"Avenue of the Presidents" Exhibition at National Portrait Gallery ; Museum Shops Exhibition

Summary

Opening reception for "Avenue of the Presidents" exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, with Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, featuring an architectural model of the National Mall area and parts of downtown Washington, D.C., October 6, 1969. ; Museum Shops sales exhibition featuring flat-woven rugs from Greece, Iran, and Turkey, sponsored by Smithsonian Associates, in the Arts and Industries Building, with performance by dancers in regional costumes, October 7, 1969.

Subject

• Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon) 1913-2001
• National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
• Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)
• Smithsonian Associates
• Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs
• Smithsonian Institution Museum Shops

Notes

Digital contact sheet available.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-008, Box 14, Image No. OPA-1570

Repository Loc.

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

Date

• 1969
• October 6-7, 1969

Restrictions & Rights

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Topic

• Architecture
• Museums
• Architectural models
• Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

Black-and-white negatives

Local number

SIA Acc. 11-008 [OPA-1570]

Physical description

35mm;

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