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Summary

The exhibition "1846: Portrait of a Nation" opens at the National Portrait Gallery and will continue through August 18, 1996. The exhibition commemorates the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Smithsonian Institution.

Subject

National Portrait Gallery (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Christman, Margaret C. S. 1846: Portrait of the Nation. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1996, p. XII.

Contact information

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

Date

April 12, 1996

Topic

  • Anniversaries
  • Art museums
  • 1846: Portrait of a Nation (Exhibition)
  • Exhibit openings
  • Exhibitions

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