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    1. Statue by George Segal of a citizen listening to one of President Roosevelt's fireside chats.

      The Painter and the Poet: Creative Writing at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

      • Date: April 4, 2017
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: Pieces by aspiring poets—and a look at the artwork that inspired them—from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden’s writing workshops.

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      The Hirshhorn Adventures: A Museum for the Mall

      • Date: December 11, 2018
      • Description: The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has been located on the National Mall since 1974, but before that, Joseph and Olga Hirshhorn spent years considering which city or country the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden would call home.

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    5. Hirshhorn walks in front of O'Keeffe near a home in the mountains. Hirshhorn is wearing a long coat and O'Keeffe is wearing a hat. Hirshhorn is smiling at the camera.

      The Room That Could Have Been

      • Date: November 11, 2021
      • Creator: Kira M. Sobers
      • Description: Artist Georgia O’Keeffe and the Hirshhorns had a friendly relationship. Read about how the two almost negotiated a deal to create a room dedicated to her work at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

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    7. Lake sits in front of an abstract painting. A group of adults crowds around her.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Susan Franz Lake

      • Date: July 14, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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    9. Marquis smiles at the camera. She is wearing a white turtleneck and heart-shaped earrings.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Anne-Louise Marquis

      • Date: June 22, 2022
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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      Bringing out the Animal in Art

      • Date: December 22, 2015
      • Creator: Hillary Brady
      • Description: On National Visit the Zoo Day, a look at a unique exhibition at the National Zoological Park, the National Museum of Natural History, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: “Animal In Art,” an exhibit and series of “sketch-ins,” part of an international campaign for the World Wildlife Fund.

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    13. Valerie Fletcher stands and talks with two other people in a gallery space in front of a sculpture and paintings.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Valerie Fletcher

      • Date: March 11, 2020
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Dr. Valerie Fletcher joined the research staff at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in 1978 and was promoted to a curatorial role in 1984. Fletcher worked as an Assistant and Associate Curator, 1984–92, Curator of Sculpture, 1992–2005, and Senior Curator, 2005–16. In retirement, Fletcher continues her research at the Museum as Senior Curator Emerita. #Groundbreaker

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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Melissa Chiu

      • Date: September 11, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Dr. Melissa Chiu, Director, Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 2014–present, oversees a staff of 50 and a collection of 12,000 objects. Within the first year of her tenure, Chiu doubled the number of museum board members, and, in 2017, the Hirshhorn Museum met a milestone of one million visitors. #Groundbreaker

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    17. Brooke and an unidentified man appear to be unpacking boxes in an office.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Anna Brooke

      • Date: June 23, 2021
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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    19. June 1, 1967, letter, De Niro to Hirshhorn.

      Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr., and Joseph Hirshhorn

      • Date: June 17, 2014
      • Creator: Tammy L. Peters
      • Description: A new documentary on the artist Robert De Niro, Sr. and De Niro's connection with art collector Joseph H. Hirshhorn.

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      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Evelyn Hankins

      • Date: January 30, 2019
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: Dr. Evelyn Hankins, Senior Curator, has worked for the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden since 2007. She curated major exhibitions, such as Directions: Jennie C. Jones: Higher Resonance (2013), Robert Irwin: All the Rules Will Change (2016), and Mark Bradford Pickett's Charge (2017–2021). Hankins has also been a vocal advocate for increased women's leadership in the art

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    23. View of the Smithsonian Castle from Independence Ave. Design by BIG, the Bjarke Ingels Group.

      Link Love: 11/14/2014

      • Date: November 14, 2014
      • Creator: Mitch Toda
      • Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.

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