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Directions: Sherrie Levine March 9, 1988 - May 30, 1988 Featured are 24 works from two of the artist's recent painting series "Knots and Lead Checks." |
Hirshhorn Museum |
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Directions: Joel Shapiro, Painted Wood December 2, 1987 - February 28, 1988 Featured in this review are 12 painted wood sculptures by the artist. |
Hirshhorn Museum |
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Cynthia Schira: New Work (Weavings) November 13, 1987 - February 14, 1988 On view are 10 recent large-scale weavings, as well as her work "Reflections," from the Renwick's permanent collection. |
Renwick Gallery |
A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. ConstitutionOctober 1, 1987 - January 11, 2004 The experiences of Japanese Americans during WWII; decision-making and citizen action under the U.S. Constitution. |
American History Museum |
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First Ladies' Gowns September 1, 1987 - January 1, 1990 On view are gowns worn by First Ladies Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Lady Bird Johnson, Patricia Nixon, Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, and Nancy Reagan. |
American History Museum |
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Girl Scouts of the USA, 1912-1987 March 12, 1987 - August 15, 1987 The exhibition focuses on the evolution of the Girl Scout organization, which began with 18 members and, over its 75-year history, has grown into the world's largest voluntary organization for girls. |
American History Museum |
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Field to Factory: Afro-American Migration, 1915-1940 February 5, 1987 - March 26, 2006 This exhibition interprets the complexities and effects of the Great Migration, a vast movement of more than 1 million African Americans who moved from the South to the North between 1915 and 1940 in search of a better life. |
American History Museum |
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Engines of Change: American Industrial Revolution, 1790-1860 November 21, 1986 - June 12, 2006 With more than 250 original artifacts, this major exhibition brings to life the American Industrial Revolution. |
American History Museum |
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Directions 1986 February 6, 1986 - March 30, 1986 This exhibition is the fourth in the Directions series launched by the museum in 1979 as a showcase for new works by contemporary artists. |
Hirshhorn Museum |
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After the Revolution: Everyday Life in America, 1780-1800 November 18, 1985 - March 3, 2002 This exhibition illuminates the communities and the lives of several well-documented families in the 1780s and 1790s -- the first generation of people to live in the newly created United States of America. |
American History Museum |
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Benjamin Franklin and the Colonial Posts July 1, 1985 - December 3, 1985 |
American History Museum |
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The Americanization of California Missions: George Sims Collection September 14, 1984 - November 6, 1984 Some 15 objects and illustrations tracing the California Missions from their origins as Christian missions and colonial posts to modern symbols of history and romance. |
American History Museum |
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Every Four Years (Summer Olympics) August 1, 1984 - September 17, 1984 |
American History Museum |
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Jacksonville Bandstand July 4, 1984 - January 18, 2010 On view is an original 19th-century bandstand, embellished with ornamental fretwork of metal and wood and painted in its original colors -- cream, red, and light green. |
American History Museum |
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M*A*S*H: Binding Up the Wounds July 30, 1983 - February 3, 1985 Sets from the television program known as the Operating Room and "the Swamp." Props and memorabilia from the program are supplemented by fan letters. |
American History Museum |
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Directions 1983 March 10, 1983 - May 15, 1983 This group exhibition of contemporary art, the third in the museum's "Directions" series, suggests certain concerns, or "directions," shared by artists using diverse styles or media. |
Hirshhorn Museum |
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Joseph Cornell: An Exploration of Sources November 19, 1982 - February 27, 1983 On view in an exhibition which explores the visual and conceptual basis for Cornell's art are 50 boxes, collages, 3-D objects, dossiers, and designs on loan from private and public collections. |
American Art Museum |
Royal Gifts from the Kingdom of ThailandNovember 1, 1982 - July 31, 1983 On view are 15 exquisitely crafted gifts from Thai monarchs to the United States and to U.S. presidents. |
Natural History Museum |
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We the People: Winning the Vote, Getting the Vote October 1, 1982 - August 30, 1996 This exhibition explores the development of the American political process under the guiding principles of the U.S. Constitution and examines both the formal and informal political processes that have emerged over the past 200 years. |
American History Museum |
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Pottery by Maria Martinez December 1, 1981 - January 31, 1982 On view are 2 bowls by the celebrated American Indian potter, who is associated with a distinctive black pottery. |
Renwick Gallery |