Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 01-100
National Museum of American Art. Curatorial Office
Exhibition Records, 1988-1999
Historical Note
The Department of Graphic Arts became a division of the newly formed Curatorial Department in 1989. The Department was renamed the Curatorial Office circa 1992. The Curatorial Office organizes and oversees the museum's exhibitions and acquisitions programs, as well as researching and displaying the national collection.
Descriptive Entry
These records document the exhibition activities of the Division of Graphic Arts within the Curatorial Office at the National Museum of American Art. Records created prior to 1989 were created in the Department of Graphic Arts.
Materials include correspondence, memoranda, proposals, press kits, black and white photographs, slides of artists' work, checklists, label/wall text, itineraries, installation materials and photographs, floor plans, invitations, guest lists, catalog text, budget information, visitor impressions of exhibitions, notes and related records.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- American Kaleidoscope: Themes and Perpectives in Recent Art (Exhibition) (1996-1997: Washington, D.C.)
- Contemporary Printmaking: Collaborative Prints and Presses (Exhibition) (1996: Washington, D.C.)
- David Hockney's Snails in Space: Painting as Performance (Exhibition) (1997: Washington, D.C.)
- David Hockney: Grand Canyon (Exhibitions) (1998: Washington, D.C.)
- National Museum of American Art (U.S.). Department of Graphic Arts
- National Museum of American Art (U.S.). Division of Graphic Arts
- Peggy Bacon - Drawings (Exhibition) (1980: Washington, D.C.)
- Singular Impressions: The Monotype in America (Exhibition) (1997: Washington, D.C.)
- Woodcuts by Hiratsuka (Exhibition) (1998: Washington, D.C.)
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 01-100, National Museum of American Art. Curatorial Office, Exhibition Records