Agency history, 1974-

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Subject

  • Cox, Beverly J
  • Karvellas, Liza D
  • Kelly, Claire

Category

Agency History

Notes

  • This is an agency history. It does not describe actual records. The Smithsonian Institution Archives uses these histories as brief accounts of the origin, development, and functions of an office or administrative unit to set that unit in its historical context. To find information on record holdings, please double-click the highlighted field "Creator/Author", which will open on a brief view of relevant records.
  • Guide to the Smithsonian Archives
  • Smithsonian Institution, "The National Portrait Gallery," [http://www.npg.si.edu], accessed on September 14, 1999.
  • Prior to 1974, individual curators within the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) were responsible for developing and coordinating exhibitions. In 1974, the Office of Exhibitions was established, and Beverly J. Cox was named Curator of Exhibitions and head of the Office.
  • The Office of Exhibitions is responsible for administering the Gallery's exhibition program. It sets the exhibition schedule, establishes contracts with guest curators and museums, negotiates loans, obtains photographs of exhibition items, serves as liaison with other Gallery offices on exhibition-related matters, and assists in the Gallery's development program.
  • Staff of the Office of Exhibitions have included: Beverly J. Cox, Curator of Exhibitions, 1974- ; Claire Kelly, Assistant Curator of Exhibitions, circa 1986- ; and Liza D. Karvellas, Exhibition Coordinator, circa 1996- .
  • For a history of the larger creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1974
  • 1974-

Topic

  • Art museums
  • Museums
  • Portraits, American
  • Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

Mixed archival materials

Local number

SIA AH00078

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