Frederic Edwin Church Exhibition Opening

Summary

Opening of National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA), now known as the Smithsonian American Art Museum, exhibition of works by Frederic Edwin Church in the Foyer Gallery of the Museum of Natural History, now known as the National Museum of Natural History, with NCFA Director David Scott and David C. Huntington of Smith College. Featuring the painting "Rainy Season in the Tropics."

Subject

• Scott, David W. 1916-
• Huntington, David Carew 1922-1990
• Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
• National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.)
• Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs

Notes

• Also known as 59620.
• Digital contact sheet available.
• Frame selection featured in "The Torch," February 1966.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-008, Box 03, Image No. OPA-821R2

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1966
• February 11, 1966

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Copyright - United States

Topic

Form/Genre

Black-and-white negatives

Local number

SIA Acc. 11-008 [OPA-821R2]

Physical description

120mm;

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