Object Details
Author
Jex, Garnet W
Subject
Jex, Garnet W
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
Arts and Industries Building
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
Freer Gallery of Art
South Yard
South Shed
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
National Archives and Record Administration (NARA)
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Summary
A painting of an aerial view of the Smithsonian Institution buildings on The Mall in 1933. The buildings visible are the Smithsonian Institution Building, the Arts and Industries Building, the National Museum of Natural History, the Freer Gallery of Art, and in the South Yard, the South Shed, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and a temporary metal building from World War I used for the National Air Museum. Also visible is the National Archives and Records Administration building. This painting by Garnet W. Jex was one of nine oil paintings prepared by different artists commissioned by the Smithsonian to illustrate events in Smithsonian history for the Smithsonian exhibit at the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition in 1933.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 192, Box 396, Folder: Photos of Exhibits, Accession 113652
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Date
1933
Standard number
MAH10981
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Type
Photographic print
Landscape
Aerial
Physical description
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Aerial; Landscape; Medium: Photographic print
Place
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Data Source
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
Topic
Century of Progress Exposition
Smithsonian Park
Painting
Record ID
siris_sic_10488