Finnish Arts and Crafts Exhibition, NCFA

Summary

"Finnish Arts and Crafts" exhibition by the National Collection of Fine Arts, now the National Museum of American Art, in the lower level of the North Hall of the Natural History Building, June 5-26,1952. The exhibition included 239 items and was sponsored by the Minister of Finland, His Excellency Johan Nykopp, and the Finnish American Society of Helsinki. The photograph shows ceramics and glassware on four exhibit tables, with torso sculpture on pedestal in background, galleries with bust sculptures and paintings to left of tables.

Subject

• National Collection of Fine Arts
• National Museum of American Art (U.S.)
• Natural History Building

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Folder 3 contains additional prints of the exhibit.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 312, Box 33, Folder 2

Contact information

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

Date

1952

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Museum buildings
• Finnish American Society of Helsinki
• Art
• Sculpture
• Art museums
• Exhibitions
• Ceramics
• Statues
• Galleries
• Painting
• Art--Exhibitions
• Finland
• Art objects

Place

Finland

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Exhibit

ID Number

94-6793

Physical description

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

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