Past Exhibitions

Admire and purchase appliqued wall hangings, wool coverlets, pewter salad sets, silk scarves and mufflers, sterling silver and gold jewelry, and utilitarian and sculptural pottery, from the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen.

January 8, 1981 – March 30, 1981

Cooper Hewitt Design Museum

Elizabeth Gwillim, 1763-1807: Artist and Naturalist

See 60 paintings of Indian birds by British naturalist/artist Lady Elizabeth Gwillim (1763-1807) on loan from the collections of the Civic Center of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.

January 31, 1981 – March 29, 1981

Natural History Museum

Ephemeral Images: Recent American Posters

View a selection of 50 to 75 posters that show the diverse ways in which American designers emphasize and enhance a product or attract an audience.

January 27, 1981 – March 29, 1981

The Chase Manhattan Bank Money Collection

See highlights of the 24,000 items in the collection, which includes rare primitive currencies, American colonial coins and paper currencies, and checks signed by nearly every president.

February 8, 1979 – March 20, 1981

Roy Wilkins: Mr. Civil Rights

View a two-case exhibition of objects from a group recently donated by Roy Wilkins, former executive director of the NAACP.

February 10, 1981 – March 19, 1981

Philippine Dance

This Research in Natural History case complements the Division of Performing Arts' Programs on March 15.

March 10, 1981 – March 16, 1981

Natural History Museum

Thomas Wilmer Dewing

See 28 paintings, pastels, and drawings by the American artist Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938), selected from the Freer's collection.

June 19, 1980 – March 15, 1981

Ancient Chinese Jade

View more than 130 jade objects, dating from the third millennium B.C. through the 3rd century A.D.

September 4, 1980 – March 15, 1981

Ceramics As Historical Evidence

See equipment used by scientists to learn about the past from artifacts.

September 30, 1980 – March 15, 1981

Great Traditions in Chinese Landscape Painting

See 27 Chinese paintings that range in time from the Sung to the Ch'ing dynasties. Several of these--although not new acquisitions--have never been exhibited before.

November 15, 1980 – March 15, 1981

Be My Valentine

See Valentine cards from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century.

February 3, 1981 – March 15, 1981

I Do Solemnly Swear

Objects from previous inaugural ceremonies are displayed in an overview of the history of U.S. presidential inaugurations.

January 14, 1981 – March 15, 1981

Children's Toys: Renderings from the Index of American Design

See 24 watercolors depicting toys in the United States from the Colonial period to the end of the 19th century.

December 12, 1980 – March 12, 1981

An Interior Decorated: Joyce Kozloff

Inspired by exotic and intricate motifs of Egyptian, Islamic and American Indian cultures, the New York artist transforms one of the Renwick's galleries into a striking array of color and pattern.

August 15, 1980 – March 1, 1981

Painted Weavings by Lia Cook and Neda Alhilali

Examine 14 contemporary works created from industrial materials which have been woven, pressed, hammered, or rolled, and then painted.

August 15, 1980 – March 1, 1981

Imperial Mughal Albums

See 20 paintings from the court of India's 17th-century Mughal emperors.

November 1, 1979 – February 28, 1981

Hans Richter and Stalingrad (Victory in the East)

See a 16-foot long scroll-collage created in 1943 by the German-born artist/filmmaker, including preliminary studies.

February 7, 1980 – February 28, 1981

Hirshhorn Museum

Andre Masson: Prints from the Museum Collection

View 34 works by the surrealist French artist, born in 1896. Included are etchings, lithographs, and drypoints from the HMSG Collection, primarily from the 1950s.

October 16, 1980 – February 22, 1981

Hirshhorn Museum

The Clockwork Universe: German Clocks and Automata, 1550-1650

Displayed in a major exhibition are 120 of the most significant and precious Renaissance clocks, mechanical globes, and automata.

November 7, 1980 – February 22, 1981