White House Festival of the Arts

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

Lowe, Harry 1922-

Johnson, Lady Bird 1912-

National Collection of Fine Arts

National Museum of American Art (U.S.)

White House (Washington, D.C.)

Notes

File has 11 additional picture. F10 has 15 picture of Jim Logan pen sketch of celebrities at opening,

Summary

"White House Festival of the Arts" exhibition, June 14, 1965. The exhibit was sponsored in The White House by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson featuring contemporary American paintings and sculpture. The exhibit was designed and installed by Harry Lowe, curator of exhibits, National Collection of Fine Arts, now the National Museum of American Art. Photo shows sign and several works of art installed including a large wooden sculpture in foreground.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 314 Box 33 Folder 9

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1965

Standard number

94-9284

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Exhibit

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Art museum curators

Presidents' spouses

Art, American

Art--Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_9449