Accession 06-022

Smithsonian American Art Museum. Office of the Deputy Director

Exhibition and Publication Records, 1998-2005

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records that document exhibition planning and production, and curatorial publishing activities during the tenures of Deputy Directors Charles J. Robertson (1986-2001) and Rachel M. Allen (2002- ). Some materials date to when the museum was known as the National Museum of American Art. Materials include budgets, proposals, financial and funding records, checklists, agreements, publicity material, correspondence, memoranda, notes, loan forms, slides, and contracts. Exhibitions represented include African American Masters: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Calico and Chintz: Antique Quilts from the Collection of Patricia S. Smith, Ebendorf: The Jewelry of Robert Ebendorf, George Catlin and His Indian Gallery, Graphic Masters: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Land Through a Lens: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Star-Spangled Presidents: Portraits by Liza Lou, Masters of Their Craft: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Modernism & Abstraction: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Right at Home: American Studio Furniture, Scenes of American Life: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Wood Turning in North America Since 1930, Light Screens: The Leaded Glass of Frank Lloyd Wright, and Young America: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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Restrictions

Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2021; Transferring office; 2/23/1988 memorandum, Shaffer to McManus; Contact reference staff for details.

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Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.

Name

• African American Masters: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Traveling exhibition) (2003-2005)
• Allen, Rachel M.
• Calico and Chintz: Antique Quilts from the Collection of Patricia S. Smith (Exhibition) (1997: Washington, D.C.)
• Ebendorf : The Jewelry of Robert Ebendorf (Exhibition) (2003-2004: Washington, D.C.)
• George Catlin and His Indian Gallery (Exhibition) (2002-2003: Washington, D.C.)
• Graphic Masters: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Traveling exhibition) (2003-2004)
• Land Through a Lens: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Traveling exhibition) (2003-2004)
• Light Screens: The Leaded Glass of Frank Lloyd Wright (Traveling exhibition) (2001-2003)
• Masters of Their Craft: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Traveling exhibition) (2003-2004)
• Modernism & Abstraction: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Traveling exhibition) (2000-2002)
• National Museum of American Art (U.S.)
• National Museum of American Art (U.S.). Office of the Deputy Director
• Right at Home: American Studio Furniture (Exhibition) (2004-2005: Washington, D.C.)
• Robertson, Charles (Charles J.)
• Scenes of American Life: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Traveling exhibition) (2000-2002)
• Star-Spangled Presidents: Portraits by Liza Lou (Exhibition) (2000-2001: Washington, D.C.)
• Wood Turning in North America Since 1930 (Traveling exhibition) (2001-2002)
• Young America: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Traveling exhibition) (2000-2002)

Subject

• Art museums
• Museum exhibits
• Museums -- Administration
• Traveling exhibitions

Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

• Color transparencies
• Manuscripts

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 06-022, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Office of the Deputy Director, Exhibition and Publication Records

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