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Displaying 25 of 5,242 exhibitions.

  • 1991 Discover Graphics

    See 60 winning graphics from the eighth annual juried exhibition by Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia high-school artists.

    May 18, 1991 – August 18, 1991

    Ripley Center

  • 1991 Trees of Christmas

    Ten spruce, fir, or pine trees are decorated with handcrafted ornaments illustrating a particular time period, ethnic tradition, or style. 

    December 14, 1991 – January 5, 1992

    American History Museum

  • 1992 Discover Graphics

    View a display of 60 graphics selected from artwork created by 150 students in the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area.

    May 16, 1992 – July 19, 1992

    Ripley Center

  • 1992 Trees of Christmas

    Visit a variety of trees highlighting different time periods and a vast array of traditions by which Americans affirm their identity and affiliation to families, regions, aesthetics, ethnic origins, beliefs, and lifestyles. 

    December 12, 1992 – January 3, 1993

    American History Museum

  • 1993 Discover Graphics

    View 60 selected graphics by students from 24 area high schools.

    May 21, 1993 – July 19, 1993

    Ripley Center

  • 1993 Holiday Celebration Exhibition

    This exhibition presents the various ways the holiday season is celebrated. 

    December 11, 1993 – January 2, 1994

    American History Museum

  • 1993 Presidential Scholars

    This exhibition consists of art by high school students selected as 1993 Presidential Scholars in the Visual Arts and passages written by 1993 Presidential Scholars in Writing.

    June 14, 1993 – June 25, 1993

    American Art Museum

  • 1994 Christmas Trees

    See 4 Christmas trees are decorated with ornaments from the Trees of Christmas Collection curated by the Horticultural Services Division.

    December 6, 1994 – January 9, 1995

    Arts and Industries Building

  • 1994 Presidential Scholars Exhibition

    On view are artistic works and written passages by high school students selected as 1994 Presidential Scholars in Visual Arts and Writing.

    June 10, 1994 – July 4, 1994

    American Art Museum

  • 1994 Staff Exhibition

    This annual exhibition features works of art by staff members from National Museum of American Art, National Portrait Gallery, and Archives of American Art.

    February 8, 1994 – February 28, 1994

    American Art Museum

  • 1995 Discover Graphics

    View 41 graphics created by students of Discover Graphics, a project of The Smithsonian Associates. The works were selected by a panel of Smithsonian Institution graphic arts curators.

    May 20, 1995 – July 17, 1995

    Ripley Center

  • 1995 Holiday Scrapbook

    This exhibition explores how families & individuals celebrate the holiday season and features decorated trees and photos of holiday activities.  

    December 8, 1995 – January 2, 1996

    American History Museum

  • 1995 Presidential Scholars Installation

    This exhibition features art by high school students selected as 1995 Presidential Scholars in the Visual Arts.

    June 2, 1995 – June 20, 1995

    American Art Museum

  • 1996 Holiday Trees

    See 6 trees decorated with various themes around the museum. 

    December 7, 1996 – January 5, 1997

    American History Museum

  • 1996 Presidential Scholars in the Arts: Scholars in the Visual Arts and Scholars in Writing

    Take in 8 paintings, 7 photographs, and 5 excerpts from written works by 1996 Presidential Scholars.

    June 20, 1996 – July 14, 1996

    American Art Museum

  • 1996 Staff Exhibition

    Admire 44 objects by staff from the Smithsonian's Office of Protection Services, Building Management, the American Art Museum, and the National Portrait Gallery.

    February 16, 1996 – February 27, 1996

    American Art Museum

  • 1997 Holiday Trees

    Enjoy 6 decorated trees surrounded with poinsettias. 

    December 6, 1997 – January 4, 1998

    American History Museum

  • 1997 Presidential Scholars in Photography and the Visual Arts

    View photos, paintings, sculpture, and video art by 6 visual artists and 3 writers from around the country.

    June 26, 1997 – July 20, 1997

    American Art Museum

  • 1998 Holiday Trees

    See 5 decorated trees featuring handcrafted ornaments in both traditional and unusual materials and forms.

    December 5, 1998 – January 3, 1999

    American History Museum

  • 1998 Presidential Scholars in the Arts

    Visit 15 works--paintings, photography, multi-media, and constructions.

    June 19, 1998 – July 12, 1998

    American Art Museum

  • 1999 Holiday Trees

    See 6 holiday trees featuring old-time favorite themes. 

    December 3, 1999 – January 2, 2000

    American History Museum

  • 1999 Recent Acquisitions: Part I

    This 2-part exhibition features selected paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, and sculpture acquired for the permanent collection.

    January 29, 1999 – January 9, 2000

    Portrait Gallery

  • 19th Century Wood Type

    See some 30 examples of wood type which was used in the 19th century along with advertising from the job printer's trade. 

    October 1, 1973 – October 31, 1973

    American History Museum

  • 19th-Century African-American Artists

    See 12 paintings and sculptures by 19th-century African-American artists Robert Scott Duncanson, Edmonia Lewis, Edward Mitchell Bannister, and Henry Ossawa Tanner.

    March 7, 1990 – April 30, 1991

    American Art Museum

  • 19th-Century American Landscape Paintings

    See 18 paintings on loan from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, including 6 from the private collection of banker-philanthropist William Wilson Corcoran, the original benefactor of the Corcoran Gallery.

    November 1975 – January 5, 1976

    Smithsonian Castle

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