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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 18-039

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Office of the Director

Acquisition and Deaccession Files, 1974-2001, 2008
Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Office of the Director
Title: Acquisition and Deaccession Files
Dates: 1974-2001, 2008
Quantity: 1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection: Accession 18-039
Language of Materials: English
Summary:

This accession consists if records documenting the acquisition and deaccession of artwork at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, lists of artwork, notes, Board of Trustees meeting materials, and related materials. The files were created by staff from across the museum and maintained within the Office of the Director.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists if records documenting the acquisition and deaccession of artwork at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, lists of artwork, notes, Board of Trustees meeting materials, and related materials. The files were created by staff from across the museum and maintained within the Office of the Director.

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This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.

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Subject

Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-039, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Office of the Director, Acquisition and Deaccession Files

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Container List

Box 1

Chronological Listing of Giaccometti Collection

Box 1 of 1

Artwork Purchases, 1974-1983

Box 1 of 1

Collection Review, 1986-1988

Box 1 of 1

Special Collections, 1985

Box 1 of 1

Acquisitions - Purchases/Credit Lines, 1987-1997

Box 1 of 1

Acquisitions - Purchases/Credit Lines, 1998-2001

Box 1 of 1

Acquisitions - Gifts/Credit Lines, 1991-2001

Box 1 of 1

Auction House - Christie's, 1993-2001

Box 1 of 1

Auction House - Sotheby's, 1994-1998

Box 1 of 1

Board of Trustees, Committee on Collections, November 7, 1979

Box 1 of 1

Board of Trustees, Committee on Collections, May 14, 1980

Box 1 of 1

Board of Trustees, Committee on Collections, October 28, 1980

Box 1 of 1

Board of Trustees, Committee on Collections, May 14, 1981

Box 1 of 1

Board of Trustees, Committee on Exhibitions, May 14, 1981

Box 1 of 1

Board of Trustees, Committee on Collections, November 10, 1981

Box 1 of 1

Board of Trustees, Committee on Collections, May 12, 1982

Box 1 of 1

Board of Trustees, Committee on Collections, December 1, 1982

Box 1 of 1

Board of Trustees, Committee on Exhibitions, December 1, 1982

Box 1 of 1

Board of Trustees, Committee on Collections, May 24, 1983

Box 1 of 1

Proposed Gifts and Acquisitions, 1981

Box 1 of 1

Donations/Gifts, 1999-2001

Box 1 of 1

Communications - Registrar, 2008

Box 1 of 1

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