Agency history, 1907-

Close
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.
Print
 

Subject

  • Beggs, Thomas M
  • Broun, Elizabeth
  • Eldredge, Charles C
  • Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933
  • Scott, David W. 1916-
  • Taylor, Joshua C (Joshua Charles) 1917-1981
  • Tolman, Ruel P (Ruel Pardee) 1878-1954
  • Lowe, Harry 1922-
  • Davis, Robert Tyler
  • Stebich, Stephanie A
  • National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.)
  • National Museum of American Art (U.S.)
  • National Gallery of Art (U.S.)

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 Institution Archives 1996
  • National Museum of American Art, "NMAA Info, Staff and Departments," [http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/nmaainfo/dept-director-about.html] , 2/22/00
  • The Bigger Picture blog, Smithsonian Institution Archives, "Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Elizabeth Broun, December 18, 2019, https://siarchives.si.edu/blog/wonderful-women-wednesday-dr-elizabeth-broun, accessed November 23, 2022
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum, Selected Museum Staff Biographies, Stephanie Stebich, https://americanart.si.edu/press/staff-bios/stebich, accessed November 23, 2022
  • The Director is responsible for the direction of all of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's programs, exhibits, operations and represents its interests within the Smithsonian community and in the wider world of art, including other galleries in the United States and abroad, art scholars, art patrons, and the interested public.
  • William Henry Holmes was the first Director, 1907-1932, and was succeeded by Ruel P. Tolman, Acting Director, 1932-1945, and Director, 1946-1948. Tolman was followed by Thomas M. Beggs, 1948-1964; David W. Scott, 1965-1969; Robert Tyler Davis (Interim), 1969; Joshua Charles Taylor, 1970-1981; Harry Lowe (Acting), 1981-1982; Charles C. Eldredge, 1982-1988; Elizabeth Broun, 1989-2016; and Stephanie A. Stebich, 2017- .
  • 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

  • 1907
  • 1907-

Topic

  • Art museums
  • Museums
  • Museums--Administration
  • Museum directors
  • Art museum directors

Form/Genre

Mixed archival materials

Local number

SIA AH00155

Full Record

View Full Record