Moving Art Pieces from the National Collection of Fine Arts; Dismantling the Statue of Freedom

ID: SIA Acc. 11-008 [OPA-1003]

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Black-and-white negatives

Date: 1967

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-008, Box 06, Image No. OPA-1003

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Summary

William R. Johnston of the National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA), now the Smithsonian American Art Museum, registrar's office checks items into newly renovated space at the Patent Office Building; Dismantling The Statue of Freedom, the plaster figure used to cast the statue atop of the U.S. Capitol, in the rotunda of the Arts and Industries Building.

Subject

  • Johnston, William R
  • Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • National Collection of Fine Arts (U.S.)
  • Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs

Notes

  • Also known as 61327.
  • Digital contact sheet available.
  • Frame selection featured in "The Torch," April 1967.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-008, Box 06, Image No. OPA-1003

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1967
  • February 26, 1967

Restrictions & Rights

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  • No Copyright - United States

Topic

Form/Genre

Black-and-white negatives

Local number

SIA Acc. 11-008 [OPA-1003]

Physical description

35mm;

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