HMSG Under Construction, August 1972

ID: 95-264

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1972

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 4, Folder: October 1984

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Summary

Aerial view of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden under construction, 15 August 1972. The museum building is at about half its height, with the outer wall only half complete. There is a crane in the center of the building, and the sculpture garden can be seen in the background.

Subject

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Featured in TORCH, October 1984.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 4, Folder: October 1984

Contact information

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

Date

1972

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Museum buildings
  • Construction
  • Cranes, derricks, etc
  • Art museums
  • Architecture
  • Sculpture gardens

Place

  • District of Columbia
  • Southwest
  • Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
  • United States of America
  • Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
  • Washington

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Architecture

ID Number

95-264

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Architectural; Medium: Photographic print

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