Past Exhibitions | Smithsonian Institution

Masterpieces of Eskimo Ivory Carving

See examples of ivory carving in this exhibit prepared in conjunction with the National Gallery of Art's show The Far North: 2000 Years of American Eskimo and Indian Art.

April 1, 1973 – June 10, 1973

Natural History Museum

New Zealand - A Nation's History in Stamps

See an exhibition from the Postal Administration of New Zealand.

April 1, 1973 – June 4, 1973

American History Museum

Recent Acquisitions

View 25 new portraits, including the only known painting of F. Scott Fitzgerald, and also a painting of Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts.

February 1, 1973 – May 30, 1973

Portrait Gallery

Graphics '73: Rawlston Crawford

See some 65 drawings, watercolors and prints by the American artist; organized by the University of Kentucky.

April 27, 1973 – May 28, 1973

American Art Museum

Tropical Blossoms

See 35 color photos by Dr. Edward Ayensu, Chairman of the Smithsonian's Department of Botany, and Smithsonian photographer Kjell Sandved.

March 16, 1973 – May 15, 1973

National Zoo

The Magnificent West: American Heritage

Take in 45 color photos of landscapes taken in U.S. wilderness areas by Milton Goldstein.

April 4, 1973 – May 15, 1973

Natural History Museum

Alfred H. Mauer

Visit a retrospective exhibit of this American artist, including about 90 paintings and some drawings, including figure studies, landscapes, still-lifes and portraits.

February 23, 1973 – May 15, 1973

American Art Museum

Noted American Authors

See 26 portraits of writers from the permanent collection; organized to coincide with National Library Week, which begins April 9.

April 8, 1973 – May 13, 1973

Portrait Gallery

See 19 portraits, assembled from throughout the country, of a small group of intelligentsia--mostly scientists--who dominated the American scientific community in the mid-19th century and whose efforts resulted in the establishment of the National Academy of Science.

December 27, 1972 – May 6, 1973

Portrait Gallery

Mutoscopes

See 3 mutoscopes, hand-cranked at a 5-cent charge.

July 1, 1972 – April 30, 1973

American History Museum

The Copernican Century 1450-1550

Visit Renaissance science, technology and culture with 15th-century astronomical instruments on loan from the University of Cracow, along with other instruments relating to Christopher Columbus, printing, and cultural history.

April 7, 1973 – April 30, 1973

American History Museum

Objects for Preparing Food

See more than 500 historic and contemporary objects ranging from a crocodile-shaped grater from Egypt to the most modern industrially designed utensils.

February 9, 1973 – April 29, 1973

Renwick Gallery

The Eighth Dulin National Print and Drawint Competition

See some 65 drawings and prints from the 8th annual open competition conducted by the Dulin Gallery or Art in Knoxville.

March 23, 1973 – April 22, 1973

American Art Museum

Contemporary Paintings from India

See 54 oils by 18 artists, surveying the modern scene in India.

March 16, 1973 – April 15, 1973

Renwick Gallery

The Right To Vote

See ballot boxes, taxpayer lists, and Suffragette manifestos, as well as cartoons, posters and clothing, that trace the history of voting rights as they have been extended to the landless, soldiers, blacks, women, Indians, and 18-year-olds.

September 1, 1972 – March 31, 1973

American History Museum

Art and Physics

See Astralites and other light sculptures by Washington artist Adam Peiperl.

December 1, 1972 – March 31, 1973

American History Museum

From Within

See some 50 paintings by artist-inmates of the state maximum security prison at Auburn, New York.

February 2, 1973 – March 25, 1973

American Art Museum

Johann Herman Carmiencke: Drawings and Watercolors

View 60 drawings and watercolors of European and American landscapes by Carmiencke, court painter to King Christian VIII of Denmark, who emigrated to the U.S. and became a teacher and member of the National Academy of Design.

January 9, 1973 – March 18, 1973

American Art Museum

"Pop" Hart Prints

Hart's prints portray the ordinary people he met in a live 'on the road' from his Illinois birthplace to Tahiti.

September 1, 1972 – February 28, 1973

American History Museum

Brazilian Baroque: Decorative and Religious Objects from the 17th and 18th Centuries

See some 100 objects from the Museo de Arte Sacra, Sao Paulo, including silver and gold candlesticks, goblets, crowns and inlaid furniture from Brazil's colonial period.

December 22, 1972 – February 25, 1973

Renwick Gallery

D.C. Art Association | Exhibition '73

Members of the District of Columbia Art Association display artwork, including sculptures and paintings in oil, watercolor, and acrylic.

January 14, 1973 – February 18, 1973

Anacostia Community Museum

The Splendor of British and European Butterflies

Visit 60 watercolors by Brian Hargreaves, created for use as a field guide.

December 15, 1972 – February 15, 1973

Natural History Museum

National Collection of Fine Arts Collection (Contemporary)

Visit a special installation of some 50 contemporary paintings and sculptures, including part of the S.C. Johnson collection.

November 29, 1972 – January 28, 1973

American Art Museum

Recent Accessions (Prints)

See a selection of graphic works acquired by the National Collection of Fine Arts* during the last two years.

November 17, 1972 – January 14, 1973

American Art Museum

Wonder Productions Vol. I: The Evolution of a Book by Ellen Lanyon

Chicago artist Ellen Lanyon's sketches, working drawings, dummy pages, trial proofs, handcolored prints and finished book of lithographs trace the evolution and development of an idea into a finished book.

November 26, 1972 – January 10, 1973

American Art Museum