 document boxes)
Collection:Record Unit 314
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These records include research, correspondence, and photographs concerning the design and installation of exhibitions; information on national art conferences; Harry Lowe's correspondence as Curator of Exhibits; correspondence with art galleries, museums, and private collectors, who loaned art work to NCFA; exhibition schedules and research on exhibits considered by an exhibits committee; correspondence and memoranda from NCFA staff, who represented the Smithsonian on Washington, D.C., art projects; and Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service records.

Historical Note

The Office of Exhibits was established as a separate function within the National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA) in FY 1964, when Harry Lowe was appointed curator of exhibits. In FY 1970, the title of the office was changed to Exhibition and Design. When Lowe became the NCFA assistant director for operations in FY 1973, David Keeler was appointed chief, Office of Exhibition and Design.

The Office of Exhibition and Design is responsible for the design, preparation, installation, and maintenance of both changing and permanent exhibition galleries, and for the aesthetic development of all other public and nonpublic areas of the NCFA section of the Fine Arts and Portrait Galleries Building.

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Descriptive Entry

These records include research, correspondence, and photographs concerning the design and installation of exhibitions; information on national art conferences; Harry Lowe's correspondence as curator of exhibits; correspondence with art galleries, museums, and private collectors who loaned art work to NCFA; exhibition schedules and research on exhibits considered by an exhibits committee; correspondence and memoranda from NCFA staff who represented the Smithsonian on Washington, DC, art projects; and Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service records.

Asterisk denotes photographs and/or brochures on art work are located in the folder.

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

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 314, National Collection of Fine Arts. Office of Exhibition and Design, Exhibition Records

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Container List

Series 1

EXHIBIT COMMITTEE REPORTS, SCHEDULES, AND REJECTED EXHIBIT PROPOSALS, 1963-1970.

Box 1

Exhibitions: General (work schedule memos), 1965-1971

Box 1 of 46

Exhibits Committee: Reports, 1965-1970

Box 1 of 46

Exhibition Schedule, 1964-1971

Box 1 of 46

Exhibitions Rejected, 1968-1969

Box 1 of 46

Exhibitions Proposed - Rejected, 1965-1967

Box 1 of 46

Exhibitions Offered for Consideration, 1965-1966, Refused

Box 1 of 46

Box 2

Local Art Groups: General, 1964-1965

Box 2 of 46

Organic Forms, Museum of Natural History (MNH), June 15-August 1, 1968 (1967-1968)

Box 2 of 46

Multiples, 1965

Box 2 of 46

David Smith, 1965, includes brochure

Box 2 of 46

Bannister, 1965

Box 2 of 46

Swedish, 1965

Box 2 of 46

NAT Federation of Doll Collections, 1964

Box 2 of 46

Spanish, 1965, includes photos

Box 2 of 46

Gugliemli, rejected exhibit committee, June 8, 1965

Box 2 of 46

Jules Pascin, June-July 1967 Canceled, 1965

Box 2 of 46

South African Art, 1965-1966

Box 2 of 46

Danish Modern, 1969, includes brochure

Box 2 of 46

City Planning, July 30, 1965

Box 2 of 46

Czechoslovakia, 1965

Box 2 of 46

Library of Congress Print Show, 1965

Box 2 of 46

National Photographic Society, 1964

Box 2 of 46

Louis Sullivan Stencils, 1964

Box 2 of 46

Wang-Shi Yuan, 1965

Box 2 of 46

Air Force Art, 1965

Box 2 of 46

Waugh, 1965

Box 2 of 46

Allis Chalmers, 1965

Box 2 of 46

Arthur Brown, 1965

Box 2 of 46

Mourlot Press, 1964

Box 2 of 46

Quantas Airlines, 1964 (exhibits)

Box 2 of 46

Latin American Art, 1964-1965

Box 2 of 46

OP-POP (AFA) 1965

Box 2 of 46

River, Port and Capitol, 1965-1966

Box 2 of 46

Kaiser Industries Biennial, 1965

Box 2 of 46

SI Calendar of Events, 1963-1965

Box 2 of 46

Box 3

Florida Artists - Small Business Administration, March 7-October 1968 Canceled, 1968

Box 3 of 46

Society of Washington Artists, 1963-1965

Box 3 of 46

Accent and Accessories, 1966

Box 3 of 46

Montreal, Treasures from MFA, 1965-1967

Box 3 of 46

Johnson Collection, White House, 1966

Box 3 of 46

State Department/NCFA Exhibit, The Artist in His Studio, 1966-1967

Box 3 of 46

Art of Latin America since Independence, February 22-April 23, 1967 (1964-1968)

Box 3 of 46

Exhibits Rejected, 1969-1971

Box 3 of 46

Steinberg, 1966-1967

Box 3 of 46

Venice Biennale, 1969-1970

Box 3 of 46

Philadelphia Circle, 1971

Box 3 of 46

Vanderlyn, 1969-1970

Box 3 of 46

14 Decades Exhibition, 1966

Box 3 of 46

Buckminster Fuller, 1967-1968

Box 3 of 46

Sloan, 1968

Box 3 of 46

Leutze, 1967-1969

Box 3 of 46

Art and Motion, 1967-1968

Box 3 of 46

Exhibits Committee, 1965-1969

Box 3 of 46

Box 4

Pop Hart, 1964-1966

Box 4 of 46

Toy Exhibit, 1966-1967

Box 4 of 46

Chair Exhibit - Lloyd Herman, 1968

Box 4 of 46

Regional Series, 1965 (2 folders)

