Past Exhibitions | Smithsonian Institution

Siberia Scientific

Visit Novosibersk, the science center of the U.S.S.R.,and talk to a number of young Russian scientists who explain aspects of the life, science and nature of Siberia.

October 29, 1975 – November 21, 1975

Natural History Museum

The Dye is Now Cast: The Road to American Independence 1774-1776

This is the second in a series of three Bicentennial exhibitions, dealing with the period beginning with military engagements at Lexington and Concord and ending with the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the First Continental Congress.

April 19, 1975 – November 16, 1975

Portrait Gallery

The Designs of Raymond Loewy

Tour the career of Raymond Loewy, a pioneer of the industrial design profession, through photographs, drawings, models and objects that showcase his work.

August 1, 1975 – November 16, 1975

Renwick Gallery

Jesus Raphael Soto: A Retrospective Exhibition

Optical problems and the representation of movement have occupied this contemporary Venezuelan artist for nearly three decades. A feature of the Exhibition will be one of his Penetrables -- a construction into which the visitor enters, thus becoming a participant in the completion of the work.

September 25, 1975 – November 9, 1975

Hirshhorn Museum

A Modern Consciousness: D. J. DePree and Florence Knoll

Honor two designers of 20th century American furniture who contributed greatly to the success of two major companies, Herman Miller Incorporated and Knoll International. Some 50 pieces of furniture are on display.

April 11, 1975 – November 9, 1975

Renwick Gallery

Charles Willson Peale Papers

See a self-portrait of Peale, augmented with Peale memorabilia, marking the first meeting of the Advisory Board of the Charles Willson Peale Papers.

September 1, 1975 – October 31, 1975

Portrait Gallery

American Masters

View more than 50 recently acquired works by major American photographers, representing a wide range of styles and subject matter.

February 1, 1974 – October 31, 1975

American History Museum

Mr. Audobon and Mr. Bien: Birds of America, 1858-60

See John James Audobon's Birds of America illustrations, transferred from the French engravings by American lithographer, Julius Bien.

July 1, 1975 – October 31, 1975

American History Museum

Lincoln Fox Sculptures

The culture of the American Indian provides the subject matter for the 50 bronze studies created by the Arizona artist.

September 3, 1975 – October 27, 1975

Natural History Museum

William H. Johnson

See 15 oils and 10 drawings that reflect Johnson's roots as a rural black South Carolinian, his studies in New York, his travels in France, Scandinavia, and North Africa, and his work for the WPA Federal Art Project in Harlem.

October 10, 1975 – October 17, 1975

American Art Museum

Art Treasures from the Imperial Collection

See 36 objects, including folding screens, embroidered hangings, paintings, and porcelains from the Imperial Collection.

September 30, 1975 – October 5, 1975

Smithsonian Castle

Botanical Models

Visit a selection of 19th century botanical models of flowers made in Germany and used as teaching aids in University botany and biology classes and in schools of pharmacy.

September 1, 1975 – September 30, 1975

American History Museum

Conflict at Dayton: The Scopes Trial, July 1975

Visit a small exhibit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the famous trial, re-created through a slide tape with narration, photographs, documents and portraits.

July 10, 1975 – September 30, 1975

Portrait Gallery

Inagural Exhibition

In the first exhibition of the new museum, see 900 works on display from the permanent collection, which totals some 4000 paintings and 2000 sculptures.

October 4, 1974 – September 15, 1975

Hirshhorn Museum

Contemporary Stage Design: USA

Celebrate the first comprehensive exhibition of American scene and costume design ever assembled, prior to its representing the US in the Third Prague Quadrennial, a worldwide scene design exhibition in January, 1976.

June 20, 1975 – September 7, 1975

American Art Museum

24th National Exhibition of Prints

Visit a juried competition co-sponsored by the NCFA and the Library of Congress. Out of 895 entries from all over the U.S., 57 prints were chosen for display.

May 23, 1975 – September 7, 1975

American Art Museum

Academy: The Academic Tradition in American Art

Commemorate the 150th anniversary of the National Academy of Design -- founded by professional artists who were committed to the promotion of contemporary American art and to the training of art students -- in this exhibition featuring 180 works by 124 artists.

June 6, 1975 – September 1, 1975

American Art Museum

Stevengraphs

See more than 30 examples of small woven silk pictures, bookmarks, greeting cards and other amusing gift and souvenir items sold by the British firm of Thomas Stevens in the late 19th century.

July 1, 1975 – August 31, 1975

American History Museum

Firearms from the William G. Renwick Collection

Renwick assembled a comprehensive collection of firearms, tracing their evolution and development from the 14th to the 20th centuries.

June 1, 1975 – August 31, 1975

American History Museum

Photographs of the Deep-Ocean Floor

See about 30 color photographs of underwater scenes, some taken 5 miles down, by Walter Jahn, who employs special techniques to obtain his outstanding views.

July 8, 1975 – August 31, 1975

Natural History Museum

How They Made Their Mark

See pieces of furniture made before 1850, illustrating several ways craftsmen identified their work -- printed pasted paper labels, stencilled labels, etc.

August 1, 1975 – August 31, 1975

American History Museum

East Bank Artists

The Anacostia Neighborhood Museum creates a communal space for artists working east of the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. to share their work.

June 15, 1975 – August 24, 1975

Anacostia Community Museum

Tools of Trainmen

See 19th and 20th century equipment used by railroad men.

June 1, 1975 – July 31, 1975

American History Museum

Orthoptics

See about 20 devices used in orthoptics -- the diagnosis and theraputic treatment of ocular muscle disorders, e.g., crossed eyes.

July 1, 1975 – July 31, 1975

American History Museum

Bicentennial Presidential Quilt

The creation and gift of Mary Borowski, the white-on-white quilt on display is embellished with the embroidered signatures (facsimilies) of all U.S. presidents from George Washington to Gerald Ford.

July 1, 1975 – July 31, 1975

American History Museum