Stuart Portraits Arrive in D.C

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Summary

The Gilbert Stuart portraits of George and Martha Washington arrive in Washington by charter jet. The portraits, which came from the Boston Athenaeum, are part of a time-share agreement between the Smithsonian and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The Smithsonian had hoped to purchase the paintings alone, but many in Boston protested the paintings leaving the city permanently.

Subject

  • Stuart, Gilbert 1755-1828
  • Boston Athenaeum
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 3, "The Torch," July 1980, p. 1.

Contact information

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

Date

May 2, 1980

Topic

  • Art
  • Controversies
  • History
  • Art--History

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