Box 4 of 46

American Realists/Exchange with USSR, 1965

Box 4 of 46

Mme. V. Mukhina, 1964-1965

Box 4 of 46

Zogbaum, 1958-1965

Box 4 of 46

March of America, April 22, 1967 (1966-1969)

Box 4 of 46

Sao Paolo Bienal IX, 1967

Box 4 of 46

Remington, organization plans, 1967

Box 4 of 46

Tate Show, 1965-1967

Box 4 of 46

California Show, 1968-1969

Box 4 of 46

Works Progress Administration (WPA) Art (NCFA Collection), 1965

Box 4 of 46

Bicentennial, American Revolution, 1968-1971

Box 4 of 46

Harmon Foundation, black artist, William H. Johnson, 1964-1970

Box 4 of 46

Box 5

Hiram Powers, 1967-1968

Box 5 of 46

Robert Loftin Newman, 1965 - Includes photos

Box 5 of 46

Series 2

INACTIVE COMMITTEES, 1964-1968.

Box 5

Pennsylvania Avenue Redevelopment Committee, 1964

Box 5 of 46

Mall Development/Design Committee, 1964-1966

Box 5 of 46

Great Hall Restoration Committee, 1965

Box 5 of 46

Medal Committee, 1964

Box 5 of 46

SI Sales Desk Committee, 1964-1966

Box 5 of 46

NCFA Development, Mr. John Latham, 1964-1967

Box 5 of 46

NCFA White House, Donald McClelland, 1965-1967

Box 5 of 46

NCFA Education Program, George Gallenkamp, 1965-1966

Box 5 of 46

Smithsonian Institution-Education Projects, 1964-1965

Box 5 of 46

Mrs. Kefauver Art for Embassies Program, 1964-1968

Box 5 of 46

Box 6

Smithsonian Publicity, 1965

Box 6 of 46

Smithsonian General, 1965-1969

Box 6 of 46

Labor Department Committee, 1964

Box 6 of 46

Bicentennial Committee, 1964-1965

Box 6 of 46

National Council on the Arts and National Foundation on Art and Humanities, 1965-1966

Box 6 of 46

Arts Councils of America (includes American Federation of Art and Washington Arts Council, 1965), 1964-1966

Box 6 of 46

Brandeis UNESCO Auction, 1966

Box 6 of 46

Downtown Progress, 1965

Box 6 of 46

Sculpture Garden Committee, 1965

Box 6 of 46

Series 3

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TRAVELING EXHIBITION SERVICE (SITES), 1963-1966.

Box 6

SITES/NCFA Inter-Office Correspondence, 1964-1966

Box 6 of 46

SITES Correspondence, 1964-1965

Box 6 of 46

SITES Budget, 1964-1965

Box 6 of 46

SITES Proposals, 1966

Box 6 of 46

SITES Exhibits Sources, 1964

Box 6 of 46

SITES Proposals, 1964-1965

Box 6 of 46

Box 7

SITES and Earlier Proposals, 1962-1964

Box 7 of 46

SITES Miscellaneous, 1964-1965

Box 7 of 46

SITES Small Education Exhibits, 1965

Box 7 of 46

SITES/CNFA Policy, 1964-1965

Box 7 of 46

SITES Shows (Proposed Budget), 1963-1966

Box 7 of 46

Photographs of Installation Shots from Lost Angeles County Museum of Art, 1959-1962

Box 7 of 46

Photographs of Ansel Adams Show at the DeYoung Museum, 1964

Box 7 of 46

Photographs of installation at Speed Art Museum in 1954

Box 7 of 46

Installation Shots of various SITES exhibits, 1951-1963

Box 7 of 46

Photographs From National Geographic Society (undated)

Box 7 of 46

Photographs of Swedish Folk Art, 1964

Box 7 of 46

Photographs of Alvar Aalto Show, 1963-1964

Box 7 of 46

Photographs of German Drawings, 1954 and Norwegian Tapestries, 1960

Box 7 of 46

Photographs of Museum of Fine Arts in Houston SITES Exhibits, 1964

Box 7 of 46

Photographs of King Tutankhamen's Treasures at Seattle Art Museum, 1962-1964

Box 7 of 46

Box 8

Photos of Norwegian Tapestries, 1959, installation shots at Brooklyn Museum, 1964

Box 8 of 46

Photos of Tutankhamen Exhibit at Chicago Natural History Museum, 1964

Family viewing the Tutankhamun Exhibit at the Chicago Natural History Museum, c. 1962 (Image no. SIA2015-007609)
Visitors viewing the Tutankhamun Exhibit at the Chicago Natural History Museum, circa 1962 (Image no. SIA2015-007610)
Man and woman viewing the Tutankhamun Exhibit at the Chicago Natural History Museum, c. 1962 (Image no. SIA2015-007611)
Box 8 of 46

Photos of Tutankhamen, Ancient Art in Vietnam, and Shiko Munakato Exhibit at Cleveland Museum of Art (undated)

Box 8 of 46

Miscellaneous Photos, 1962-1963

Box 8 of 46

Photos of Tutankhamen Exhibit at California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1964

