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Author:
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Subject:
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 4.2w x 6h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Paper
Type:
Postcard
Paper
Date:
1999
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
The painting on the front of the postcard was done by Tony Abeyta.
The Groundbreaking Ceremony for the National Museum of the American Indian took place on September 28, 1999.
The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) was created on November 18, 1989, when President George H.W. Bush signed an act allowing the transfer of the Museum of the American Indian into the Smithsonian to create NMAI.
Summary:
Color postcard advertising the groundbreaking ceremony for the National Museum of the American Indian.The front has an image of a painting done by Tony Abeyta called "Gathering from Four Directions," and it has a black border. It also has a quote from Abeyta: "For the National Museum of the American Indian, this is my interpretation of north, south, east, and west." The postcard is unused, but the message side is filled with printed information about the groundbreaking ceremony.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Collection 08-089, Box 2, Folder: Ground Breaking Ceremony, September 28, 1999: 1
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Postcard  Search this
Groundbreaking  Search this
Art  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2013-07854 (front) and SIA2013-07855 (back)
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_13989