Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 93-051
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of Exhibitions
Exhibition Records, 1970-1990
Collection Overview
| General Information About This Collection | |
|---|---|
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
| Creator: | National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of Exhibitions |
| Title: | Exhibition Records |
| Dates: | 1970-1990 |
| Quantity: | 7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) |
| Collection: | Accession 93-051 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
| Summary: | This accession consists of records that document the various exhibitions that were shown at the National Portrait Gallery between 1973 and 1988, such as "Return to Albion: Americans in England, 1760-1940," "The Art of Henry Inman", "The Artist's Mother: Portraits and Homages", "Robert Edge Pine: A British Portrait Painter in America, 1784-1788", "Masterpieces from Gripsholm Castle: The Swedish National Portrait Collection," "President Monroe's Message," and "Presidential Inaugural Medals." Materials include correspondence, photographs and negatives of openings of various exhibitions, budget plans, memoranda, newspaper clippings, lender sheets, exhibition scripts and labels and loan agreements with individuals, historical societies, university archives/libraries, and other museums from within and outside the United States. There are also lists of names of lenders of artifacts, documents pertaining to the transportation arrangements for objects, travel vouchers, photocopies of journal and newspaper articles, black and white photographs, color negatives, contact sheets, research notes and exhibition scripts, exhibition pamphlets and brochures, and installation drawings. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records that document the various exhibitions that were shown at the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) between 1973 and 1988, such as Return to Albion: Americans in England, 1760-1940, The Art of Henry Inman, The Artist's Mother: Portraits and Homages, Robert Edge Pine: A British Portrait Painter in America, 1784-1788, Masterpieces from Gripsholm Castle: The Swedish National Portrait Collection, President Monroe's Message, and Presidential Inaugural Medals.
Materials consist of correspondence, photographs and negatives of openings of various exhibitions, budget plans, memoranda, newspaper clippings, lender sheets, exhibition scripts and labels and loan agreements with individuals, historical societies, university archives/libraries, and other museums from within and outside the United States. There are also lists of names of lenders of artifacts, documents pertaining to the transportation arrangements for objects, travel vouchers, photocopies of journal and newspaper articles, black and white photographs, color negatives, contact sheets, research notes, and exhibition scripts, exhibition pamphlets and brochures, and installation drawings. Additional materials can be found in Accession 99-094.
Restrictions
Access RestrictionBox 7 contains materials restricted indefinitely; see finding aid; Transferring office; 3/3/1999 memorandum, Lee to Cox and Kelly; Contact reference staff for details.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Art of Henry Inman (Exhibition) (1987: Washington, D.C.)
- Artist's Mother: Portraits and Homages (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
- Masterpieces from Gripsholm Castle: The Swedish National Portrait Collection (Exhibition) (1988: Washington, D.C.)
- President Monroe's Message (Exhibition) (1973: Washington, D.C.)
- President's Medal 1798-1977 (Exhibition) (1977 Washington, D.C.)
- Return to Albion: Americans in England, 1760-1940 (Exhibition) (1979: Washington, D.C.)
- Robert Edge Pine: A British Portrait Painter in America (Exhibition) (1979: Washington, D.C.)
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 93-051, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), Office of Exhibitions, Exhibition Records
Container List
Box 1
THE ART OF HENRY INMAN, APRIL 2 - AUGUST 2, 1987
Office of Exhibitions
General File - Correspondence, photos/negatives of opening, budget, memos, and press clippings (2 folders)
Object Script
Lender Sheets
Correspondence with Bill Gerdts and Carrie Rebora
Portrait information
Background
Catalog
Catalog manuscript
Catalog labels
Catalog illustrations and photos
Conservation
Label manuscript
Label film positives
Addison Gallery of American Art
Albany Institute of History and Art
American Antiquarian Society
American Bible Society
Boston Athenaeum
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Brooklyn Historical Society
The Brooklyn Museum
Buffalo Bill Historical Center for D. Harold Byrd
The Century Association
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Cousins Properties, Inc.
Currier Gallery of Art
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Museum
Detroit Institute of Arts
Dialectic & Philanthropic Society
Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California
General Theological Seminary
Gibbes Art Gallery
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Joslyn Art Museum
Library of Congress
Maryland Historical Society
Mead Art Museum, Amherst
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Museum of the City of New York
Box 2
National Academy of Design
National Gallery of Art
National Museum of American Art
National Portrait Gallery
New Britain Museum of American Art
New Jersey Historical Society
New York Historical Society
The New York Hospital
New York Public Library
Newark Museum
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania, Historical Society of
Pennsylvania, University of Van Pelt Library
Pennsylvania, University of School of Medicine
Philadelphia Bar Association
Princeton University
St. James Episcopal Church
Seventh Regiment Fund
Shelburne Museum
Union College
Vassar College Art Gallery
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts - Dropped
Wadsworth Athenaeum
Walters Art Gallery
The White House
Worcester Art Museum
Yale University Art Gallery
Art Commission of the City of New York - Denied
Columbia Museum - Denied
Fogg Art Museum - Denied
Kennedy Gallery, Inc. - Unlocated
Office of Registrar
General File - Memos, news clippings, storage location cards, and exhibition list (2 folders)
Lender Sheets
Return to Lender Arrangements
Incoming Shipping Arrangements
Addison Gallery of American Art
Albany Institute of History and Art
American Antiquarian Society
American Bible Society
Art Commission of the City of New York - Denied
Boston Athenaeum
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Brooklyn Historical Society
Brooklyn Museum
Buffalo Bill Historical Center
The Century Club
Columbia Museum - Dropped
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Cousins Properties Inc.
Currier Gallery of Art
Daughters of the American Revolution Museum
Detroit Institute of Arts
Dialectic & Philanthropic Society
Fisher Gallery
Fogg Art Museum - Dropped
General Theological Seminary
Gibbes Art Gallery
Hirschl & Adler Galleries - Dropped
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Box 3
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Joslyn Art Museum
Kennedy Galleries - Dropped
Library of Congress
Maryland Historical Society
Mead Art Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute
Museum of the City of New York
National Academy of Design
National Gallery of Art
National Museum of American Art
National Portrait Gallery
New Britain Museum of American Art
New Jersey Historical Society
New York Historical Society
New York Hospital
New York Public Library
Newark Museum
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia Bar Association
Princeton Art Museum
St. James Episcopal Church
Seventh Regiment Armory
Shelburne Museum
Union College
University of Pennsylvania, Van Pelt Library
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine
Vassar College Art Gallery
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts - Dropped
Wadsworth Athenaeum
Walters Art Gallery
The White House
Worcester Art Museum
Yale University Art Gallery
Director's Office
Exhibits: Inman - Memos, correspondence with lenders
Office of Public Affairs
General
Invitations
Press Clippings
Press Correspondence
Press Releases
Guest Lists
In-house Correspondence
Budget, memos, logistics
Dinner
In-house details and forms
Master file-news release, press clippings
THE ARTIST'S MOTHER: PORTRAITS AND HOMAGES, APRIL 1 - JUNE 5, 1988
Office of Exhibitions
General - Memos, correspondence with Heckscher, loan agreements, contract, and exhibition checklist
Research, 8 x 10 photographs and slides
Artist Research
Labels
Opening
Invitations, announcements, calendar of events
Videos
Public Programs
Publicity
Director's Office
Exhibitions: Artist's Mother
Registrar's Office
General - Request for photographic services, shipping info, and memos
Photographs (Folder 1 of 3)
Box 4
Photographs (Folders 2-3 of 3)
Condition Reports: National Portrait Gallery (NPG) copies
Condition Reports: Heckscher Museum copies
Loan Agreements
Albright-Knox Gallery
Art Institute of Chicago
MASTERPIECES FROM GRIPSHOLM CASTLE: THE SWEDISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT COLLECTION, APRIL 13 - JULY 10, 1988
Office of Exhibitions
General File - Correspondence with Swedish National, exhibition list, budget, and memos
Script
Opening
Publicity
Photographs
Catalog
Museum Shops
Shipping and transportation
Educational programs
Labels
Brochures
United technologies
Registrar's Office
General correspondence - Exhibition lists, memos, and correspondence with Sweden
Incoming arrangements and correspondence
Outgoing shipment #1, lists, etc.
Outgoing shipment #2, lists, etc.
Outgoing shipment #3, lists, etc.
Condition reports
Purchase Orders, etc. for outgoing
Budget and Script info, loan agreement
Outgoing arrangements, correspondence
Box 5
Director's Office
Swedish Portraiture Exhibits - Memos, news clippings, "New Sweden" conference booklets, loan agreements, and correspondence (2 folders)
Swedish Portraiture opening Event - News clips, memos, and guest list, FY 1987 (2 folders)
Office of Public Affairs
General - Memos, correspondence, and news releases
Logistics, memos
Opening reception
Junior Ambassadors: New Sweden
Press Release
Publicity
Press Clippings
Sweden Guest List (2 folders)
ROBERT EDGE PINE: A BRITISH PORTRAIT PAINTER IN AMERICA 1784-1788
Registrar's Office
Illinois, Chicago
Massachusetts, Deerfield
Virginia, Mount Vernon
M. Knoedler & Co. - Correspondence, Exhibition List
Office of Design and Production
Wall Labels
Office of Exhibitions
General File - Correspondence, Exhibition List, Wall Labels, and Memos
Lender Sheets
Publicity
List of Publicity Release Photos and Restrictions, etc.
Frances Bassett (Mount Vernon Ladies Assoc.)
James (MacCubbin) Carroll (Deerfield Academy)
Jeremiah T. Chase (Maryland Historical Society)
Congress Signing the Declaration of Independence (Historical Society of Pennsylvania)
Eleanor Parke Custis (Mount Vernon Ladies Association)
George Washington Parke Custis (Washington & Lee University)
Elizabeth Parke Custis (Washington & Lee University)
Martha Parke Custis (Mount Vernon Ladies Association)
A Descriptive Catalog of Pictures Painted By Robert Edge Pine (Library Company of Philadelphia)
James Duane (New-York Historical Society)
Benjamin Franklin (Franklin Institute)
Frances Hopkinson (Historical Society of Pennsylvania)
John Eager Howard (Chester County Historical Society)
Henry Lee (Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts)
Dorcus Patterson and Her Daughter (Maryland Historical Society)
George Read (NPG)
Henry Ridgely (Mount Claire Mansion)
Mathilda Chase Ridgely (Mt. Claire Mansion)
Miss Ridgely (Mt. Claire Mansion)
William Smallwood (National Gallery of Art)
Mrs. Thomas Stone (NPG)
Thomas Stone (Baltimore Museum of Art)
Samuel Vaughan (American Philosophical Society)
George Washington (Department of State)
George Washington (Harris Trust and Savings Bank)
George Washington (Independence National Historic Site)
Publications Office
Catalog Photographs
PRESIDENT MONROE'S MESSAGE, DECEMBER 1, 1973 - JUNE 1, 1974
Office of Exhibitions
General - Exhibition list, memos, and exhibition plans (2 folders)
Monroe Doctrine Labels
Catalog
Box 6
Script
Office of Public Affairs
Press Clippings and General Correspondence, 1973-1974
Offices of Registrar and Exhibitions
Adams, John Quincy
Tsar Alexander I
Simon Bolivar
Calhoun, John C.
Canning, George
Castlereagh, Viscount
Chateaubriand, Count Francois
Clay, Henry
Duane, William
Ferdinand VII of Spain
Forbes, John Murray
Gallatin, Albert
Jefferson, Thomas
Madison, James
Monroe, James
Niles, Hezekiah - Dropped
Poinsett, Joel
Porter, David
Rodney, Caesar Augustus
Torres, Don Manuel
Walsh, Robert
Aurora January 25, 1820
Madison to Monroe, October 30, 1823
Monroe to Jefferson, October 17, 1823
Princeton University
Canning to Rush, August 31, 1823
Canning to Rush, August 23, 1823
Canning to Rush, August 20, 1823
Dispatch from Secretary Adams, December 8, 1823
Dispatch from Adams, November 30, 1823
Mr. Canning "the Monroe Declaration"
Mr. Canning 1823 (not from R. Rush)
Rush to Canning, August 27, 1823
Niles Weekly Register Vol. 25
Niles Weekly Register Vol. 10
Monroe Doctrine
Forbes to Adams, March 2, 1823
R. Rush to J. Q. Adams, October 10, 1823
A. Gallatin to J. Q. Adams, June 24, 1823
National Archives
An Exposition of the Commerce of Spanish America
Library of Congress
James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library
President's Message - National Intelligencer
Anatolian Rug/Textile Museum
Monroe's Desk
J. Q. Adams Diary, November 21, 22, 24, 1823
National Gazette Literary Register, August 13, 1821
Map of the Western Hemisphere
Manuel Jose Arce y Fagoaga
Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil
O'Higgins, Bernardo
George V
Louis XVIII
Frederick VI
Antonio Jose de Sucre
Tsar Alexander I
De Iturbide, Augustin
De San Martin, Jose
Jean Pierre Boyer, President of Haiti
Ferdinand VII of Spain
King Charles XIV, John of Sweden
King William I of the Netherlands
Wirt, William
Pedro IV, Emperor of Brazil
Von Metternich, Prince Clemons
Printed copy of Constitution of Columbia
RETURN TO ALBION, AMERICANS IN ENGLAND, 1760-1940, APRIL 20, 1979 - OCTOBER 28, 1979
Registrar's Office
General file exhibition list, memos, telex
Albion filing - Exhibition list, condition report, correspondence
Status unknown - Domestic loans
Loan forms not returned - England
Status memos
Grants and insurance
Addison Art Gallery
All Soul's College
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Sciences
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Amherst College
Archives of American Art
Ashmolean Museum
Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery
Birmingham Public Library / Archives
Boston Public Library
Boston University
Brooklyn Museum
Central Chancery of the Order of Knighthood
Cincinnati Art Museum
City of Bristol Art Gallery
Columbia University Library
Detroit Institute of Art
Durban Art Gallery
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
Forbes Magazine
Greater London Print Collection
Houghton Library
International Museum of Photography
King's College
Library of Congress
Mander and M. Theater Collection
Massachusetts Historical Society
Metropolitan Museum of Art
J. P. Morgan Library
Museum of African Art
Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of History and Technology
Museum of London
Museum of London, Dress
National Academy of Design
National Portrait Gallery, London
National Trust
William R. Nelson Gallery
New Bedford Free Public Library - Dropped
New Jersey Historical Society
New-York Historical Society
New York Public Library
Old Sturbridge Village
Peabody Institute Library
Peabody-Pratt Library
Peabody Museum of Salem
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Princeton University Art Museum
Princeton University Library
Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Rosenbach Foundation
Royal Academy of Arts
Royal Institution Library
Royal Library
Royal Ontario Museum
Rumford Historical Society
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Selfridges
Sleepy Hollow Restorations
Henry Stevens, Sons and Stiles
Toledo Museum of Art
Uffizi Museum
Union League Club
University of Reading
University of Texas
University of Virginia Library
Valentine Museum
Victoria and Albert
Box 7
Wadsworth Athenaeum
Walter's Art Gallery
White House
Windsor Castle
Winston Churchill Memorial and Library
Yale Center for British Art
Yale University Art Gallery
Office of Design and Production
Albion Checklist
Room 1 Wall Labels
Room 2 Wall Labels
Room 3 Wall Labels
ABROAD IN AMERICA
Registrar's Office
Shipping correspondence
THE ART OF HENRY INMAN, APRIL 2 - AUGUST 2, 1987
Office of Exhibitions
Lender files (21 folders) [RESTRICTED]
Office of the Registrar
Lender files (21 folders) [RESTRICTED]
ROBERT EDGE PINE: A BRITISH PORTRAIT PAINTER IN AMERICA 1784-1788
Registrar's Office
Lender files (7 folders) [RESTRICTED]
Office of Exhibitions
Lender files (15 folders) [RESTRICTED]
PRESIDENT MONROE'S MESSAGE, DECEMBER 1, 1973 - JUNE 1, 1974
Offices of Registrar and Exhibitions
Lender files (3 folders) [RESTRICTED]
RETURN TO ALBION, AMERICANS IN ENGLAND, 1760-1940, APRIL 20, 1979 - OCTOBER 28, 1979
Registrar's Office
Lender files (17 folders) [RESTRICTED]
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL MEDALS, JANUARY 15 - JUNE 26, 1977; TRAVELED TO THE LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON LIBRARY JULY 22 - SEPTEMBER 13, 1977
Registrar's Office
Lender files (2 folders) [RESTRICTED]
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