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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 02-166

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Office of Public Programs

Exhibition Records, 1993-1999

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Office of Public Programs
Title:Exhibition Records
Dates:1993-1999
Quantity:3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 02-166
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records created and maintained by Susan Yelavich, Assistant Director for Public Programs, documenting the development, funding, and publicity of the following exhibits: "Power of Maps;" "Czech Cubism: Architecture and Design;" "Memorial to Jan Palach;" "Mechanical Brides: Women and Machines from Home to Office;" "Angles of Repose: A Garden Exhibition of Central Park Benches;" "Elaine Lustig Cohen, Modern Graphic Designer;" "Six Bridges: The Making of the New Megalopolis;" "Avant-Garde Letterhead;" "Help Design Frederick Douglass Circle with Central Park Conservancy;" "Mixing Messages: Graphic Design in Contemporary Culture;" "Disegno: Italian Renaissance Designs for the Decorative Arts;" "Henry Dreyfuss Directing Design: The Industrial Designer and his Work, 1929-1972;" "Jewelry of Tone Vigeland;" "Do-It-Yourself Architecture for the Great Outdoors;" "Design for Life: A Centennial Celebration;" "Jewels of Lalique;" "Arquitectonica: The Times Square Project;" "Fountains: Splash and Spectacle;" "Under the Sun: An Outdoor Exhibition of Light;" "Opening Our Doors: Selections from the Design Resource Center;" "Architecture of Reassurance: Designing the Disney Theme Parks;" "Graphic Design in the Mechanical Age: Selections from the Merrill T. Berman Collection;" "El Nuevo Mundo: The Landscape of Latino L.A.;" "Huguenot Legacy: English Silver, 1680-1760;" and "Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention." Materials include memoranda, correspondence, budgets, proposals, brochures, catalogues, clippings, press releases, and related materials.

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This accession consists of records created and maintained by Susan Yelavich, Assistant Director for Public Programs, documenting the development, funding, and publicity of the following exhibits: Power of maps; Czech Cubism: Architecture and Design; Memorial to Jan Palach; Mechanical Brides: Women and Machines from Home to Office; Angles of Repose: A Garden Exhibition of Central Park Benches; Elaine Lustig Cohen, Modern Graphic Designer; Six Bridges: The Making of the New Megalopolis; Avant-Garde Letterhead; Help Design Frederick Douglass Circle with Central Park Conservancy; Mixing Messages: Graphic Design in Contemporary Culture; Disegno: Italian Renaissance Designs for the Decorative Arts; Henry Dreyfuss Directing Design: The Industrial Designer and his Work, 1929-1972; Jewelry of Tone Vigeland; Do-It-Yourself Architecture for the Great Outdoors; Design for Life: A Centennial Celebration; Jewels of Lalique; Arquitectonica: The Times Square Project; Fountains: Splash and Spectacle; Under the Sun: An Outdoor Exhibition of Light; Opening Our Doors: Selections from the Design Resource Center; Architecture of Reassurance: Designing the Disney Theme Parks; Graphic Design in the Mechanical Age: Selections from the Merrill T. Berman Collection; El Nuevo Mundo: The Landscape of Latino L.A.; Huguenot Legacy: English Silver, 1680-1760; and Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention. Materials include memoranda, correspondence, budgets, proposals, brochures, catalogues, clippings, press releases, and related materials.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-166, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Office of Public Programs, Exhibition Records

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Container List

Box 1

The Power of Maps, 1993

Box 1 of 3

Maps - Special Exhibition Fund, 1993

Box 1 of 3

Maps - Reading Materials, 1993

Box 1 of 3

Czech Cubism, 1993

Box 1 of 3

Jan Palach, 1993

Box 1 of 3

Mechanical Brides, 1994

Box 1 of 3

Central Park, 1994

Box 1 of 3

Elaine Lustig Cohen, 1995

Box 1 of 3

Six Bridges, 1996

Box 1 of 3

Bridges - Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), 1996

Box 1 of 3

Avant-Garde Letterhead, 1996

Box 1 of 3

Fredrick Douglass Circle, 1996

Box 1 of 3

Mixing Messages, 1996

Box 1 of 3

Disegno, 1996

Box 1 of 3

Disegno - Catalogue, 1996

Box 1 of 3

Henry Dreyfuss, 1997

Box 1 of 3

Dreyfuss Exhibition Designers, 1997

Box 1 of 3

Box 2

Dreyfuss Budgets, 1997

Box 2 of 3

Dreyfuss Winter 1997

Box 2 of 3

Dreyfuss Book, 1997

Box 2 of 3

Tone Vigeland, 1997

Box 2 of 3

Do It Yourself Architecture, 1997

Box 2 of 3

Design For Life, 1997-1998

Box 2 of 3

Design For Life Brochure, 1998

Box 2 of 3

Design For Life Budget, 1997

Box 2 of 3

Design For Life Labels, 1997

Box 2 of 3

Design For Life CD Rom, 1997

Box 2 of 3

Design For Life Database, 1997

Box 2 of 3

Design For Life Object Selection, 1998

Box 2 of 3

Design For Life Book, 1998

Box 2 of 3

Expenses - Collection Book, 1998

Box 2 of 3

Collection Book Copyright, 1998

Box 2 of 3

Lalique, 1998

Box 2 of 3

Arquitectonica, 1998

Box 2 of 3

Fountains Proposal, 1998

Box 2 of 3

Fountains Budget

Box 2 of 3

Fountains Funding

Box 2 of 3

Fountains Design

Box 2 of 3

Fountains Brochure and Public Relations

Box 2 of 3

Fountains Book, 1998

Box 2 of 3

Sports Proposal,1998

Box 2 of 3

Sports Catalog, 1998

Box 2 of 3

Box 3

Under the Sun Proposals, 1998

Box 3 of 3

Under the Sun Budget

Box 3 of 3

Under the Sun Funding

Box 3 of 3

Under the Sun Press

Box 3 of 3

Under the Sun SITES

Box 3 of 3

Opening Our Doors, 1998

Box 3 of 3

CCA Disney Proposals, 1998

Box 3 of 3

The Architecture of Reassurance…, 1998

Box 3 of 3

Disney Press, 1998

Box 3 of 3

Disney Acoustiguide, 1998

Box 3 of 3

Target Disney, 1998

Box 3 of 3

Disney Funding, 1998

Box 3 of 3

Disney Book Fall 1998

Box 3 of 3

Merrill C. Berman, 1998

Box 3 of 3

El Nuevo Mundo Landscape in Latino L.A., 1999

Box 3 of 3

Huguenot Legacy, 1999

Box 3 of 3

Eames, 1999

Box 3 of 3

Eames Press Releases and Press Coverage

Box 3 of 3