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Advertising in Black and White: The Caroline Robinson Jones Collection, 1942-1996 October 6, 1997 - November 5, 1997 |
American History Museum |
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A Far Distant Land: Letters from the Mexican War October 5, 1997 - May 4, 1998 Letters from Lt. William McKean to his family in Arkansas describe his experiences in the Mexican War (1847-1848). |
Postal Museum |
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Colonial Art from Puerto Rico: Selections from the Gift of Teodoro Vidal October 3, 1997 - March 8, 1998 26 paintings, portrait miniatures, and santos, dating from the late 17th to early 20th centuries, are on view. |
American Art Museum |
Edith Wharton's World: Portraits of People and PlacesSeptember 26, 1997 - January 25, 1998 Some 100 paintings, miniatures, manuscripts, and memorabilia evoke the life and milieu of novelist Edith Wharton. |
Portrait Gallery |
Mathew Brady's Portraits: Images as History, Photography as ArtSeptember 26, 1997 - January 4, 1998 Some 100 photographs survey the work of 19th-century American photographer Mathew Brady. |
Portrait Gallery |
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Japanese Art of the Meiji Era (1868-1912) September 20, 1997 - April 26, 1998 On view are 52 works--paintings, drawings, ceramics, lacquer, metalwork, and cloisonne--from the Meiji Era (1868-1912) in Japan. |
Freer Gallery |
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Michael Lucero: Sculpture September 12, 1997 - January 4, 1998 |
Renwick Gallery |
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Art for Art's Sake August 7, 1997 - January 21, 2008 31 works by Whistler, Tryon, Dewing, Thayer, and ceramicist Mary Chase Perry Stratton. |
Freer Gallery |
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Shades of Green and Blue: Chinese Celadon Ceramics August 2, 1997 - September 7, 2004 44 Chinese ceramics illustrate the development of the gray-green glaze known in the West as celadon. |
Freer Gallery |
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Directions: Louise Lawler "Monochrome" July 17, 1997 - October 19, 1997 13 photos by this New York-based conceptual artist feature images that are meditations on a single color. |
Hirshhorn Museum |
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The Krispy Kreme Donut Co. papers July 17, 1997 - October 5, 1997 |
American History Museum |
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Winners of the 1997-1998 Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest July 11, 1997 - July 30, 1997 The 50 state winners of the 1997-1998 Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest are on view. |
Postal Museum |
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The Seven Thrones of Jami: A Princely Manuscript from Iran June 28, 1997 - March 29, 1998 On view are 28 illustrations from the Persian mystical poem "Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones)" |
Freer Gallery |
Blast from the PastJune 27, 1997 - April 2010 This showcase features a 11.5-meter tubular core sample that shows physical and biological effects of Earth's collision with a giant asteroid 65 million years ago, which resulted in the extinction of the dinosaurs. |
Natural History Museum |
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The First Federal Postage Stamp Issue June 27, 1997 - January 12, 1998 Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first U.S. postage stamps, on view are the 5-cent and 10-cent federal stamps, original documents, covers from the stamps' early history, and die proofs. |
Postal Museum |
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Amber: Window to the Past June 6, 1997 - September 1, 1997 Up to 146 fossil amber specimens and 94 decorative objects bring together the worlds of science and art by exploring the various aspects of amber. |
Natural History Museum |
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Amber and Insects June 6, 1997 - September 1, 1997 |
Natural History Museum |
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The Hirshhorn Collects: Recent Acquisitions, 1992-1996 June 4, 1997 - September 7, 1997 On view are some 100 modern and contemporary works by such artists as Dubuffet, Thiebaud, and Warhol the museum has collected since 1992. |
Hirshhorn Museum |
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The Collection in Context: Raymond Duchamp-Villon's "The Horse" May 23, 1997 - November 30, 1997 This one-gallery presentation explores this French sculptor's (1876-1918) response to and belief in the machine. |
Hirshhorn Museum |
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The Graceful Envelope (1997) May 23, 1997 - October 4, 1997 Hand-crafted envelopes submitted by professional calligraphers from around the world feature a range of calligraphic methods and styles. |
Postal Museum |
