Subject Files, 1959-2014
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Consists of records documenting the administration of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden during the tenures of Abram Lerner, Director, 1967-1984; James Demetrion, Director, 1984-2001; Ned Rifkin, Director, 2002-2004; Olga M. Viso, Director, 2005-2007; Kerry Brougher, Acting Director, 2007-2009, and Interim Director, 2013-2014; and Richard Koshalek, Director, 2009-2013. Materials include newsletters, photographs, reports, studies, planning documents, correspondence, memoranda, email, notes, meeting minutes, recommendations, slides, biographies, speeches, newspaper clippings, press releases, visitor statistics, policies, architectural drawings, concept drawings, promotional materials, brochures, budget materials, floor plans, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.
Subject
- Demetrion, James
- Lerner, Abram
- Viso, Olga M. 1966-
- Rifkin, Ned
- Brougher, Kerry
- Koshalek, Richard
Category
Series Level Description
Notes
- To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below.
- For a history of the creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.
- To view related record series, refer to "Related to" below.
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- (SIA RS01175) g Automobiles, Racing
- (SIA RS01176) Lowenfeld, Margaret, 1890-1973
- (SIA RS01180) Transmission of texts
- (SIA RS01181) Basic medical sciences
Organization
Alphabetic, chronologic, and unarranged
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Date
- 1959
- 1959-2014
Restrictions & Rights
Materials less than 15 years old Restricted. Contact reference staff for details
Topic
- Art
- Art museums
- Museums
- Museums--Administration
- Art, Modern
- Art museum directors
Form/Genre
- Manuscripts
- Clippings
- Newsletters
- Black-and-white photographs
- Color transparencies
- Black-and-white transparencies
- Electronic records
- Electronic mail
- Compact discs
- Brochures
- Architectural drawings
- Floor plans
- Digital versatile discs
- Illustrations
Local number
SIA RS00662
Physical description
- 31.44 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings
- 18 cu. ft. processed holdings