Overall View of the Quad

Summary

Overall view of Quad and the pavilions of the Smithsonian Institution's two new museums: On the left the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Asian Art) (AMSG) with pyramided roof, and on the right the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) with domed roof. In the center is the Enid A. Haupt Garden which sits atop the underground museums with the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), the "Castle," in the background. Visible to the left behind the Sackler is the copper-domed kiosk which is the public entrance to the S. Dillon Ripley International Center (RC) located on the third and deepest level of the complex. On the far right a portion of the Arts & Industries Building (A&I) and on the far left a portion of the Freer Gallery of Art (FGA) are visible.

Subject

• Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
• Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
• National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
• Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
• Arts and Industries Building
• Freer Gallery of Art
• S. Dillon Ripley International Center
• South Yard

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 410, Box 3, Folder: Overall Quad

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1987

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Museum buildings
• Landscapes
• Kiosk
• Gardens
• Gardens, Victorian
• Domes

Place

Enid A. Haupt Garden (Washington, D.C.)

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Landscape

ID Number

87-10129-2 or 87-10129.02

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8 x 10; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print

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