Barney Studio House Donation Announced

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Summary

  • The gift of the Barney House Studio (2306 Massachusetts Avenue), home of Alice Pike Barney, by Laura Dreyfus Barney is announced by Secretary Carmichael at the Smithsonian Art Commission annual meeting.
  • The Barney Studio House is an art center with a unique setting created by artist Alice Pike Barney. It is located in Sheridan Circle in Washington, D.C. and is administered by the National Museum of American Art, which is now known as the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Subject

  • Barney, Alice Pike 1857-1931
  • Dreyfus-Barney, Laura
  • Barney Studio House (Washington, D.C.)
  • National Collection of Fine Arts
  • National Museum of American Art (U.S.)
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1962. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1963, p. 94.

Contact information

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

Date

December 5, 1961

Topic

  • Architecture
  • Gifts
  • Buildings

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