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  • Synthetic (Man-Made) Crystals

    Visit a spectacularly colorful exhibit explaining the role of these newly developed materials, the technology that produces them and their relationship to natural materials. 

    May 11, 1973 – December 31, 1973

    Natural History Museum

  • Tea Drinking in the 18th Century

    Visit an exhibit of tea pots and tea cups from the period of the American Revolution.  

    November 1, 1973 – December 31, 1973

    American History Museum

  • History of Paints and Varnishes

    See paint samples, mixing machines, and brushes from the 1920s. 

    December 1, 1973 – December 31, 1973

    American History Museum

  • The Black Presence in the Era of the Revolution, 1770-1800

    View portraits, prints, broadsides, petitions, poems, letters and related objects—about 150 in all—assembled from public and private collections around the country that show the participation of black men and women in the Revolutionary War and the early years of the Republic.

    July 4, 1973 – December 25, 1973

    Portrait Gallery

  • Africa: Three Out of Many: Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria

    See art objects and other artifacts relating to religion and everyday life in these countries.

    September 15, 1973 – December 22, 1973

    Anacostia Community Museum

  • American Glass Now

    View a nationwide invitational selection of 100 contemporary glass sculptures from more than 60 top glass craftsmen.

    October 12, 1973 – December 3, 1973

    Renwick Gallery

  • The Spanish Connection: Prints from NCFA Workshops in Madrid and Barcelona

    See 50 color and black and white creations, the fruits of a print making workshop that traveled to Spain.

    October 19, 1973 – December 2, 1973

    American Art Museum

  • The Polar Quest

    Discover highlights of U.S. Arctic exploration from 1850-1900.  

    November 1, 1973 – November 30, 1973

    American History Museum

  • 23rd National Exhibit of Prints

    Among the artists exhibiting their prints are Sam Gilliam, Wayne Thiebaud, Gabor Peterdi, and Clayton Pond.

    September 21, 1973 – November 25, 1973

    American Art Museum

  • Orchids

    See 25 paintings of orchids by James E. Walford of Great Britain.  

    October 1, 1973 – November 4, 1973

    Natural History Museum

  • Firearms

    See a display of firearms, both hand and shoulder guns, used in target shooting. 

    October 1, 1973 – October 31, 1973

    American History Museum

  • Coal Miner's Safety Lamps

    See examples of acetylene gas lamps used by coal miners from 1890-1954.

    October 1, 1973 – October 31, 1973

    American History Museum

  • Metal Work

    See examples of the works of Keyser Brothers' metal workers and iron craftsmen of Philadelphia, and examples of their tools.  

    October 1, 1973 – October 31, 1973

    American History Museum

  • 19th Century Wood Type

    See some 30 examples of wood type which was used in the 19th century along with advertising from the job printer's trade. 

    October 1, 1973 – October 31, 1973

    American History Museum

  • Form and Fire: Natzler Ceramics 1939-1972

    See the Museum's first major exhibition of 20th century ceramics in a retrospective showing of 174 objects created in collaboration by Gertrude and Otto Natzler.

    July 26, 1973 – October 21, 1973

    Renwick Gallery

  • Polish Graphic Arts

    View 12 posters celebrating the 500th anniversary of Copernicus' birth. 

    April 6, 1973 – October 15, 1973

    American History Museum

  • Labor Day

    Highlight the history of the Labor Movement with slides of machines that show the difference between manual and machine-driven production. 

    August 1, 1973 – September 30, 1973

    American History Museum

  • Glass-Enclosed Beehive

    The queen bee is circled in red in the observation beehive, an annual warm-weather exhibit.

    June 1, 1973 – September 30, 1973

    American History Museum

  • Krause Paintings

    Admire about 20 paintings of plant life by Erik Hans Krause, artist-naturalist -- some representational, some abstract,  

    August 24, 1973 – September 28, 1973

    Natural History Museum

  • American Coverlets

    Enjoy the beautiful, utilitarian art form shown by 15 woven American coverlets, and 13 color reproductions and text panels.

    May 11, 1973 – September 16, 1973

    Renwick Gallery

  • Sargent on Sargent

    View some 150 items, mostly letters, written by Dr. Fitzwilliam Sargent, a prominent surgeon who spent most of his life in Europe, to relatives in America about the personal and artistic development of his artist son, John Singer Sargent.

    September 1, 1973 – September 15, 1973

    Portrait Gallery

  • High School Graphics III

    Visit the third annual exhibition of graphics by students of D.C. public high schools. Sponsored by NCFA*.

    May 6, 1973 – September 13, 1973

    American Art Museum

  • The Arts and Crafts Movement in America, 1876-1916

    See the first major exhibition to feature the American Arts and Crafts Movement, which developed as a protest against the general decline in craftsmanship that resulted from the machine age.

    June 1, 1973 – September 9, 1973

    Renwick Gallery

  • If We're So Good, Why Aren't We Better?

    Enjoy a delightful and instructive encounter with America's pursuit of productivity.  

    December 20, 1972 – September 7, 1973

    American History Museum

  • Catlin's Indians

    Visit a gallery of art by George Catlin. About 30 paintings of Indians and Western scenes are on view.

    February 1, 1973 – September 6, 1973

    American Art Museum


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