Whistler Exhibit Opens at Freer

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Summary

Honoring the 150th anniversary of the birth of James McNeill Whistler, the Freer opens and exhibition of all of its oils, watercolors, pastels and drawings, comprising some 300 works, by Whistler, as well as his only surviving architectural scheme, the Peacock Room. Freer attendance during the exhibit increased 50% over the comparable 1983 period.

Subject

  • Whistler, James McNeill 1834-1903
  • Freer Gallery of Art
  • Freer Gallery of Art Peacock Room

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1984. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, p. 415.

Contact information

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

Date

May 11, 1984

Topic

  • Exhibit openings
  • Exhibitions
  • Museums
  • Museum visitors

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