Results for "National Portrait Gallery Commission (Smithsonian Institution)"
- Webpage
National Portrait Gallery
- Date: April 14, 2011
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
- Historic Pictures
National Portrait Gallery
- Date: April 18, 2011
- Description: Although planning began in 1919, the National Portrait Gallery was not created until 1962, and it opened to the public in the historic Patent Office Building in 1968. Known for its iconic collections of portraits of a broad spectrum of Americans, the gallery is also noted for its Hall of Presidents. History of the National Portrait GalleryAdditional Historic Images of the
National Portrait Gallery Commission meeting at Museum of History and Technology
- Date: 1966 January 26, 1966
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Photographic Services Division
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 01-166, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution) Office of External Affairs, Commission Correspondence, 1960-1990
- Date: 1960 1960-1990
- Creator: National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of External Affairs
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 14-227, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution) Office of External Affairs, Commission Meeting Records, 1992-2010
- Date: 1992 1992-2010
- Creator: National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of External Affairs
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 18-088, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution) Office of the Director, Commission Meeting Records, 2005-2006, 2010-2017
- Date: 2005 2005-2006 2005-2006, 2010-2017
- Creator: National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of the Director
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 01-167, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution) Office of External Affairs, Commission Meeting Records, 1962-1997
- Date: 1962 1962-1997
- Creator: National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of External Affairs
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Gallery
American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery
- Date: September 5, 2013
- Description: The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) and the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) are two different museums that had their origins in the Smithsonian’s National Gallery of Art. They have been housed in the old Patent Office Building since 1968. The American Art Museum was established in 1907 under the name “National Gallery of Art.” The National Portrait Gallery was
- Finding Aid
SIA Acc. 14-228, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution) Office of External Affairs, Commission Meeting Records, 1964, 1981, 1994-2012
- Date: 1964 1964-2012 1964, 1981, 1994-2012
- Creator: National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Office of External Affairs
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- SI History Chronology
National Gallery Commission Created
- Date: May 27, 1921
Group Portrait of National Collection of FIne Arts Commission
- Date: 1965 Between 1965 and 1969
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Photographic Services Division
- Blog Post
Archives on View: National Portrait Gallery’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition
- Date: September 7, 2017
- Creator: Charles Zange
- Description: The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery (NPG) will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2018. Ahead of next year’s festivities, NPG unveiled an exhibition commemorating its May 1968 opening. The Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) provided several pieces for this gallery, including a photo of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s dedication speech on May 3rd. Check out the full
