Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 09-066
National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Department of Exhibitions and Collections Management
Exhibition Records, 1979-1983, 1988, 2008
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records which document the various aspects of exhibition development, planning, design and publicity for the exhibition, Champions of American Sport. This was the first major art exhibit devoted to outstanding American sports personalities and to the aesthetic qualities of sport and human movement. It consisted of over 100 photographs, portraits, and sculptures ranging in date from the 1830s to the 1980s. Materials include correspondence and memoranda; permissions; lender files; research files; black-and-white photographs, transparencies, and negatives; color photographs, transparencies, and negatives; exhibition scripts; and brochures. Some materials are in electronic format.
Restrictions
Access RestrictionBoxes 2-5 contain materials restricted indefinitely; see finding aid. Transferring office; 12/31/08 memorandum, Toda to 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
Subject
- Art museums
- Art, American
- Athletes
- Athletics
- Museum exhibits
- Portraits, American
- Professional sports
- Sports
- Sports -- History
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 09-066, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), Department of Exhibitions and Collections Management, Exhibition Records