"Facing the Light: Historic American Portrait Daguerreotypes" Exhibit Preparation

ID: SIA RU000371 [78-10322-16A]

Creator: Hofmeister, Richard K

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1978

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: September 1978, Image No. 78-10322-16A

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Summary

Harold Pfister, program management officer in charge of the "Facing the Light: Historic American Portrait Daguerreotypes" exhibit at National Portrait Gallery (NPG), and William F. Stapp, NPG's curator of photographs, examine some of the pieces featured in the exhibition.

Subject

  • Pfister, Harold Francis
  • Stapp, William F. 1945-
  • National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
  • Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs

Notes

  • Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.
  • Featured in the "Torch," September 1978.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: September 1978, Image No. 78-10322-16A

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1978
  • July 28, 1978

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

  • Photography
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Personnel management
  • Employees
  • Daguerreotype
  • Smithsonian Institution--Employees

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000371 [78-10322-16A]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 10 x 8;

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