Author:

Tinsley, Jeffrey Wayne 1947-2017  Search this

Subject:

Smithsonian Institution Quadrangle Complex  Search this

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)  Search this

National Museum of African Art (U.S.)  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Arts and Industries Building  Search this

Freer Gallery of Art  Search this

South Yard  Search this

S. Dillon Ripley International Center  Search this

Physical description:

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Landscape; Medium: Photographic print

Type:

Photographic print

Landscape

Place:

(Washington, D.C.)

Enid A. Haupt Garden (Washington, D.C.)

Date:

1987

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Summary:

Behind the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB), the "Castle," is the site of the Smithsonian's museum complex on Independence Avenue. The site consists of the four-acre Enid A. Haupt Garden atop the underground complex; the entrance pavilions to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Asian Art) (AMSG) with pyramided roof (left) and the National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) with domed roof (right); and a copper-domed kiosk, entranceway to the S. Dillon Ripley International Center (RC). Also visible on the left is a portion of the Freer Gallery of Art (FGA) and on the right a portion of the Arts & Industries Building (A&I).

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 410 Box 3 Folder Quad with Street

Contact information:

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Topic:

Kiosk  Search this

Independence Avenue  Search this

Gardens, Victorian  Search this

Museum buildings  Search this

Domes  Search this

Standard number:

87-7964-1

Restrictions & Rights:

No restrictions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_10080