Box 8 of 46

Photos of Alvar Aalto Exhibit at the Embassy of Finland, 1964

Box 8 of 46

Photos of New Theatre in Germany Exhibit at Pepsi Cola Gallery in New York, 1964

Box 8 of 46

Photos of Exhibits at National Gallery of Art, 1957-1958

Box 8 of 46

Press Release for The New Art & Design of Sweden at San Francisco Museum of Art

Box 8 of 46

Catalogues of SITES Shows, 1957-1967 (3 folders)

"Swedish Textiles Today" exhibition sponsored by the Royal Swedish Embassy, and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. (Image no. 94-6785)
"Japan: Design Today" exhibition organized by the Japan Design House, the Walker Art Center and the Smithsonian Institution, and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, seen here as installed at the Walker Art Center, November 1960. (Image no. 94-8315)
"Greek Costumes and Embroideries" exhibition lent by the Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece, and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. Installation photo at the Baltimore Museum of Art, November/December 1957. (Image no. 94-8316)
"Printing in the Netherlands" exhibition circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. Installation photo in Amsterdam. (Image no. 94-8317)
"Outer Mongolia," circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. Installation photograph. (Image no. 94-8318)
"Design in Germany Today" exhibition circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. Installation photo taken at Neue Sammlung, Munich, Germany. (Image no. 94-6786)
"Enamels" exhibition circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. Installation photo at the first showing, at the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York. (Image no. 94-6787)
German drawings in the exhibition "Masterpieces from Five Centuries" which was circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. Installation photo at the M. H. De Young Memorial Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, January 4, 1956. (Image no. 94-8298)
Box 8 of 46

Box 9

Congressional Hearings on National Arts Legislation, 1963

Box 9 of 46

Series 4

OFFICE OF EXHIBITS, EXHIBITION MATERIAL, 1964-1969.

Box 9

Finnish Books, November 14-December 13, 1964 - Includes photos

"100 Books from Finland" in National Museum of Natural History, 1964. (Image no. MNH418C)
Opening of "100 Books from Finland" exhibit at the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, in the Foyer Gallery of the National Museum of Natural History, November 19, 1964. (Image no. MNH 330-C or MNH330C)
Opening of "100 Books from Finland" exhibit at the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, in the Foyer Gallery of the National Museum of Natural History, November 19, 1964. (Image no. MNH 330-D or MNH330D)
Box 9 of 46

Pop Hart Watercolors, November 14-December 3, 1964

Box 9 of 46

Etruscan Vases, December 15, 1964-January 5, 1965 - Includes photos

Box 9 of 46

American Art League, Inc. December 12, 1964-January 3, 1965

Box 9 of 46

Operation Palette (U. S. Navy), January 9-28, 1965 - Includes photos and brochure

Opening of "The Navy Today: Operation Palette II," Navy Combat Art Traveling Exhibition, in the Foyer Gallery of the National Museum of Natural History, January 10, 1965. (Image no. MNH511C)
Box 9 of 46

Dead Sea Scrolls, February-March 21, 1965

Opening of "The Dead Sea Scrolls," at the National Collection of Fine Art, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, exhibit in the Foyer Gallery of the National Museum of Natural History, February 27, 1965.(Image no. 94-8313)
Box 9 of 46

Danish Abstract Art, March 6-April 5, 1965 - Includes brochures

Box 9 of 46

Swedish Folk Art, Registrar's File, 1965

Box 9 of 46

Box 10

Yugoslavian Frescoes, April 27-May 19, 1965 - Includes brochures

Box 10 of 46

IBM Prints, June 5-June 17, 1965, "draw, cut, scratch, etch PRINT!" - Includes brochures

Box 10 of 46

Mother and Child in Modern Art, June 5-27, 1965 - Includes brochures

Box 10 of 46

White House Festival of the Arts, 1965 - Includes clippings

Box 10 of 46

Treasures from the Planten-Moretus, July 24-August 15, 1965

"Adoration of the Shepherds," c. 1588 by Martin de Vos, exhibited in "Treasures from the Plantin-Moretus Museum." (Image no. MNH1231)
An old type mold of type setting, punches and matrices used for Robert Cranjon's "Ascendonica Romaine," 1569, with type newly cast from the matrice and proof. In the exhibition "Treasures from the Plantin-Moretus Museum." (Image no. MNH1231A)
Box 10 of 46

American Prints of the Sixties, September 4-26, 1965, Foyer Gallery

Box 10 of 46

The Preservation of Abu Simbel, September 11-October 17, 1965, Foyer Gallery

Box 10 of 46

Box 11

Peru in the World, October 6-31, 1965, Foyer Gallery

Box 11 of 46

Romanian Tapestries, October 14-November 14, 1965 - Includes catalogs

Box 11 of 46

Churchill Exhibit, November 1965

Box 11 of 46

George Catlin, July 19-September 19, 1965 (SI Bicentennial Exhibition) - Includes brochures

"Catlin's Indian Gallery" exhibition brochure, 1965. (Image no. SIA2011-2207)
Box 11 of 46

Davis Exhibition, May 25-July 5, 1965

Labels, Signs, Frames, Cases, 1965)

Box 11 of 46

Miscellaneous, 1964-1966

Box 11 of 46

Davis, Mrs. Halpert, 1964-1965

Box 11 of 46

USIA Extension, 1965-1966 - Includes brochures of shows in London and Berlin

Box 11 of 46

Box 12

Davis Show in Chicago, July 30-August 29, 1965

Box 12 of 46

Lenders, 1965

Box 12 of 46

Mrs. Stuart Davis, 1964-1967

Box 12 of 46

H. H. Arnason, 1964-1965

Box 12 of 46

UCLA, October 31-November 28, 1965

Box 12 of 46

Whitney, September 14-October 17, 1965

Box 12 of 46

Catalogue Manuscript, 1965

Box 12 of 46

Catalogue Production, H. K. Press, 1964-1965 - Includes Ryder Catalog

Box 12 of 46

Publicity, 1965

Box 12 of 46

Insurance, 1965

Box 12 of 46

Budget, 1964-1966

Box 12 of 46

Box 13

Catalogue Drafts, 1965

Box 13 of 46

Shipping, Crating, 1965

Box 13 of 46

Opening Events, 1965

Box 13 of 46

H. Lowe Notes, 1965

Box 13 of 46

Loans Receipts, works returned from UCLA only, 1965-1966

Box 13 of 46

Roots of Abstract Art in America, 1910-1930; December 1, 1965-January 9, 1966, Catalogue manuscript and copies (2 folders)

Box 13 of 46

Sao Paolo Bienal VIII, January-March 1966, correspondence and photos, 1965-1966

Box 13 of 46

Box 14

Sao Paolo Bienal VIII, Catalogue and proofs, 1966

Box 14 of 46

Frederic Edwin Church, February 12-March 13, 1966

Box 14 of 46

American Landscape (Park Service), April 27-June 19, 1966

Box 14 of 46

American Landscape, Abbie Booth/Harry Lowe working notes, 1965-1966

Box 14 of 46

Ancient Art from Afghanistan, June 29-August 23, 1966

Box 14 of 46

Box 15

Ancient Art from Afghanistan, Notes, 1965-1966

Box 15 of 46

Rugs from Afghanistan, June 29-July 31, 1966

Box 15 of 46

Hard Edge Trend Exhibition, July 31-September 18, 1966

Box 15 of 46

11 Pop Artists, July 20-August 5, 1966; August 19-September 18, 1966

Box 15 of 46

Paul Manship Memorial Show, 1885-1966, August 10-September 25, 1966

Box 15 of 46

Drawing Society National Exhibition, September 15- November 13, 1966

Box 15 of 46

Jasper Johns Drawings, October 5-November 13, 1966

Box 15 of 46

To Be Alive, October 25-December 4, 1966

Box 15 of 46

Biennial NCFA, November 30-January 15, 1967

Box 15 of 46

Box 16

Biennial Venice, June 18-October 16, 1966

Box 16 of 46

Budget and Publicity, 1966-1967

Box 16 of 46

FINK Photo (Patent Office Building - POB) Show, January-February 1968

Box 16 of 46

Archipenko, July 10-August 18, 1968 - Includes photos

Box 16 of 46

Newberger Collection, August 15-September 25, 1968 - Includes catalogue of collection, A-J (2 folders)

Box 16 of 46

Box 17

Newberger Collection, August 15-September 25, 1968 - includes catalogue of collection, K-Z (2 folders)

Box 17 of 46

WPA Print Show, September 30-December 1968

Box 17 of 46

POB Panel Exhibition, January 1967

Box 17 of 46

POB Walkthrough, 1966

Box 17 of 46

William Glackens, February 9-April 2, 1967

Box 17 of 46

Box 18

Stanton MacDonald-Wright - General, May 3-June 18, 1967

Box 18 of 46

Stanton MacDonald-Wright - Correspondence, 1966-1967

Box 18 of 46

Stanton MacDonald-Wright - Catalogue Manuscript, 1967

Box 18 of 46

Stanton MacDonald-Wright - Catalogue Production, May 3-June 18, 1967

Box 18 of 46

Box 19

Treasures Cooper Union, July 12-September 24, 1967

Printed Head of a Woman Embroidered in Wool on Linen, 1967. (Image no. SIA2011-1455)
Box 19 of 46

Cooper Union Catalogue, Manuscript and Label Text, 1967

Box 19 of 46

Copper Union original catalogue entries, undated

Box 19 of 46

NCFA Prints, July 24-September 4, 1967

Box 19 of 46

IAP Children's Art, July 14-September 4, 1969

Box 19 of 46

William Zorach, September 20-November 5, 1967)

Box 19 of 46

Bingham Catalogue Production, October 1967-January 1968

Box 19 of 46

Box 20

Bingham NCFA: General, October 18, 1967-January 1968

Box 20 of 46

Bingham Catalogue, 1967-1968 (3 Folders)

Box 20 of 46

Barney Pastels, October 18, 1967-January 1, 1968

Box 20 of 46

Mary Cassatt Prints, November 21, 1962-January 7, 1968 - Includes catalogue

Box 20 of 46

Series 5

CURATOR OF EXHIBITS, RECORDS, 1964-1973.

Box 21

American Association of Museums, 1964-1972

Box 21 of 46

Cheekwood, 1961-1973

Box 21 of 46

Citizens Association of Georgetown, 1966-1972

Box 21 of 46

Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1969-1974

Box 21 of 46

Daughters of the American Revolution Committee, 1968-1973

Box 21 of 46

Fourteen Decades, 1966 (H. Lowe's File)

Box 21 of 46

International Council of Museums, 1965-1968

Box 21 of 46

International Society for Education through Art, 1969

Box 21 of 46

Mid-West Museum Conference, 1968

Box 21 of 46

Museum Artisans Guild, 1967

Box 21 of 46

Museum of Modern Art, 1965-1969

Box 21 of 46

Box 22

National Art Education Association, 1965

Box 22 of 46

National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1964-1974

Box 22 of 46

Northeast Museums Conference, 1972-1973

Box 22 of 46

Smithsonian Research Opportunities, 1966-1972

Box 22 of 46

Stationary Architectural Graphics, 1965-1970

Box 22 of 46

Society of Architectural Historians, 1965-1969

Box 22 of 46

Swan Ball, 1972

Box 22 of 46

Southeastern Museums Conference, 1965-1971

Box 22 of 46

Box 23

Tennessee Association Museum Conference, 1965-1968

Box 23 of 46

UNICEF Greeting Card Fund, 1969-1970

Box 23 of 46

Washington Print Club, 1967-1973

Box 23 of 46

Memos and notes on exhibits staff, 1966-1971 (3 Folders)

Box 23 of 46

Box 24

The Nelson A. Rockefeller Collection of Mexican Folk Art/The Museum of Primitive Art, May 21-August 31, 1969 - Includes photos (2 Folders)

Box 24 of 46

Associates Luncheon Talks, 1968

Box 24 of 46

Lecture Series, SI Associates, February 27-May 3, 1967

Box 24 of 46

General, 1966-1970

Box 24 of 46

General, Collection, March 2, 1967, 1969

Box 24 of 46

Hanging devices, lighting, etc., 1967

Box 24 of 46

Prints, 1967

Box 24 of 46

Schedule (undated)

Box 24 of 46

Letters with questions, 1967

Box 24 of 46

Fakery, 1967

Box 24 of 46

Discussion of gallery ethics, forgery, etc., March 13, 1967

Box 24 of 46

Sources, Corcoran, Modern, 1967

Box 24 of 46

Framing Karlicke, April 6, 1967

Box 24 of 46

Conservation, oil, April, 1967

Box 24 of 46

Box 25

Conservation, paper, 1967

Box 25 of 46

Collectors, April 1967

Box 25 of 46

Registration, Insurance, or Fakery, May 1967

Box 25 of 46

Art Dealers, 1968

Box 25 of 46

Williamsburg Seminars, July 8-August 17, 1970, February 26, 1971

Box 25 of 46

Williamsburg, January 22, 1970-July 31, 1970

Box 25 of 46

Williamsburg National Trust, March 21-August 28, 1970

Box 25 of 46

Williamsburg Lecture, May 27, 1968-July 10, 1970

Box 25 of 46

Williamsburg Seminar, December 30, 1964-March 6, 1969

Box 25 of 46

Series 6

OFFICE OF EXHIBITS, INSTALLATION PHOTOGRAPHS, 1965-1969.

Box 25

Abu Simbel (Slides), September 1965

"The Preservation of Abu Simbel" exhibition at the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, in the Foyer Gallery of the National Museum of Natural History, 1965. (Image no. 94-8311)
General view of "The Preservation of Abu Simbel" exhibition at the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, in the Foyer Gallery of the National Museum of Natural History, 1965. (Image no. 94-8312)
Box 25 of 46

Abu Simbel (Duplicates), September 1965

Box 25 of 46

Abu Simbel (Master Set- NCFA), September 1965

Box 25 of 46

American Landscape (Slides), June 1966

Box 25 of 46

American Landscape (Master Set - NCFA) Neg. #50958-66 (9 views), June 1966

Box 25 of 46

American Landscape (Duplicates), June 1966

Box 25 of 46

Box 26

American Prints of the Sixties (Duplicates), September 1965

Box 26 of 46

American Prints of the Sixties (Slides), September 1965

Box 26 of 46

American Prints of the Sixties (Master Set - NCFA), September 1965

Box 26 of 46

Ancient Art From Afghanistan (Slides), July 1966

Box 26 of 46

Ancient Art From Afghanistan (Master Set - NCFA), July 1966

Entrance to the exhibtion, "Ancient Art From Afghanistan" at the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, in the National Museum of Natural History, 1966. (Image no. 94-8310)
Visitors to the exhibtion, "Ancient Art From Afghanistan" at the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, in the National Museum of Natural History, 1966. (Image no. 94-8309)
Exhibit case containing small sculptures at the exhibition "Ancient Art From Afghanistan" at the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, in the National Museum of Natural History, 1966. (Image no. 94-8308)
Visitors viewing Afghanistan tapestries at the entrance to the exhibition "Ancient Art From Afghanistan" at the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, in the National Museum of Natural History, 1966. (Image no. 94-8307)
Box 26 of 46

Ancient Art From Afghanistan (Duplicates), July 1966

Box 26 of 46

Nomadic Rugs from Afghanistan (Master Set - NCFA), 1966

Box 26 of 46

Nomadic Rugs from Afghanistan (Duplicates), 1966

Box 26 of 46

Catlin Show (Slides), July 19-September 19, 1965

Box 26 of 46

Catlin Installation Photos (Master Set), July 19-September 19, 1965

Entrance to "George Catlin's Indian Gallery" in the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1965. (Image no. SIA2011-2402 or 50063)
Box 26 of 46

