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Indian Peace Medals from the Schermer Collection, National Portrait Gallery January 26, 2001 - June 4, 2001 View 19 peace medals presented by the U.S. government to Indian tribal leaders between 1793 and 1881 to secure treaties and cement political loyalties. Also see a complete 3-volume set of The History of Indian Tribes of North America by Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall, one of the 19th century's most important works on the American Indian. |
Smithsonian Castle |
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Chinese Arts of the Brush, 17th-18th Century January 21, 2001 - July 22, 2001 Sixteen Chinese landscape paintings from the mid-17th to mid-18th century reflect the century long development in four major art centers after the Manchus took over China in 1644. |
Freer Gallery |
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Presidential Mail: On Official Business January 19, 2001 - March 26, 2001 "Franked" envelopes carry signatures of presidents from Jefferson to Carter. |
Postal Museum |
Madam on the Mallmid-January 2001 - May 28, 2001 This case discusses the archaeological findings on the site of the American Indian Museum. |
A&I |
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The Smithsonian at the Turn of the (20th) Century January 11, 2001 - April 18, 2001 |
A&I |
Encounters with the ContemporaryJanuary 7, 2001 - January 6, 2002 |
African Art Museum |
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Explore the Universe Preview December 22, 2000 - April 1, 2001 |
Air and Space Museum |
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Changing Taste: Indian Paintings of the 18th to the 20th Century December 17, 2000 - July 15, 2001 |
Sackler Gallery |
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Whistler and the Thames December 17, 2000 - June 17, 2001 This exhibition presents a collection of etchings, lithographs, and litho tints, as well as an oil painting and one pastel drawing of London's Thames River by American artist James McNeill Whistler. |
Freer Gallery |
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When the Spirit Moves: African American Dance in History and Art December 14, 2000 - June 1, 2001 |
A&I |
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Beauty, Honor, and Tradition: The Legacy of Plains Indian Shirts December 10, 2000 - October 1, 2001 View 50 mid-19th- to early 20th-century beaded, quilled, and painted shirts, which tell the stories of the artistic nature, philosophy, and values of the Plains Indians. |
American Indian Museum Heye Center |
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Simmons Mattress Company December 7, 2000 - March 28, 2001 Papers and objects related to the Simmons Mattress Company are on view. |
American History Museum |
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Persepolis: Documenting an Ancient Iranian Capital, 1923-1935 December 3, 2000 - May 6, 2001 |
Sackler Gallery |
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India through the Lens: Photography 1840-1911 December 3, 2000 - March 25, 2001 |
Sackler Gallery |
Chant Avedissian: A Contemporary Artist of EgyptNovember 19, 2000 - February 19, 2001 |
African Art Museum |
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Star-Spangled Presidents: Portraits by Liza Lou November 18, 2000 - February 19, 2001 On view are black-and-white beaded portraits of each of the presidents presented in gold beaded frames by San Diego contemporary artist Liza Lou. |
Renwick Gallery |
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Listening to the Prairie: Farming in Nature's Image November 18, 2000 - March 31, 2001 This interactive exhibition on agriculture in the North American prairie explores the human history of the prairies. |
Natural History Museum |
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Directions: Dana Hoey November 16, 2000 - February 19, 2001 This exhibition presents the first solo exhibition of color photographs by New York-based artist Dana Hoey. |
Hirshhorn Museum |
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Meteorites on a Mission November 16, 2000 - May 10, 2002 This case addresses the NASA's Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission. |
Natural History Museum |
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Asian Traditions in Clay: The Hauge Gifts October 29, 2000 - April 22, 2001 |
Sackler Gallery |
