Gallery of Art in the Smithsonian Institution Building (Uncropped)

ID: 43804-D or MAH-43804D

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Engraving

Date: c.1857

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 41, Folder: 11

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Summary

Woodcut from William J. Rhees "An Account of the Smithsonian Institution...." of the Gallery of Art above the Great Hall in the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), or "Castle," c.1856. This pre-fire engraving entitled "The Picture Gallery" shows people browsing a room laden with portraits. The room opened with a series of portraits of prominent North American Indians. The engraving was published in the Guidebook of 1857.

Subject

  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • Smithsonian Gallery of Art
  • United States National Museum
  • Picture Gallery

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Published in "The Castle: An Illustrated History of the Smithsonian Building", by Cynthia R. Field, Richard E. Stamm, and Heather P. Ewing, pg. 76. See also Negative # 93-9501 for cropped image.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 41, Folder: 11

Contact information

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

Date

c.1857

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Art
  • Engraving
  • Art museums
  • Exhibitions
  • Museums
  • Visitor's Guide
  • Art objects
  • Museum visitors

Form/Genre

  • Engraving
  • Interior

ID Number

43804-D or MAH-43804D

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Interior; Medium: Engraving

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