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Unveiling of Model for "The Federal City: Plans and Realities" Exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle

Catalog Data

Creator:
Hofmeister, Richard K  Search this
Subject:
Perrot, Paul N  Search this
Washburn, Wilcomb E  Search this
Atherton, Charles Henry 1932-2005  Search this
Conrad, Charles H  Search this
Fraser, Samuel  Search this
Myers, Donald  Search this
Singleton, John  Search this
Widener, John  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of Exhibits Central  Search this
Physical description:
8 x 10;
Type:
Black-and-white photographs
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1976
February 3, 1976
Notes:
Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.
Featured in the "Torch," March 1976: A three-dimensional look at the plans of Washington's successive planners and designers was unveiled February 23 as a Bicentennial exhibition. "The Federal City: Plans and Realities," opened in the Great Hall of the Smithsonian Building.
Summary:
Unveiling of a model for the exhibition "The Federal City: Plans and Realities" in the Office of Exhibits Central workshop, with (from left) John Singleton, model maker; John Widener, Exhibits Central; Paul Perrot, Assistant Secretary for Museum Programs; Charles Conrad, Director of the National Capital Planning Commission; Wilcomb Washburn, curator of the exhibition and Director of the Office of American Studies; Charles Atherton, Secretary of the Commission of Fine Arts; Samuel Fraser, National Capital Planning Commission; and Donald Myers, Commission of Fine Arts. They are viewing a model of the city's central area as it was in 1900.
Cite as:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: March 1976, Image No. 76-2525-18
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Topic:
Exhibitions  Search this
Models and modelmaking  Search this
Local number:
SIA RU000371 [76-2525-18]
Restrictions & Rights:
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No Copyright - United States
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_396574