Exhibition Records, circa 1910-1986

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Summary

Consists of records documenting exhibitions at the National Museum of American Art and its predecessors, the National Collection of Fine Art and the National Gallery of Art; the National Portrait Gallery; and the Renwick Gallery. There is some material from exhibitions mounted by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, from exhibitions containing Smithsonian works but not held at the Institution, from exhibitions abroad, and from joint exhibitions with other museums. Materials include brochures, booklets, catalogs, audio recordings, and film recordings. These records were previously maintained by the Library and transferred to the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

Subject

  • Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
  • National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.)
  • Renwick Gallery
  • National Museum of American Art (U.S.)
  • National Gallery of Art (U.S. : 1906-1937)

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.

Organization

Alphabetic

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1910
  • 1910-1986
  • circa 1910-1986

Topic

  • Museum libraries
  • Art museums
  • Museums
  • Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

  • Manuscripts
  • Exhibition catalogs
  • Sound recordings
  • Motion pictures (visual works)

Local number

SIA RS00545

Physical description

  • 10.43 cu. ft. processed holdings
  • 1.38 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings

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