Past Exhibitions | Smithsonian Institution

Wonder Productions Vol. I: The Evolution of a Book by Ellen Lanyon

Chicago artist Ellen Lanyon's sketches, working drawings, dummy pages, trial proofs, handcolored prints and finished book of lithographs trace the evolution and development of an idea into a finished book.

November 26, 1972 – January 10, 1973

American Art Museum

Recent Accessions (Prints)

See a selection of graphic works acquired by the National Collection of Fine Arts* during the last two years.

November 17, 1972 – January 14, 1973

American Art Museum

National Collection of Fine Arts Collection (Contemporary)

Visit a special installation of some 50 contemporary paintings and sculptures, including part of the S.C. Johnson collection.

November 29, 1972 – January 28, 1973

American Art Museum

Johann Herman Carmiencke: Drawings and Watercolors

View 60 drawings and watercolors of European and American landscapes by Carmiencke, court painter to King Christian VIII of Denmark, who emigrated to the U.S. and became a teacher and member of the National Academy of Design.

January 9, 1973 – March 18, 1973

American Art Museum

From Within

See some 50 paintings by artist-inmates of the state maximum security prison at Auburn, New York.

February 2, 1973 – March 25, 1973

American Art Museum

The Eighth Dulin National Print and Drawint Competition

See some 65 drawings and prints from the 8th annual open competition conducted by the Dulin Gallery or Art in Knoxville.

March 23, 1973 – April 22, 1973

American Art Museum

Alfred H. Mauer

Visit a retrospective exhibit of this American artist, including about 90 paintings and some drawings, including figure studies, landscapes, still-lifes and portraits.

February 23, 1973 – May 15, 1973

American Art Museum

Graphics '73: Rawlston Crawford

See some 65 drawings, watercolors and prints by the American artist; organized by the University of Kentucky.

April 27, 1973 – May 28, 1973

American Art Museum

5 Sense Store: An Aesthetic Design for Education

An experiential exhibition, planned for groups of 30 children, is divided into 3 areas of exploration: Sound/Image Society, the Activity Area and the Space Place.

April 10, 1973 – June 17, 1973

American Art Museum

The Dusseldorf Academy and the Americans

Organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, this exhibition presents 150 watercolors and drawings by major American artists and their German instructors at an art school prominent nearly 150 years ago.

April 27, 1973 – June 24, 1973

American Art Museum

Three Contemporary Printmakers: Jacob Kainen, Albert Christ-Janer, Tadeusz Lapinski

View recent lithographs by 3 American artists showing their highly original personal reaction to images, ideas, and the surrounding world.

June 1, 1973 – July 1, 1973

American Art Museum

Five Years Later

The 5th anniversary of the founding of the Federal City College Art Department is celebrated in a two-room environmental production: paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, ceramics and photos are blended with tape-recorded sounds, real city objects and projected images.

June 25, 1973 – August 5, 1973

American Art Museum

A Measure of Beauty: The Diffusion of Style in Early 19th-Century America

Visit about 80 prints, drawings, watercolors, bank notes, bandboxes and pieces of wallpaper by artists of the early 1800s, who emulated the standards of the antique works of Greece and Rome.

July 6, 1973 – August 5, 1973

American Art Museum

Lilly Martin Spencer (1822-1902): The Joys of Sentiment

See the first exhibition of the works of one of America's formost 19th century woman artists, including some 30 paintings, 28 drawings and 10 prints, all of pretty, sentimental and anecdotal subjects.

June 15, 1973 – September 3, 1973

American Art Museum

Divergent Representation: Five Contemporary Artists

Focus on the very divergent directions of these 5 representational American artists - Joseph Shannon, Robert Gordy, Ralph Goings, Gage Taylor and Darryl Abraham.

June 15, 1973 – September 3, 1973

American Art Museum

Catlin's Indians

Visit a gallery of art by George Catlin. About 30 paintings of Indians and Western scenes are on view.

February 1, 1973 – September 6, 1973

American Art Museum

High School Graphics III

Visit the third annual exhibition of graphics by students of D.C. public high schools. Sponsored by NCFA*.

May 6, 1973 – September 13, 1973

American Art Museum

23rd National Exhibit of Prints

Among the artists exhibiting their prints are Sam Gilliam, Wayne Thiebaud, Gabor Peterdi, and Clayton Pond.

September 21, 1973 – November 25, 1973

American Art Museum

The Spanish Connection: Prints from NCFA Workshops in Madrid and Barcelona

See 50 color and black and white creations, the fruits of a print making workshop that traveled to Spain.

October 19, 1973 – December 2, 1973

American Art Museum

Robert Loftin Newman (1827-1912)

See some 80 printings and 25 drawings on loan from 42 private and public collections. Considered a wonderful colorist, many of his works are on variations of the Mother and Child theme, religious and secular.

October 26, 1973 – January 6, 1974

American Art Museum

Marguerite Zorach: The Early Years 1908-1920

View 40 paintings, drawings and prints centering around a group of 1912 California canvases not exhibited in 60 years. The exhibit is intended as a re-evaluation of Mrs. Zorach's status as an artist.

December 7, 1973 – February 3, 1974

American Art Museum

Modern American Woodcuts

Take in a survey of 20th century American woodcuts, many from the NCFA collection, others from the Library of Congress. Artists include Milton Avery, Carol Summers, Max Weber, and Leonard Baskin.

November 30, 1973 – February 10, 1974

American Art Museum

Steinberg at the Smithsonian; The Metamorphoses of an Emblem

Follow 36 drawings on Smithsonian stationary that illustrate how Saul Steinberg, artist-in-residence at the Institution in 1967, wittily contained, adapted, re-read, and reworked the Smithsonian symbol at the top of the pages of official stationery.

December 21, 1973 – February 24, 1974

American Art Museum

Herman A. Webster: Etchings, Drawings and Watercolors

See some 70 works by the American Expatriate artist Herman Webster (1878-1970) that reveal his interest and skill in lovingly portraying a romantic Europe.

February 15, 1974 – April 21, 1974

American Art Museum

Art of the Pacific Northwest: From the 1930s to the Present

See some 80 paintings, 20 sculptures, and 20 drawings with about 45 artists represented, including Mark Tobey, Morris Groves, C.S. Price, and Kenneth Callahan.

February 8, 1974 – May 5, 1974

American Art Museum