Author:

Unknown  Search this

Subject:

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution)  Search this

South Yard  Search this

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

Physical description:

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

Type:

Photographic print

Landscape

Place:

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

Date:

1986

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Summary:

View from the top of the Smithsonian Institution Building (SIB) of the construction site of the Island Garden set adjacent to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (AMSG), which is also still under construction. The garden with the central island with four bridges suspended over a pool is inspired by the setting for the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 410 Box 3 Folder Overall Quad

Contact information:

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

Topic:

Construction  Search this

Island Garden  Search this

Gardens  Search this

Standard number:

86-5103-17

Restrictions & Rights:

No restrictions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_9869