Past Exhibitions

Asian Art Museum Freer Gallery

Japanese Puppetry

See painted screens and mounted scrolls depicting simple hand puppets as well as full-scale productions of Japan's puppet theater of the Edo Period (1615-1868).

June 1, 1980 – June 30, 1980

Jefferson Davis Portrait

View a recently acquired portrait, a gift of Davis' great- grandchildren.

April 18, 1980 – June 30, 1980

Alexandra Exter: Marionettes

On view are approximately 15 marionettes and about 15 stage and costume designs (gouaches and hand-colored prints) by the Constructivist artist.

April 17, 1980 – July 6, 1980

Hirshhorn Museum

Georg Jensen Silversmithy: 77 Artists, 75 Years

View 150 pieces of flatware, jewelry, hollowware, and decorative accessories designed for the Danish firm since 1904. Objects range from clocks and candelabara to pipe tampers and cane handles.

February 29, 1980 – July 6, 1980

Powhatan Tribal Artisans: Contemporary Virginia Indian Potters

See nearly 90 pieces of pottery made by southeastern Virginia's Powhatan Indians, some of it in traditional styles.

May 23, 1980 – July 6, 1980

Natural History Museum

Fitting Like a Glove

See the McDowell Drafting tool to highlight fashion design of 1876 to 1900.

March 15, 1980 – July 20, 1980

Botanical Illustrations: Palms of the Lesser Antilles

See 15 black-and-white plant illustrations of West Indian palms by Alice Tangerini, illustrator, NMNH Dept. of Botany.

May 24, 1980 – July 20, 1980

Natural History Museum

Traditional Marionettes in French Belgium Today

Delight in 53 costumed marionettes about half the size of their live counterparts. Both rod and string puppets are included.

April 23, 1980 – July 27, 1980

Cooper Hewitt Design Museum

Close Observations: The Oil Sketches of Frederic Edwin Church

See more than 100 oil sketches which served as a basis for later landscape paintings by the 19th-century artist.

April 29, 1980 – July 27, 1980

Costumes from the Arab World

Examine 83 distinctive objects on display such as traditional body veils, belts, daggers, tunics, pants, jackets, vests, and dresses as well as jewelry representative of 10 Arab countries.

May 2, 1980 – July 27, 1980

John P. Remensnyder Collection of American Stoneware

View approximately 150 selections that trace the history of stoneware from the first half of the 18th century through 19th-century industrialization.

January 1, 1980 – July 30, 1980

Triumph over Disability: Rehabilitation Medicine in the U.S.

The visitor can test his own muscle strength on dynamometers and electromyographs in this exhibit outlining the principles of rehabilitation and methods of treatment -- heat, water, electrical stimulation, and exercise therapy.

October 22, 1973 – July 30, 1980

Flag Day Exhibit

See examples of national flags from 19th-century United States to celebrate Flag Day, June 14, 1980.

June 16, 1980 – July 31, 1980

Animals in African Art

See some 50 objects from the permanent collection that show how animals are depicted in the art of a number of African peoples.

January 1, 1980 – July 31, 1980

Tribute to Africa: Eliot Elisofon Photographs

See an audio-visual presentation of the outstanding color photography of Eliot Elisofon, renowned TIME/LIFE photographer.

January 1, 1980 – July 31, 1980

Drums & Musical Instruments

View kalimba (thumb pianos), xylophones and percussion instruments from West and Central Africa.

May 1, 1980 – July 31, 1980

Puppets and Marionettes

Admire and purchase a small selection of puppets and marionettes created by Timothy Evans, fiber artist.

July 1, 1980 – July 31, 1980

African Influences in Modern Art

See an exhibition illustrating the similarities in form and artistic concept between traditional African sculpture and works of modern Western art.

January 1, 1980 – July 31, 1980

Photographs from the NPG's Permanent Collection

Included in an exhibition of great variety are portraits of Edward Hopper and Edna St. Vincent Millay, James Agee, Carl Sandburg, a young Ernest Hemingway, and Walt Whitman.

May 1, 1980 – July 31, 1980

An Engraver's Potpourri: The Life and Times of a 19th-Century Bank Note Engraver, S.A. Schoff

Visit a collection of prints created by copper and steel engravers.

January 1, 1980 – July 31, 1980

Newer Than New Glass, Part I

Admire and purchase glass pieces created by American craftsmen whose work is included in the current New Glass exhibition; among them are Paula Bartron, William Bernstein, and Robert Levin.

June 13, 1980 – August 3, 1980

American Portrait Drawings

See 96 drawings in pencil, charcoal, crayon, and ink, selected for aesthetic excellence.

May 1, 1980 – August 3, 1980

Howard Chandler Christy

See the American portrait painter's early work as an illustrator, including his WWI Christy Girl posters.

January 11, 1980 – August 3, 1980