Catlin Photographs (Duplicates), July 19-September 19, 1965

Box 26 of 46

Catlin Exhibition, Gallery 263; Installation Views, January 1973

Box 26 of 46

Frederick Church Show (Slides), March 1966

Box 26 of 46

Frederick Church Installations (Master Set), March 1966

Box 26 of 46

Box 27

Treasures from Cooper Union (Slides), July 12, 1967-September 24, 1967

Box 27 of 46

Treasure from Copper Union (Master Set) July 12, 1967-September 24, 1967

A display of furniture and art work at the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, exhibition "Treasures from the Cooper Union" at the National Museum of Natural History, July 13 - September 24, 1967. (Image no. SIA2011-2209 and 52769)
Box 27 of 46

Danish Abstract Art (Master Set - NCFA) Neg. #52731-35, 1965

Box 27 of 46

Danish Abstract Art (Duplicates), September, 1965

Box 27 of 46

Stuart Davis (Master Set NCFA), May-June, 1965

"Stuart Davis" (1894-1954) exhibition at the National Collection of Fine Art, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, in the National Museum of Natural History, May 28-July 5, 1965. View of a corner of the gallery with a large work displayed on low platform. (Image no. 94-8303)
"Stuart Davis" (1894-1954) exhibition at the National Collection of Fine Art, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, in the National Museum of Natural History, May 28-July 5, 1965. A visitor is viewing a large Stuart Davis work. (Image no. 94-8305)
"Stuart Davis" (1894-1954) exhibition at the National Collection of Fine Art, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, in the National Museum of Natural History, May 28-July 5, 1965. View of a wall of the gallery hung with paintings. (Image no. 94-8304)
"Stuart Davis" (1894-1954) exhibition at the National Collection of Fine Art, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, in the National Museum of Natural History, May 28-July 5, 1965. View of paintings seen through an arched doorway. (image no. 94-8306)
Box 27 of 46

Stuart Davis Installation (Duplicates and negatives), May-June, 1965

Preparing for the Stuart Davis exhibition. David W. Scott, director of the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Harry Lowe, Curator of Exhibits, and Harold Cross discuss restoration of a Davis work scheduled for display. The exhibition was at NCFA's gallery in the Natural History Building, May 8-July 5, 1965. (Image no. 94-6788)
Box 27 of 46

Stuart Davis Mural Restoration, March 4, 1965

David Scott, Harry Lowe, and Harold Cross restore a Stuart Davis' Allée mural at the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum. (Image no. 95-20301)
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Stuart Davis (Slides), June 1965

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Stuart Davis (Slides), March-June 1965

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Eleven Pop Artists (Master Set - NCFA), September 1966

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Eleven Pop Artists (Duplicates), September 1966

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Etruscan Vases, December 15, 1965-January 5, 1966

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William Glackens (Duplicates), February 1967

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William Glackens (Master Set - NCFA), February 1967

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William Glackens (Slides), February 1967

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Hard Edge Trend (Master Set - NCFA), August, 1966

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Hard Edge Trend (Duplicates), August, 1966

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Hard Edge Trend (Slides), August, 1966

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Installation Views of Drawings by Jasper Johns (Master Set), October 1966

Exhibit Space for "Drawings by Jasper Johns," 1966. (Image no. SIA2011-2208 and 95-20292)
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Installation Views of Drawings by Jasper Johns, October 1966

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Drawings by Jasper Johns (Slides), October 1966

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Box 28

MacDonald-Wright (Master Set), 1967

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MacDonald-Wright (Duplicates), 1967

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MacDonald-Wright (Slides), 1967

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Paul Manship Memorial (Master Set - NCFA), 1966

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Paul Manship Memorial (Duplicates), 1966

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Mother and Child Photos and Slides, undated

"Mothers and Daughters in Modern Art" exhibition at the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, at the National Museum of Natural History, June 6-27, 1965. (Image no. 94-6789)
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National Drawing Society Exhibition (Master Set - NCFA), October 1966

Entrance to the "The Drawing Society National Exhibition" by the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, at the National Museum of Natural History, late summer 1966. (Image no. 94-6791)
General view of the works displayed in "The Drawing Society National Exhibition" by the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, at the National Museum of Natural History, late summer 1966. (Image no. 94-6790)
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National Drawing Society Exhibition (Slides), October 1966

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National Drawing Society Exhibition (Duplicates), October 1966

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POB Panel Exhibition (Photos), February 1967

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POB Panel Exhibition (Slides), February 1967

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Romanian Tapestries (Master Set), October 1965

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Romanian Tapestries (Slides,) October 1965

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Roots of Abstract Art in America (Master Set), December 1965-January 1966

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Roots of Abstract Art in America (Slides), December 1965

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Box 29

Roots of Abstract Art in America (Photos) of Paintings and Sculpture, December 1965

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Roots of Abstract Art in America (Installation Photos), December 1965

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Sao Paulo Bienal VIII (Slides), February 1966

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Sao Paulo Bienal VIII Installation (Master Set), February 1966

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Sao Paulo Bienal Photos of Delivery on January 14, 1966

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Sao Paulo Bienal VIII (Duplicates), February 1966

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Charles Sheer Exhibit (Photos and Negatives), October 10-November 24, 1968

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Swedish Folk Art (Master Set), undated

