Past Exhibitions

Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor

Witness the first major retrospective exhibition of one of America's most prolific sculptors of public monuments. Made up of 55 works, the pieces fange from small plaster studies to larger-than-life bronzes.

February 11, 1977 – April 10, 1977

China Revisited: Ink Paintings by Thomas George

See 62 works done during a 1976 visit to the People's Republic of China. George's interpretations of mountains, cliffs and valleys is a combination of abstract and fact.

February 18, 1977 – April 10, 1977

Anacostia Community Museum

Americas: The Decorative Arts in Latin America in the Era of the Revolution

Consider the richness of design, crafts and decorative arts of the other countries of the Americas during the late 18th century (the time of our Revolution).

October 19, 1976 – April 3, 1977

Renwick Gallery

Air Traffic Control

Tour early and current methods of air-traffic control in all weather conditions.

July 4, 1976 – April 3, 1977

Air and Space Museum

Flags of Famous Black Military Units

View reproductions of 7 flags representing the participation of blacks in U.S. military forces from the American Revolution through World War II.

February 13, 1977 – March 31, 1977

Recent American Etchings

See 43 etchings, mezzotints, and aquatints, the majority of which were created in the late 60s by artists with reputations in painting and sculpture.

January 28, 1977 – March 20, 1977

Locks from Iran: Pre-Islamic to Twentieth Century

Examine the art and technology of lockmaking, particularly the padlock, shown in 460 examples of Persian metalwork.

January 29, 1977 – March 6, 1977

Not the Model Boy

See an exhibition of Mark Twain portraits, photos, books and documents marking the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

December 9, 1976 – March 5, 1977

Portrait Gallery

Chac-Mool: A Bicentennial Loan from Mexico

On loan from the National Museum of History and Anthropology, Mexico City, is a major piece of Maya-Toltec sculpture (978-1185 A.D.) In addition, 12-15 Meso-American works from the HMSG collection are on view.

November 19, 1976 – March 5, 1977

Native American People: Photographs by Susanne Anderson

Visit Ms. Anderson's work, described as having "intimate realism without intrusion of privacy of the individual or tribe."

January 3, 1977 – February 27, 1977

Native Americans 500 Years Later

Photographer Jose C. Farber's work shows Indians as they live today in the U.S.

January 3, 1977 – February 27, 1977

Peter Plagens: Works on Paper

Visit a loan exhibition of about 33 works in mixed media and pastel by the West Coast artist and author of Sunshine Muse: Contemporary Art on the West Coast.

December 2, 1976 – February 6, 1977

e.e. cummings: The Poet as Artist

See the HMSG collection of 63 drawings, 5 watercolors and one oil painting by the American poet exhibited as part of Inscapes: Words and Images, a city-wide festival of poetry and its relation to the visual arts.

December 2, 1976 – February 6, 1977

Cooper Hewitt Design Museum

Man Transforms: Aspects of Design

Enjoy fresh insight into the causes and effects of design in this inaugural exhibition created by an international team of artists, architects and designers.

October 7, 1976 – February 6, 1977

A Young Engineer's Christmas (1890-1930)

See the delights of early technology in toy form -- steam engines, locomotives, power plants, fire engines, saw mills, traction engines and more.

January 1, 1977 – January 31, 1977

Abroad in America: Visitors to the New Nation, 1776-1914

Visit the third and final installation of a 3-part Bicentennial exhibition, featuring visitors who were important in taking their views of America to a wide foreign audience.

April 9, 1976 – January 30, 1977

Portrait Gallery

The Art of Poetry: 1950-1975

Visit 53 paintings and graphics presenting a select range of works by American artists based on specific poems, American and foreign.

November 19, 1976 – January 23, 1977

Jacob Kainen: Prints, A Retrospective

See about 70 works of the Washington painter, ranging from representational to non-objective in style, and created in several processes--woodcut, intaglio, and black and white and color lithography.

November 19, 1976 – January 23, 1977

Treasures of Cyprus

Cyprian art and culture, ranging in time from the Neolithic Age to the 19th century, is illustrated through 178 objects.

November 24, 1976 – January 17, 1977

Alfred Leslie

View an exhibition of monumental figurative works, including 11 large oil paintings and a small selection of drawings assembled especially for HMSG by the show's organizer, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

November 11, 1976 – January 9, 1977

Belgian Gunmaking and American History

Firearms, graphics, documents and engravers' tools illustrate the interrealtionships between Belgian arms manufacturers and 200 years of U.S. history.

January 1, 1977 – January 7, 1977

White House Children's Toys

On view are Sally, the White House doll, and a silver rattle and tea set, all belonging to Mary Louisa Adams; and a bisque doll and Wedgewood tea set pitcher, playthings of Grover Cleveland's children.

January 1, 1977 – January 5, 1977

Anacostia Community Museum

Black Women: Achievement Against the Odds

Learn about Black women whose accomplishments have changed our lives, from 1700 to 1977.

February 8, 1976 – January 2, 1977

American Banking

Survey the 200-year history of American banking, from the Colonial barter system to 20th century electronic banking.

September 18, 1975 – January 2, 1977