Exhibition Records, 1938-2016
Usage Conditions Apply
The Smithsonian Institution Archives welcomes personal and educational use of its collections unless otherwise noted. For commercial uses, please contact photos@si.edu.Summary
Consists of records documenting exhibition planning, development and production in the Curatorial Office and its predecessors: the Department of Painting and Sculpture, the Department of Graphic Arts, and the Curatorial Department. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; scripts; newspaper clippings; research files; conservation information; prospectuses; biographical information; photographs, slides, and negatives; press releases and articles; reports; lectures and presentations; agreements; budget summaries; grant records; object lists; brochures; meeting agendas; checklists; proposals; exhibition book; staff resumes; strategic plans; loan information; press kits; cassette recordings; public program information; videotapes; floor plans; architectural drawings; and brochures. Some materials are in electronic format.
Subject
- National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Department of Graphic Arts
- National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Curatorial Office
- National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Curatorial Department
- National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.) Department of Painting and Sculpture
- National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Department of Painting and Sculpture
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 and unarranged
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Date
- 1938
- 1938-2015
- 1938-2016
Restrictions & Rights
Materials less than 15 years old. Restricted. Contact reference staff for details
Topic
- Photography
- Graphic arts
- Public relations
- Art, American
- Art museums
- Education
- Museum loans
- Museums
- Museum exhibits
- Museums--Collection management
- Museums--Educational aspects
- Museums--Public relations
- Museum curators
- Art museum curators
Form/Genre
- Manuscripts
- Brochures
- Clippings
- Black-and-white photographs
- Exhibition catalogs
- Black-and-white negatives
- Black-and-white transparencies
- Color photographs
- Color transparencies
- Floppy disks
- Compact discs
- Color negatives
- Audiotapes
- Videotapes
- Floor plans
- Architectural drawings
- Electronic records
- Books
- Digital versatile discs
Local number
SIA RS00361
Physical description
95 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings