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Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Hirshhorn, Joseph H  Search this
Hirshhorn, Olga  Search this
Moore, Henry 1898-  Search this
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1 ; Color: Black and White ; Size: 3.25w x 4.75h ; Type of Image: Object ; Medium: Document
Type:
Object
Document
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Date:
August 5, 1974
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
For additional images of the transport and installation of "King and Queen," see SIA2011-2397 and SIA2011-2398. Featured in the "Torch," September 1974. This image was scanned from the "Torch" print edition.
Summary:
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hirshhorn view Henry Moore's "King and Queen" after its installation in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. "King and Queen" was delivered to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden from the Hirshhorn home in Greenwich, Connecticut, on August 5, 1974. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden opened on October 4, 1974.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 2, Folder: September 1974
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Sculpture  Search this
Cranes  Search this
Art  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2011-2399
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_13028