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Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Smithsonian Gallery of Art  Search this
National Collection of Fine Arts  Search this
National Museum of American Art (U.S.)  Search this
Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this
National Gallery of Art of the Smithsonian  Search this
Natural History Building  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8x10; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exhibit
Date:
circa 1930
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Original negative number is 9351H.
Summary:
Alfred Duane Pell Collection of Ceramics and Furniture exhibited in the National Collection of Fine Arts galleries at the Natural History Building. General view of long narrow exterior gallery, with objects displayed in glass cases lining walls right and left. Two large exterior windows of the Natural History Building on the left and doorways to other galleries on the right. An ornate desk is on display, front right, and a lavishly decorated urn on floor stand, left center.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 311, Box 28, Folder 4
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Alfred Duane Pell Collection  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Art--Collectors and collecting  Search this
Art--American  Search this
Art--Exhibitions  Search this
Decorative arts  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Furniture  Search this
Ceramics  Search this
Standard number:
2002-12133
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_9511