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Summary

During fiscal year 1952, under the direction of Annemarie H. Pope (Mrs. John A.), the National Collection of Fine Arts inaugurates the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. Initially, it is financed by the Alice Pike Barney Fund and a grant from the State Department.

Subject

  • Barney, Alice Pike 1857-1931
  • Pope, Annemarie H
  • National Collection of Fine Arts
  • National Museum of American Art (U.S.)
  • Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service

Notes

  • Oehser, Paul H. The Smithsonian Institution. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970, p. 177.
  • Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1952, p. 9.
  • Guide to Smithsonian Archives. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983. Archives and Special Collections of the Smithsonian Institution Number 4. p. 180.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, [email protected]

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Date

1952

Topic

  • Art
  • Traveling exhibitions
  • Exhibitions
  • Gifts
  • History
  • New Bureaus
  • Major Events in Smithsonian History
  • Art--History

Place

United States

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