Exhibition Records, 1983, 1992-2006

Object Details

Notes: Electronic List in accession file.; Folder List in accession file.; For a description of the record series of which these materials form a part, refer to the "Forms part of" above.
Organization: Unarranged
Summary: This accession consists of records documenting the Director's involvement in many aspects of exhibition development at the National Portrait Gallery during the tenures of Alan Maxwell Fern (1982-2000) and Marc Pachter (2000- ). Exhibitions documented include "Portrait of the Art World: A Century of ARTnews Photographs," "A Brush with History: Paintings from the National Portrait Gallery," "Eye Contact: Modern American Portrait Drawings," "American Women: A Selection from the National Portrait Gallery," "Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century Photographs from the National Portrait Gallery," "Gilbert Stuart," "Portraits in Jazz: Thirty Musicians Who Made a Difference," "Celebrity Caricature in America," "Philippe Halsman: A Retrospective," "Portraits of the Presidents from the National Portrait Gallery," "Portraiture Now," "America's Presidents," and "One Life: Walt Whitman, a kosmos." Materials include loan requests, correspondence, memoranda, agreements, scripts, catalog manuscripts, brochures, and newspaper clippings.
Repository Loc.: Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Creator: National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution) Office of the Director
Subject: Fern, Alan Maxwell 1930-; Pachter, Marc; A Brush with History: Paintings from the National Portrait Gallery (Traveling exhibition) (2001-2005); America's Presidents (Exhibition) (2006- : Washington, D.C.); American Women: A Selection from the National Portrait Gallery (Traveling exhibition) (2002-2005); Americans: Paintings and Photographs from the National Portrait Gallery (Exhibition) (2002-2003: London, England); Celebrity Caricature in America (Exhibition) (1998: Washington, D.C.); Eye Contact: Modern American Portrait Drawings (Exhibition) (2006: Washington, D.C.); Gilbert Stuart (Traveling exhibition) (2004-2005); One Life: Walt Whitman, a kosmos (Exhibition) (2006-2007: Washington, D.C.); Philippe Halsman: A Retrospective (Exhibition) (1998-1999: Washington, D.C.); Portrait of the Art World: A Century of ARTnews Photographs (Traveling exhibition) (2002-2004); Portraits in Jazz: Thirty Musicians Who Made a Difference (Exhibition) (2004: Washington, D.C.); Portraits of the Presidents from the National Portrait Gallery (Traveling exhibition) (2000-2003); Portraiture Now (Exhibition) (2006-2007: Washington, D.C.); Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century Photographs from the National Portrait Gallery (Traveling exhibition) (2003-2005)

Restrictions & Rights: Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2022; Transferring office; 4/20/2001 memorandum, Alers to Kurfehs; Contact reference staff for details

See more items in: Exhibition Records 1978-2006 [National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution) Office of the Director]

Topic: Art museum directors; Art museums; Art, American; Museum exhibits; Portraits, American