Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 09-175
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Exhibition Records, circa 1985-2008
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records documenting research, planning, design, execution, and installation of exhibitions during the tenure of David Revere McFadden, Curator, 1978-1993; Deborah Shinn, Curator-in-Charge, 1995-1996, and Assistant Curator, 1997-2002; and Sarah Coffin, Curator, 2004- . Exhibitions documented in this accession include "Opulent Eye of Alexander Girard;" "Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum: Furnishing the Modern Era;" "Aluminum By Design: From Jewelry to Jets;" "Rooms with a View: Landscape and Wallpaper;" "Glass of the Avant-Garde: From Vienna Secession to Bauhaus;" "Skin: Surface, Substance, and Design;" "Nancy and Edwin Marks Collection Gallery: Treasures from the Collection;" "IDEO Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection;" "Rococo: The Continuing Curve 1730-2008;" "Object Lessons, 43rd Annual Winter Antiques Show;" "Shock of the Old: Christopher Dresser;" "National Design Triennial: Design Culture Now;" "National Design Triennial: Inside Design Now;" "Design for Life: A Centennial Celebration;" "Good Offices and Beyond;" "Jewels of Lalique;" "Body Language: Jewelry and Accessories at the National Design Museum;" "Jewelry of Tone Vigeland;" "Huguenot Legacy: English Silver, 1680-1760;" "Graphic Design in the Mechanical Age: Selections from the Merrill T. Berman Collection;" "Catalan Spirit: Gaudi and His Contemporaries;" "Russel Wright: Creating American Lifestyle;" "New Hotels for Global Nomads;" "Faster, Cheaper, Newer, More: Revolutions of 1848;" "Hella Jongerius Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection;" "Excavating Design: Eighteenth Century Drawings and Prints from the Permanent Collection;" "Royal Gift: The 1826 Porcelain Jewel Cabinet;" "Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource;" and "Structure of Style: Dutch Modernism in the Applied Arts 1880-1930" as well as many proposed exhibitions. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, label texts, promotional materials, clippings, installation photographs, checklists, object photographs, notes, research materials, product samples, brochures, pamphlets, publications, audiocassettes, illustrations, architectural drawings, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.
Restrictions
Use RestrictionRestricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2024. Boxes 3-4, 6-8, and 22-23 contain materials restricted indefinitely; see finding aid. Transferring office; 10/4/1994 memorandum, Kirby to Watkins; 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
- McFadden, David Revere
- Shinn, Deborah
- Coffin, Sarah
- Opulent Eye of Alexander Girard (Exhibition) (2000-2001: New York, N.Y.)
- Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum: Furnishing the Modern Era (Exhibition) (2000-2001: New York, N.Y.)
- Aluminum By Design: From Jewelry to Jets (Exhibition) (2001: New York, N.Y.)
- Rooms with a View: Landscape and Wallpaper (Exhibition) (2001: New York, N.Y.)
- Glass of the Avant-Garde: From Vienna Secession to Bauhaus (Exhibition) (2001-2002: New York, N.Y.)
- Skin: Surface, Substance, and Design (Exhibition) (2002: New York, N.Y.)
- Nancy and Edwin Marks Collection Gallery: Treasures from the Collection (Exhibition) (2004: New York, N.Y.)
- IDEO Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection (Exhibition) (2007-2008: New York, N.Y.)
- Rococo: The Continuing Curve 1730-2008 (Exhibition) (2008: New York, N.Y.)
- Object Lessons, 43rd Annual Winter Antiques Show (Exhibition) (1997: New York, N.Y.)
- Shock of the Old: Christopher Dresser (Exhibition) (2004: New York, N.Y.)
- National Design Triennial: Design Culture Now (Exhibition) (2000: New York, N.Y.)
- National Design Triennial: Inside Design Now (Exhibition) (2003-2004: New York, N.Y.)
- Design for Life: A Centennial Celebration (Exhibition) (1997-1998: New York, N.Y.)
- Good Offices and Beyond (Exhibition) (1994-1995: New York, N.Y.)
- Jewels of Lalique (Exhibition) (1998: New York, N.Y.)
- Body Language: Jewelry and Accessories at the National Design Museum (Exhibition) (1995: New York, N.Y.)
- Jewelry of Tone Vigeland (Exhibition) (1997: New York, N.Y.)
- Huguenot Legacy: English Silver, 1680-1760 (Exhibition) (1999: New York, N.Y.)
- Graphic Design in the Mechanical Age: Selections from the Merrill T. Berman Collection (Exhibition) (1999: New York, N.Y.)
- Catalan Spirit: Gaudi and His Contemporaries (Exhibition) (1987: New York, N.Y.)
- Russel Wright: Creating American Lifestyle (Exhibition) (2001-2002: New York, N.Y.)
- New Hotels for Global Nomads (Exhibition) (2002-2003: New York, N.Y.)
- Faster, Cheaper, Newer, More: Revolutions of 1848 (Exhibition) (2004-2005: New York, N.Y.)
- Hella Jongerius Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection (Exhibition) (2005: New York, N.Y.)
- Excavating Design: Eighteenth Century Drawings and Prints from the Permanent Collection (Exhibition) (2005-2006: New York, N.Y.)
- Royal Gift: The 1826 Porcelain Jewel Cabinet (Exhibition) (1994-1995: New York, N.Y.)
- Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource (Exhibition) (1991-1992: New York, N.Y.)
- Structure of Style: Dutch Modernism in the Applied Arts 1880-1930 (Exhibition) (1994-1995: New York, N.Y.)
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Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 09-175, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Product Design and Decorative Arts Department, Exhibition Records