"How Fleeting is Fame" Opens at NPG

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Summary

"How Fleeting is Fame" opens at the National Portrait Gallery. The exhibit consists of lithographic portraits of 19th century celebrities whose fame did not withstand the test of time.

Subject

  • National Portrait Gallery (U.S.)
  • How Fleeting is Fame (Exhibition) (1981: Washington, D.C.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 405, Box 1, Folder 1981, Calendar of Events, February 1981.

Contact information

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

Date

  • February 6, 1981
  • 19th century

Topic

  • Celebrities
  • Lithography
  • Portraits
  • Exhibitions

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