General view of the "Swedish Folk Art" exhibition at the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, at the National Museum of Natural History, 1964. (Image no. MNH541I)
General view of the "Swedish Folk Art" exhibition at the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, at the National Museum of Natural History, 1964. (Image no. MNH541A)
General view of the "Swedish Folk Art" exhibition at the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, at the National Museum of Natural History, 1964. (Image no. MNH541E)
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Swedish Folk Art (Duplicates), undated

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To Be Alive (Installation Views) (Master Set), December 1, 1966

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To Be Alive (Installation Views), December 1, 1966

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To Be Alive (Slides), December 1, 1966

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Box 30

Installation Views of U.S. Exhibition, Venice Biennale XXXIII (Master Set), 1966

Art from the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, being moved by gondola through the canals of Venice to the site of the Venice Biennale XXXIII exhibition where it will be a part of the American section. (Image no. 94-6806)
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Installation Views of U.S. Exhibition, Venice Biennale XXXIII (Slides), 1966

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Installation Views of U.S. Exhibition, Venice Biennale XXXIII (Duplicates), 1966

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White House Festival of the Arts Installation Photos, 1965

"White House Festival of the Arts" exhibition, June 14, 1965. The exhibit was sponsored in The White House by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson featuring contemporary American paintings and sculpture. Photo shows sign and several works of art installed including a large wooden sculpture in foreground. (Image no. 94-9284)
"White House Festival of the Arts" exhibition, June 14, 1965. The exhibit was sponsored in The White House by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson featuring contemporary American paintings and sculpture. View down a long corridor hung with paintings. (Image no. 94-9285)
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White House Festival of the Arts Installation Photos, 1965

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Logan's Sketchbook of White House Festival of the Arts (Photos), June 15, 1965

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Medieval Frescoes from Yugoslavia (Master Set), April 27-May 16, 1965

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Yugoslavia Frescoes (Slides), April 27- May 16, 1965

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Medieval Frescoes from Yugoslavia (Duplicates and Rejects), April 27-May 16, 1965

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William Zorach (Slides), September 1967

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William Zorach (Master Set), September 1967

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William Zorach (Duplicates), September 1967

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Photographs of Exhibits Outside NCFA acquired primarily for Williamsburg lectures by Harry Lowe, March 1965-July 1969 (2 Folders)

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Folder 1: Art Hall Model, SI-Bedini, Mary Ann Friend, National Gallery, Expo '67, Asia House
Folder 2: Colorado Springs, Walker Art Center, Virginia Museum, UCLA, Yale University

Biennale XXXIII Photos selected from Biennale Archives, with Negatives, text for NCFA Biennale "hist" exhibit, 1966

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Biennale XXXIII National pavilions and grounds photos, October 1966

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Box 31

Biennale XXXIII Center of the Exhibit Venice and NCFA, 1966 (missing: all Olitskis and Kelly Green Red Yellow Blue)

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Biennale XXXIII H. Lowe Photos, May-June 1966

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U.S. Pavilion Venice 1966-Slides-Candids of workmen and plants, 1 slide, H. Lowe and Olitski

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Biennale XXXIII H. Lowe Photos, May-June 1966

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Biennale XXXIII (Slides), November 1966

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Biennale XXXIII photos by Amber Hiken, June 1966

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Armory Show Slides of Cartoons and Brochures (Slides), 1963

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Lansburgh's Furniture Store, photos taken in 1967

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Art Hall Early Renovation, March 1965

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Art Hall Before Renovation, 1964 and Earlier

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Art Hall Before and During Renovation (Slides), 1965

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Box 32

J. F. Kennedy Center Plans (Photos), undated

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Patent Office Building, April 20, 1934

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Patent Office Building Offices of Civil Service Commission (Slides), March 1965

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Patent Office Building Duplicates of Slides Taken by Mrs. Martin, October 1962

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Patent Office Building During Renovation (Slides), March 1965

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Pennsylvania Avenue Plan Photographs, March 1965

Photograph of a model of buildings in the Pennsylvania Avenue area, c. 1965. (Image no. P-64356 or MAH-P64356)
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Pennsylvania Avenue Plan Slides (Master Set), March 1965

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Spoleto Hennesy Banners (Duplicates), 1966

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Spoleto Hennesy Banners (Master Set), 1966 (H. Lowe has negatives)

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Series 7

LENDERS' CORRESPONDENCE, 1965-1970.

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Stuart Davis Memorial Exhibition Refused, May 28-July 5, 1965

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Stuart Davis Memorial Exhibition, Lenders Correspondence, May 28-July 5, 1965, A-J and K-Z (2 Folders)

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Box 33

Roots of Abstract Art in America, 1910-1938, Refused, 1965

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Roots of Abstract Art in America, 1910-1938, Lender Correspondence (1965), A-J and K-Z (2 Folders)

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Sao Paolo Bienal VIII, Lenders Correspondence, January-March 1966 (at NCFA)

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Frederick Edwin Church, Lender Correspondence, February 12-March 13, 1966, A-J and K-Z (2 Folders)

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Box 34

Drawings of Jasper Johns Exhibition Lenders, October 5-November 13, 1966 (September 16-December 27, 1966)

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American Landscape: A Changing Frontier, Lender Correspondence, April 27-June 19, 1966, A-J and K- Z (2 Folders)

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Stanton MacDonald-Wright, Lender Correspondence, May 3-June 18, 1967, A-J and K-Z (2 Folders)

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Charles Sheer Reference Materials Notes, May 8, 1969-April 24, 1970

