Agency history, 1970-1983
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- Bolton-Smith, Robin
- Truettner, William H
- National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Department of Painting and Sculpture
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, 1996
- The Department of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Painting and Sculpture began as part of the Department of Painting and Sculpture. William H. Truettner joined the staff in 1969 as an Associate Curator. In 1970, as a result of museum reorganization a Department of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Painting and Sculpture was created, with Truettner in charge. In 1984 the Department of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century and Sculpture were again joined in a Department of Painting and Sculpture.
- Staff of the Department included William H. Truettner, Associate Curator, 1969-1977, and Curator, 1977-1984, as well as Robin Bolton-Smith, Assistant Curator, 1971-1976, and Associate Curator 1977-1984.
- 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
- 1970
- 1970-1983
Topic
- Art museums
- Sculpture
- Painting
- Art museum curators
- Painting, American
- Sculpture, American
Form/Genre
Mixed archival materials
Local number
SIA AH00153