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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 82-030

National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of Exhibitions

Exhibition Records, 1977-1982

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:1977-1982
Quantity:0.15 cu. ft. (1 oversize folder)
Collection:Accession 82-030
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of posters documenting the following National Portrait Gallery exhibitions: "American Portrait Drawings;" "Champions of American Sport;" "Benjamin West and His American Students;" "Code Duello in America;" "We Never Sleep: The First Fifty Years of the Pinkertons;" "We Were but a Handful;" "Time: Art and Entertainment;" "Return to Albion: Americans in England 1776-1940;" "Spirit of the Fact: The Daguerreotypes of Southworth and Hawes, 1843-1862;" "Robert Edge Pine: A British Portrait Painter in America;" "The Time of Our Lives;" "Jo Davidson Portrait Sculpture;" "Jay Gould: Mephistopheles of Wall Street;" "Facing the Light: Historic American Portrait Daguerreotypes;" The Hall of Presidents; and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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This accession consists of posters documenting the following National Portrait Gallery exhibitions: American Portrait Drawings; Champions of American Sport; Benjamin West and His American Students; Code Duello in America; We Never Sleep: The First Fifty Years of the Pinkertons; We Were but a Handful; Time: Art and Entertainment; Return to Albion: Americans in England 1776-1940; Spirit of the Fact: The Daguerreotypes of Southworth and Hawes, 1843-1862; Robert Edge Pine: A British Portrait Painter in America; The Time of Our Lives; Jo Davidson Portrait Sculpture; Jay Gould: Mephistopheles of Wall Street; Facing the Light: Historic American Portrait Daguerreotypes; The Hall of Presidents; and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 82-030, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), Office of Exhibitions, Exhibition Records

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Container List

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American Portrait Drawings, May 2 to August 3, 1980 (3)

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Champions of American Sport, June 23 to September 7, 1981

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Benjamin West and His American Students, October 16, 1980 to January 4, 1981 (2)

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Code Duello in American, Deceber 18, 1980 to January 4, 1981 (2)

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We Never Sleep: The First Fifty Years of the Pinkertons, July 31, 1981 to January 3, 1982

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We Were but a Handful, August 26, 1977 to February 26, 1978

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Time: Art and Entertainment, Opening July 27, 1979

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Return to Albion: Americans in England 1776-1940, April 20 to September 16, 1979

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Spirit of the Fact: The Daguerreotypes of Southworth and Hawes, 1843-186

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Robert Edge Pine: A British Portrait Painter in America, November 2, 1979 to January 6, 1980

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The Time of Our Lives, May 1 to August 1, 1978

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Jo Davidson Portrait Sculpture

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Jay Gould: Mephistopheles of Wall Street, July 21, 1978 to February 4, 1979

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Facing the Light: Historic American Portrait Daguerreotypes, September 22, 1978 to February 4, 1979

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The Hall of Presidents

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National Portrait Gallery Free Daily Shuttle (Double-Decker Bus)

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