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Box 35

Charles Sheer Lender Refusals, December 27, 1967-June 19, 1968

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Charles Sheer Lender Correspondence, November 27, 1967-January 2, 1969, A-C, D-I, J-Q, and R-Z (4 Folders)

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George Caleb Bingham, Refusals, March 1-August 6, 1967

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George Caleb Bingham, Lender Correspondence, October 18, 1967-January 1, 1968, A-J and K-Z (2 Folders)

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Box 36

Leonard Baskin Exhibition, Catalogue, March 3-June 22, 1970

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Leonard Baskin Exhibition, Refusals, March 3-April 7, 1970

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Leonard Baskin Exhibition, June 11-July 26, 1970, A-J and K-Z (2 Folders)

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Jasper Cropsey, Exhibition Catalogue, January 18, 1967-July 3, 1969

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Jasper Cropsey, Lender Correspondence, November 20, 1970-January 2, 1971, A-J and K-Z (2 Folders)

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Box 37

Milton Avery, December 11, 1969-January 30, 1970, Selection List, Refusals, Catalogue and Miscellaneous

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Milton Avery, Lender Correspondence, December 11, 1969-January 30, 1970, A-L and M-Z (2 Folders)

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Series 8

OFFICE OF EXHIBITION AND DESIGN, OFFICE FILES, 1964-1973.

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NCFA Annual Reports to SI, 1964-1969, includes photos

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Appalachia, Encouraging American Crafts EDA/SI Final Report, 1964-1970

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Box 38

Job Applicants, Department of Exhibition and Design, 1964-1973 (2 Folders)

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Budget and Planning, 1965-1972

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CBS Electronic Video Recording Brochures, May 18-April 21, 1970

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Change of Location (SI-1745), Department of Exhibition and Design, January 1972-June 1973

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Children's Museum, Tennessee, 1966

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Survival/Conservation, Ritterbush/Lowe, 1969

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College Art Association, San Francisco, January 27-30, 1972

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College Art Association and Society of Architectural Historians, Washington, D.C., January 27-29, 1970

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Society of Architectural Historians, Washington, DC, Chapter, October 1967-December 1969

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"Conference," New York City, Blitzer/Cooper Hewitt, October 22-23, 1969

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Box 39

Correspondence, 1966-1968 (5 Folders)

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Box 40

Former Employees, Department of Exhibition and Design, 1964-1971

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Exhibits Loan Form, 1964-1967

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Museum Exhibitions (out-of-state), 1965-1969

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Exhibit Organizations, Articles, Etc., 1967-1969

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Other Traveling Exhibition Agencies, 1965-1970

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SI Exhibits Non-NCFA, 1965-1970

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Exhibits Workshop and Office Plans (Rm. 168), 1967-1970

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Box 41

Folklife Program, 1967-1968

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Frames, 1968

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Furniture Companies, 1964-1968

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Great Hall Restoration, 1970-1971

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Installation Changes, Permanent and Changing, 1970-1972

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International Society for Education through Art (INSEA) New York City, August 6-August 9, 1969

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NCFA and/or SI Information, 1969-1971

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Box 42

Museum Information Signs and Handouts, September 14, 1970-September 16, 1971

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Interns and Volunteers, 1965-1969

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Labels General Information Layout, procedure, fabrication, etc., March 5, 1967-January 25, 1971

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Ladies Hermitage Association, Nashville, Tennessee, 1964, 1966-1967

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Layout, 1966-1967

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Light Floor, August-October 1968, Lila Katzen Gallery #153, 1967-1971 - Includes photos

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Lippold The Sun 1971, 1969-1970

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Art Mobile, 1967

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Museum Operation and Exhibition, 1971-1972

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Box 43

Museums Washington Area, 1966-1972

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National Humane Education Center (undated)

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New York City, January 15, 1969

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Organizational Procedures, 1966-1968

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Philadelphia, December 27, 1968-January 16, 1969

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Policy Statements/Actions, Director's Office, 1964-1970

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Poster Contest, 1968

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Project Open Door, 1969

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Committee for Professional Policy Development, 1968-1969

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Public Inquiry, 1966-1972

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NCFA Publications/SI Press, 1965-1969

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Box 44

Quarterly Reports, 1964-1970

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Renwick Gallery, 1965-1971

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Richmond Tour, October 14, 1967

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Security, 1968-1970

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Southeastern Museums Conference (October 23-26, 1968), Norfolk, Virginia (October 25-28, 1967) Little Rock, Arkansas (2 Folders)

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Box 45

SI Special Events Office, 1965-1970

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Special Projects and Events, 1970-1971

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Spoleto Exhibit, 1966

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Staff Meetings Abigail Booth's Notes, 1970-1972

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NCFA Staff Meetings Robert Davis/David W. Scott, 1968-1969

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Future Staff Meetings, 1969-1970

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Student Lecture (Ritterbush Request), August 6, 1968

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Student (Guide) Lecture, April 23, 1968

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Sullivan Stencils, 1967-1968

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Maltby Sykes, undated

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Box 46

Symposium - SI Symposium, November 17-20, 1970

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Frank Taylor Committee, Committee for State University of New York at Buffalo, 1968-1969

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Temporary Employees for NCFA Openings, 1968

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Tennessee State Society/Washington, D.C., 1965

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Travel, 1964-1971

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Wichita Art Museum, January-May, 1070

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Wolf Trap Committee, 1971

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