Past Exhibitions

The Arthur B. Carles Collection of the Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

See the HMSG's collection of 14 paintings by Carles (1882-1952), a pioneering American modernist who developed a style of vibrant color from the traditional subjects of figure, still-life, and landscape.

August 18, 1977 – October 9, 1977

Cooper Hewitt Design Museum

Palladio

See 16 large wooden models, constructed in Italy, of villas and churches designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580).

June 7, 1977 – October 5, 1977

Summer Sculpture '77: Jules Olitski

Visit HMSG's first outdoor loan exhibition of contemporary sculpture, consisting of 6 large works employing curved or corrugated sheets of oiled steel in horizontal or vertical layers, extending as much as 10 feet in height or width.

July 20, 1977 – October 4, 1977

Roots and Visions (Raices y Visiones)

See 48 paintings, prints and sculptures that are works of artists of American hispanic communities--Chicano, Puerto Rican, Latino and Hispano--and concentrate on themes from the artists' Latin American backgrounds.

July 9, 1977 – October 2, 1977

American Art Museum

A Connoisseur's Vision: Selections from Charles Lang Freer's American Art Collection

Enjoy Freer's distinctive taste as show in his choice of paintings, watercolors, pastels and etchings by turn-of-the-century artists.

November 10, 1976 – September 30, 1977

Germany: Postal History and Postal Issues

See Empire issues, stamps of the Republics, former German colonies and offices and the Saar as well as material related to the House of Thurn and Taxis, which operated the private posts from the 17th to the 19th century.

May 6, 1977 – September 30, 1977

American Banknote Company

View archival material from files and vaults of the American Banknote Company relating to postal issues of Hawaii.

May 6, 1977 – September 30, 1977

Perfect Likenesses

Visit an exhibit of Indian portraits by Charles Bird King, Henry Inman and lithographic artists of the early 19th century featuring 30 paintings, 160 lithographs, and 10 artifacts.

May 15, 1977 – September 19, 1977

Cooper Hewitt Design Museum

25th National Exhibition of Prints

Visit a mixture of realistic and abstract prints, including etchings, serigraphs, lithographs, intaglios, mezzotints and collographs.

May 27, 1977 – September 18, 1977

American Art Museum

Palaces for the People

Capture the qualities of flamboyance, fantastic spaces and extraordinary use of materials used in American resort and motel architecture through photographs, drawings, postcards, slides and models.

July 12, 1977 – September 18, 1977

Condemned Rivers of the Mother Lode

View 40 color photography of 3 Central California rivers threatened by dams and other planned projects.

July 23, 1977 – September 18, 1977

Natural History Museum

Painting and Sculpture in California: The Modern Era

See more than 270 works by 199 artists that demonstrate the complex variety, scope and stature of art created in California from 1900 to 1976.

May 20, 1977 – September 11, 1977

American Art Museum

First Ladies' Jewelry and Accessories

Sixteen First Ladies are represented by objects ranging from a topaz pin worn by Martha Washington to a scarf designed by Alexandria's Frankie Welch for Betty Ford.

January 10, 1977 – September 7, 1977

Civil War Artists

Witness 30 illustrations of battle areas, camp sites and forts by Conrad Wise Chapman and Winslow Homer.

June 13, 1977 – September 5, 1977

Portrait Gallery

The Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

Visit a variety of state gifts, personal communications, documents and paintings that call attention to the associations of members of the British royal family with Americans.

June 15, 1977 – September 5, 1977

22 Polish Textile Artists

See 30 works illustrating textile trends in Poland between 1960 and 1976.

June 24, 1977 – September 5, 1977

Renwick Gallery

The Photography of Leland Rice

See the first exhibit of exclusively photographic works at HMSG, consisting of 35 photographs, in black and white and color.

June 16, 1977 – September 5, 1977

The Thomas Eakins Collection of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

HMSG's Eakins collection is one of the largest in the U.S.; several works are on display for the first time. View 135 items, including the museum's 52 Eakins paintings, letters, scrapbooks, studio memorabilia, and studies for many major works, in photography, sculpture, and oil.

May 24, 1977 – September 5, 1977

Harold P. Stern Memorial Exhibit

Visit a selection of Japanese art is presented as a memorial to Dr. Harold P. Stern, who served as director for the Freer from 1971 until his death on April 3, 1977.

June 1, 1977 – August 31, 1977

Art of the Arab World

View some 80 objects, exemplifying the themes, styles and techniques employed in the Arabian world between the 8th and 16th centuries.

May 9, 1975 – August 31, 1977

Oriental Calligraphy

Examine the importance of calligraphy in Far Eastern art in this exhibition, which includes 20 rubbings of ancient Chinese stelae, never before displayed.

April 7, 1977 – August 31, 1977