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Accession 13-243, National Museum of American Art, Curatorial Office, Curatorial Records, 1992-1998
Collection Overview
General Information About This Collection | |
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | National Museum of American Art, Curatorial Office |
Title: | Curatorial Records |
Dates: | 1992-1998 |
Quantity: | 0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box) |
Collection: | Accession 13-243 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | This accession consists of the curatorial records of George Gurney and documents his participation on a selection committee as part of the General Services Administration's Art in Architecture Program to commission artwork for the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Three artists were selected to create artworks for the building: Stephen Robin, Keith Sonnier and Martin Puryear. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, guidelines, a lecture, reports, images, clippings. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the curatorial records of George Gurney and documents his participation on a selection committee as part of the General Services Administration's Art in Architecture Program to commission artwork for the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Three artists were selected to create artworks for the building: Stephen Robin, Keith Sonnier and Martin Puryear. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, guidelines, a lecture, reports, images, and clippings.
Restrictions
Use Restriction
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2014; Transferring office; 12/18/2006 memorandum, Toda to Earle; 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
- Gurney, George
- Puryear, Martin, 1941-
- Robin, Stephen, 1944-
- Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (Washington, D.C.)
- Sonnier, Keith, 1941-
- United States. General Services Administration. Art In Architecture Program
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 13-243, National Museum of American Art, Curatorial Office, Curatorial Records
Container List
Box 1
General Services Administration - Advisory committee for selection of artists for the Ronald Reagan Building
Historical background, 1992-1998
Box 1 of 1
Correspondence with panel, 1992
Box 1 of 1
Committee materials, 1993
Box 1 of 1
Presentations of and approval of designs by Stephen Robin, Keith Sonnier, and Martin Puryear, 1995
Box 1 of 1
Stop work order controversy, 1996
Box 1 of 1
Correspondence, 1997
Box 1 of 1
Correspondence, 1998
Box 1 of 1
Lecture during opening ceremony, 1998
Box 1 of 1
Dedication materials, 1998
Box 1 of 1
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