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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 23-015

Smithsonian American Art Museum. Office of the Director

Professional Activity Records, 1982-2011

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian American Art Museum. Office of the Director
Title:Professional Activity Records
Dates:1982-2011
Quantity:1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection:Accession 23-015
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records that document the professional activities of Elizabeth Broun, Director, 1989-2016. Activities documented include lectures, talks, presentations, articles, eulogies, and remarks. Some materials date to when Broun was Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Spencer Museum of Art and from when she was Chief Curator and Assistant Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, as well as from when the museum was known as the National Museum of American Art. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, notes, presentations, articles, abstracts, programs, brochures, and clippings. Some materials are in digital format.

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This accession consists of records that document the professional activities of Elizabeth Broun, Director, 1989-2016. Activities documented include lectures, talks, presentations, articles, eulogies, and remarks. Some materials date to when Broun was Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Spencer Museum of Art and from when she was Chief Curator and Assistant Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, as well as from when the museum was known as the National Museum of American Art.

Materials include correspondence, memoranda, notes, presentations, articles, abstracts, programs, brochures, and clippings. Some materials are in digital format.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 23-015, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Office of the Director, Professional Activity Records

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Container List

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Lecture - Thomas Hart Benton - The David and Alfred Small Gallery, University of Chicago, June 15, 1982

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Notes - National Associates Seminar in American Art, October 28 to November 1, 1985

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Lecture - Washington Studio School, November 16, 1989

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Albert Pinkham Ryder talks, 1989

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Lecture - Thomas Hart Benton and Albert Pinkham Ryder, March 12, 1990

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Lecture - Lectures on American Art - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, March 24, 1990

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Lecture series - Artists Lectures, 1990

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Lecture - Detroit Institute of Art, 1992

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Lecture - Pat Steir, 1994

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Lecture - "Childe Hassam's American," University of Florida - Samuel P. Harn Eminent Scholar Series, January 29, 1997

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Lecture - National Museum of American Art: Past, Present, Future - Louvre Museum, January 14, 1998

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Talk - The Practice of Advanced Research in Art History Today - National Gallery of Art, November 5, 1999

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Lecture - "A Nation of Regions: What is American About American Art?;" From Seas to Shining Sea: Regions, Regionalism, and Nationalism in American Painting conference, May 18, 2000

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Lecture - Portrait of Childe Hassam - Chrysler Museum, October 2001

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Talk - Marilyn Stokstad retirement, 2002

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Talk - Cleveland City Club, February 20, 2003

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Presentation - Christie's, November 29, 2004 [includes digital records]

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Article - "Childe Hassam: American Impressionist," contribution by Elizabeth Broun, 2004

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Remembering Luis Jimenez - A Message of National Significance - Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 15, 2006

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Eulogy - Marilyn Mennello, October 23, 2006

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Presentation - "American Art in a Global Age" - Norfolk, Virginia, October 24-25, 2006 [includes digital records]

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Presentation - "American Art in a Global Age" - Detroit Institute of Arts, December 6, 2006 [includes digital records]

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Presentation - "American Art in a Global Age" - Santa Fe, New Mexico, January 16, 2007

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Presentation - "American Art in a Global Age" - Stuart, Florida, January 23, 2007 [includes digital records]

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Keynote presentation - "Envisioning American Art 2.0," March 1, 2007

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Presentation - Atlanta Art Forum, September 19, 2007 [includes digital records]

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Lecture - "America's Art in a Global Age: New Directions in Leadership," University of Kansas, March 26, 2008 [includes digital records]

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Keynote - Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Conference - "Renovating the Virtual Museum," June 24, 2008 [includes digital records]

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Presentation - Collecting to Collections Forum, Denver Art Museum, June 24, 2008

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Remarks - Dedication of the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, May 26, 2009

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Talk - Building a National Collection, Jackson, Wyoming, 2009

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Lecture - 1934 Artists' response to the Great Depression - Auburn University, September 2, 2010

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Lecture - University of Kansas, September 9, 2010

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Remarks - National Academy of Design, September 16, 2011

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Lecture - American Art at the World's Fairs

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Lecture - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

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