Color: Black and White; Size: 8 x 10; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Landscape
Place:
Enid A. Haupt Garden (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1987
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary:
Overall view of Quad and the pavilions of the Smithsonian Institution's two new museums: On the left the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Asian Art) (AMSG) with pyramided roof, and on the right the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) with domed roof. In the center is the Enid A. Haupt Garden which sits atop the underground museums with the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), the "Castle," in the background. Visible to the left behind the Sackler is the copper-domed kiosk which is the public entrance to the S. Dillon Ripley International Center (RC) located on the third and deepest level of the complex. On the far right a portion of the Arts & Industries Building (A&I) and on the far left a portion of the Freer Gallery of Art (FGA) are visible.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 410, Box 3, Folder: Overall Quad