Publicity Records, 1967-2020

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Summary

Consists of records documenting Smithsonian American Art Museum publicity activities. Topics include: exhibitions, lectures, films, publications, and other Museum activities. Some materials date to when the museum was known as the National Collection of Fine Arts, the National Museum of American Art, and from when the office was known as the Office of Public Affairs and the Office of External Affairs. Materials include outgoing and incoming correspondence; exhibition publications, brochures, and posters; lists of exhibition items; newspaper clippings, or reviews, pertaining to exhibitions; and Smithsonian Institution press releases that announce current and upcoming Smithsonian American Art Museum exhibitions. In addition there are photographs and contact sheets of symposium receptions, exhibition openings, and special events in which distinguished persons attended. Some materials are in electronic format.

Subject

  • Smithsonian American Art Museum Office of External Affairs
  • National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Office of Public Affairs
  • National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.) Office of Public Affairs

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

Chronologic and unarranged

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1967
  • 1967-2020

Topic

  • Public relations
  • Art museums
  • Publicity
  • Museums
  • Special events
  • Museums--Public relations
  • Museum exhibits
  • Museum publications

Form/Genre

  • Posters
  • Black-and-white photographs
  • Clippings
  • Manuscripts
  • Brochures
  • Compact discs
  • Electronic records

Local number

SIA RS00836

Physical description

  • 1 cu. ft. processed holdings
  • 21.25 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings

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