Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Landscape
Date:
1987
Topic:
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
Museum buildings
Standard number:
96-1386
Restrictions:
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Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Torch September 1987
Summary:
The Quadrangle Kiosk with the West Wing of the Smithsonian Institution Building in the background,1987. The Kiosk is the entrance to the S. Dillon Ripley International Center
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exterior
Date:
1985
Topic:
Construction
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
Underground construction
Construction equipment
Cranes, derricks, etc
Standard number:
85-6243-14
Restrictions:
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Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary:
Construction work of the Smithsonian Institution's $73.2 million underground complex on the Quadrangle which includes the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (ASMG), and a circular kiosk to the S. Dillon Ripley International Center on the third and deepest level of the complex. The Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), or "Castle," is in the background
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exterior
Place:
United States of America, District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest, Smithsonian Quadrangle Kiosk
Topic:
Kiosk
Construction
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
Underground construction
Cranes, derricks, etc
Construction equipment
Standard number:
85-6241-3 or 85-6241.03
Restrictions:
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Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary:
Construction work of the Smithsonian's $73.2 million complex on the Quad which includes the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (AMSG), and a circular kiosk. The kiosk, which provides public access to the S. Dillon Ripley International Center on the third and deepest level of the complex, is shown in the foreground. The steel bundles will be encased first in concrete and then in limestone to form columns for the copper-domed structure, located between the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), the "Castle," and the Freer Gallery of Art (FGA)
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
South Yard
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
S. Dillon Ripley International Center
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
United States Dept. of Energy James G. Forrestal Building
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1 Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Aerial; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Aerial
Date:
1984
Topic:
Architecture
Construction
Grounds
Standard number:
SIA2011-1329 and 84-11807-18
Restrictions:
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Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Featured in the "Torch" supplement, September 1987
Summary:
Looking down from the tallest tower of the Smithsonian Institution Building towards Independence Avenue, view is of the Quadrangle (South Yard) construction site for the future home of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the National Museum of African Art and the S. Dillon Ripley International Center, an underground museum and research complex. The pit has been dug and the construction of the building is in its early stages. The South Tower of the Smithsonian Institution Building is in the foreground, and the Forrestal Building, headquarters facilities for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is in the background
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8 x 10; Type of Image: Interior; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Interior
Topic:
Hass, Richard
Construction
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
Art objects
Mural painting and decoration
Scaffolding
Standard number:
86-12779-3
Restrictions:
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Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Featured in the "Torch," December 1986
Summary:
Scaffolding and the Richard Haas mural found in the Quadrangle building. The mural, which is found at the end of the building's concourse, depicts the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), or "Castle," and the Arts & Industries Building (A&I) through ancient stone arches
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
S. Dillon Ripley International Center
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Group, candid
Topic:
Groundbreaking
Secretaries
Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.)
Standard number:
83-6885-12 or 83-6885.12
Restrictions:
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Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary:
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, Vice President George Bush, and Secretary S. Dillon Ripley at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Quadrangle Complex, June 21, 1983. The Washington Monument is visible in the background
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1 Color: Color; Size: 10w x 8h ; Type of Image: Exterior; Aerial; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exterior
Aerial
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Enid A. Haupt Garden (Washington, D.C.)
Topic:
Gardens
Museum buildings
Standard number:
2002-724 or 93-872.19
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Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary:
Aerial view from the southwest of the Smithsonian Institution Building, Freer Gallery of Art, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, National Museum of African Art, Arts and Industries Building and Enid A. Haupt Garden
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
Physical description:
Color: Color; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Person, candid
Landscape
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Enid A. Haupt Garden (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1987
Topic:
Secretaries
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
Grounds
Museum buildings
Gardens, Victorian
Standard number:
96-599 and SIA2007-0157
Restrictions:
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Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary:
Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley sitting on roof of building across from South Yard. Aerial view of Quadrangle shows Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB) or Castle, Enid A. Haupt Garden, National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (AMSG). The National Mall and National Museum of Natural History can be seen behind the Castle in the distance
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Interior; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Interior
Date:
1987
Topic:
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
Concourse
Haas, Richard
Mural painting and decoration
Standard number:
87-6702
Restrictions:
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Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary:
At the end of the three-story high concourse in the Smithsonian Institution's underground complex, which includes the National Museum of African Art, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, offices, classrooms, and the S. Dillon Ripley International Center, is an illusionist mural by Richard Haas. The mural depicts through ancient stone arches the Arts and Industries Building and the Smithsonian Institution Building, the "Castle," both located above ground, adjacent to the underground complex
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Person, candid
Date:
1985
Topic:
Office of Facilities Services
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
Grounds
Construction
Kiosk
Rewards (Prizes, etc.)
