Past Exhibitions

Early American Farm Tools

See a training yoke, berry scoop, flail, pruning saw, flax hackle, bail hook and a corn cutter.

June 1, 1974 – June 30, 1974

"Save the Whale" Children's Art

Paintings by school children in the U.S. and abroad center on the theme of the threatened extinction of the whale.

May 2, 1974 – June 30, 1974

Natural History Museum

200 Years of Royal Copenhagen Porcelain

See a selection of 137 porcelain, stoneware, and faience works from the historical and contemporary collections of the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory, Ltd., the oldest Danish enterprise in the field of applied art.

April 12, 1974 – June 30, 1974

5th Members Exhibition Washington Print Club

See 50 graphics, all from the private collections of Club members, including works by Milton Avery, Mary Cassatt, Edvard Munch and Jacque Villon.

May 3, 1974 – June 16, 1974

Anatomy of a Gallop

See a comparison of motion as seen through the eyes of the artists, lithographers Currier and Ives, and the eye of a photographer, Eadward Muybridge, the first photographer to do animal motion studies.

January 7, 1974 – June 7, 1974

Bhutan: The Land of Dragons

From the kingdom in the heart of the Himalayas, via private and S.I. collections come baskets, textiles, works of silver and gold, woodenwork and costumes to illustrate the Bhutanese way of life.

March 1, 1974 – June 7, 1974

Natural History Museum

Joseph Cornell (1903-1972)

Visit a birthday exhibition - Cornell was born on Christmas Eve - of works rarely or never shown, including 4 collages, 1 silk-screen print, and 20 assemblage sculptures (or box constructions).

December 23, 1973 – June 2, 1974

The First 10 Years of the Museum of History and Technology

Each of the 5 Departments from the museum will feature 1 or 2 examples from each of their collections, as well as books, exhibit catalogues, and other publications written by Department and Division members.

April 1, 1974 – May 30, 1974

Portraits of House Speakers

Visit two portraits of the Speaker of the House; current Speaker Carl Albert and the first Speaker, Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg.

May 10, 1974 – May 28, 1974

The Art of Simon Yavitz

See unique botanical subjects sculpted in gold and silver and enhanced with gems and ivory.

December 1, 1973 – May 28, 1974

Natural History Museum

President Monroe's Message: An Exhibition Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine

See portraits of 21 key figures involved in formulating the Doctrine, including Monroe, John Quincy Adams, and Simon Bolivar.

October 2, 1973 – May 26, 1974

The Glass of Frederick Carder

See a retrospective exhibition of glass craftmanship by Steuben Glass Works' founder.

January 28, 1972 – May 12, 1974

Anacostia Community Museum

Barnett-Aden Collection: 100 Years of Multi-Ethnic Art

See about 100 paintings and sculptures on loan from this important collection.

January 20, 1974 – May 6, 1974

Art of the Pacific Northwest: From the 1930s to the Present

See some 80 paintings, 20 sculptures, and 20 drawings with about 45 artists represented, including Mark Tobey, Morris Groves, C.S. Price, and Kenneth Callahan.

February 8, 1974 – May 5, 1974

Herman A. Webster: Etchings, Drawings and Watercolors

See some 70 works by the American Expatriate artist Herman Webster (1878-1970) that reveal his interest and skill in lovingly portraying a romantic Europe.

February 15, 1974 – April 21, 1974

Santos: Popular Forms of Faith in Latin America

See some 50 folk representations of religious personages from New Mexico, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil, ranging in date from the late 18th century to the present.

March 16, 1974 – April 15, 1974

Portrait of Senator Hubert Humphrey

View a portrait of Senator Hubert Humphrey by Iowa artist Robert Templeton, presented to the Portrait Gallery last month.

March 1, 1974 – April 15, 1974

Shaker: Furniture and Objects from the Faith and Edward Deming Andrews Collections Commemorating the Bicentenary of the American Shakers*

Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the Shakers in the U.S. as well as the 50th anniversary of Shaker connoisseurship by teacher and historian Dr. Edward Deming Andrews and his wife Faith.

November 2, 1973 – April 7, 1974

Grain and Feed Implements and Devices

Visit a newly acquired collection of pieces involved, for the most part, with the inspection and evaluation of grain quality in the late 19th century.

March 1, 1974 – March 31, 1974

American Self-Portraits

View about 100 works illustrating 300 years of changing taste and fashion in portraiture, in this International Traveling Exhibition Foundation show.

February 1, 1974 – March 15, 1974

Paintings from Pakistan

See a selection of some 30 paintings made by a panel of artists and art critics invited by the Pakistan Ministry of Information to choose significant and interesting works of contemporary Pakistani artists.

January 17, 1974 – March 3, 1974

Presentation Canes

See canes given as gifts, dating from Benjamin Franklin's time through Franklin Delano Roosevelt's.

February 1, 1974 – February 28, 1974

Violin Making

Follow the different stages in making a violin.

November 1, 1973 – February 28, 1974

Illustrated Covers

See mostly advertising and propaganda covers, including some Civil War patriotic covers, and political campaign covers, dating from the mid-19th century into the 20th century.

February 1, 1974 – February 28, 1974