Accession 12-074

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Exhibition Records, 2002-2009

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records documenting the research, planning, design, execution, and installation of exhibitions. Exhibitions documented in this accession include "Campana Brothers Select: Works from the Permanent Collection;" "Looking Forward/Looking Back: Recent Acquisitions in 20th- and 21st-Century Design;" "Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product;" "Shahzia Sikander Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection;" "Yinka Shonibare Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection;" "Design USA: Contemporary Innovation;" "Design for a Living World;" and "Made to Scale: Staircase Masterpieces The Eugene & Clare Thaw Gift." Some records document departmental collections in general and outgoing loans. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, object lists, object images, floor plans, architectural drawings, label text, presentations, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.

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Restrictions

Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2025; Transferring office; 10/4/1994 memorandum, Kirby to Watkins; 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

• Campana Brothers Select: Works from the Permanent Collection (Exhibition) (2008: New York, N.Y.)
• Design USA: Contemporary Innovation (Exhibition) (2009-2010: New York, N.Y.)
• Design for a Living World (Exhibition) (2009-2010: New York, N.Y.)
• Looking Forward/Looking Back: Recent Acquisitions in 20th- and 21st-Century Design (Exhibition) (2007: New York, N.Y.)
• Made to Scale: Staircase Masterpieces The Eugene & Clare Thaw Gift (Exhibition) (2006-2007: New York, N.Y.)
• Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product (Exhibition) (2007-2008: New York, N.Y.)
• Shahzia Sikander Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection (Exhibition) (2009: New York, N.Y.)
• Yinka Shonibare Selects: Works from the Permanent Collection (Exhibition) (2005-2006: New York, N.Y.)

Subject

• Art and design
• Art museums
• Decorative arts
• Exhibitions
• Museum exhibits
• Museums -- Collection management

Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

• Architectural drawings
• Compact discs
• Electronic records
• Floor plans
• Manuscripts

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 12-074, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Product Design and Decorative Arts Department, Exhibition Records

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