Gold Medal Award for Exceptional Service
Standard number:
97-9608
Restrictions:
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Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Featured in TORCH, January 1986
Summary:
Thomas "Tom" Peyton, Jr., director of Facilities Services (April 1979-January 1986) at the Quadrangle construction site. He was awarded the Secretary's Gold Medal for Exceptional Services on December 18, 1985, for "significantly improved planning, budgeting and oversight for a complex array of construction and renovation projects," among other achievements. Among the major projects he supervised during his tenure were the construction of the Museum Support Center and the Quadrangle and the restoration of the Renwick Gallery and the Arts and Industries Building
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
South Yard
Arts and Industries Building
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1 Color: Color; Size: 5w x 4h; Type of Image: Model; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Model
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Enid A. Haupt Garden (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
c. 1979
Topic:
Grounds
Landscape architecture
Landscape
Building models
Museum buildings
Standard number:
SIA2011-1345
Restrictions:
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Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
For additional images of this model see SIA2011-1344, SIA2011-1346, SIA2011-1347, SIA2011-1348, SIA2011-1349
Summary:
A photograph of the model of the Quadrangle, a complex of buildings that contain the Sackler Gallery, National Museum of African Art, S. Dillon Ripley Center, and the South Yard behind the Smithsonian Institution Building, or "Castle," and the Arts and Industries Building. The project of building the Quadrangle was begun in 1979. Opened in 1987, the complex, with three stories underground, is covered by the Enid A. Haupt Garden. This view is from the southwest. Photo 2 of 6
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
Arts and Industries Building
South Yard
National Museum of African Art (U.S.)
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
National Archives and Record Administration (NARA)
S. Dillon Ripley International Center
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Aerial; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Aerial
Place:
Enid A. Haupt Garden (Washington, D.C.)
Topic:
Gardens
Grounds
Buildings
Renwick Gates
Gates
Museum buildings
Standard number:
87-7964-12 or 87-7964.12
Restrictions:
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Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Featured in TORCH supplement, September 1987
Summary:
On the south side of the Castle is the four acres of grounds, the South Yard, that contains the Enid A. Haupt Garden (center) and the Renwick gate. On the left is the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Asian Art) (AMSG) entrance pavilion (pyramided roof) and on the right is the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) (domed roof). Both museums opened September 28, 1987. Also seen is the west corner of the Arts and Industries Building (A&I) and in the center the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), the "Castle." Behind the Sackler is the kiosk, entrance to the S. Dillon Ripley International Center (RC)
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
Smithsonian Institution Building Towers
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exterior
Topic:
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
Museum buildings
Standard number:
86-14688-5 or 86-14688.05
Restrictions:
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Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary:
South side of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (AMSG) pavilion with pyramided roof. The towers of the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), or "Castle," are visible in the background
Number of Images: 1 Color: Color; Size: 3.07w x 3.04h ; Type of Image: Exterior ; Medium: Digital Image
Type:
Exterior
Digital Image
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Date:
2011
Topic:
Museum buildings
Art museums
Art Museums
SI Buildings
Standard number:
freer-gallery.jpg
Restrictions:
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Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1 Color: Color; Size: 3.07w x 3.68h ; Type of Image: Exterior ; Medium: Digital Image
Type:
Exterior
Digital Image
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Date:
2011
Topic:
Museum buildings
Art museums
SI Buildings
Art Museums
Standard number:
sackler-gallery.jpg
Restrictions:
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Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
Arts and Industries Building
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exterior; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exterior
Place:
United States of America, District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest, Smithsonian Quadrangle Complex
Date:
c. 1984
Topic:
Construction
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
Trucks
Underground construction
Standard number:
2004-4100
Restrictions:
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Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary:
Trucks are hauling dirt from the construction site in preparation for the Smithsonian Institution's $73.2 million underground complex on the Quad which includes the National Museum of African Art, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, and a circular kiosk to the S. Dillon Ripley International Center. Visible behind the construction site are the Arts & Industries Building and the Smithsonian Institution Building, the "Castle."
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Event; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Date:
1979
Topic:
Victorian Garden
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
Engineering
Event
Standard number:
79-3471-8
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Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Featured in TORCH, May 1979
Summary:
Two engineers from the Law Engineering Testing Company conduct a soil boring to obtain samples necessary to plans for the construction of the Quadrangle Building in the South Yard behind the Smithsonian Institution Building, 1979. The samples will tell engineers and architects about soil conditions, the location of the water table, how much a building on the site might settle and other information needed
Preliminary Digging Outside Smithsonian Institution Building
Author:
Ploskonka, Jeffrey
Subject:
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
South Yard
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Event; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Date:
1983
Topic:
Construction
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
Grounds
Event
Standard number:
83-4972-3
Restrictions:
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Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Featured in TORCH, June 1983. Also located in RU410 B3 F Torch Quad Shots
Summary:
Preliminary digging to reroute Smithsonian Institution Building's (SIB) utility lines around the quadrangle excavation site began in January 1983
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
S. Dillon Ripley International Center
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Landscape
Date:
1986
Topic:
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
Construction
Kiosk
Cranes, derricks, etc
Standard number:
86-4082-9
Restrictions:
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Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Featured in TORCH, May 1986
Summary:
Quadrangle construction workers installing copper sheeting on the dome of the Kiosk which is the entrance to the S. Dillon Ripley International Center. The Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB) is in the background
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Person, candid
Date:
1986
Topic:
Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex
Construction
Architects
Architecture
Standard number:
86-4458-13
Restrictions:
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Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Featured in TORCH supplement, September 1987
Summary:
Jean-Paul Carlhian of the Boston architectural firm, Sheply, Bulfinch, Richardson and Abbott, is principal designer of the Quadrangle museum complex. Here Carlhian is at the construction site of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery