Past Exhibitions | Smithsonian Institution

1876 Centennial

See mementos and souvenirs of the Philadelphia event.

December 1, 1974 – January 31, 1975

American History Museum

Contemporary American Illustrators of Children's Book

Visit some 150 original paintings, drawings and prints by 32 artists.

December 13, 1974 – February 2, 1975

American Art Museum

Design is...

Diverse objects from a heart pacemaker to a sleek modern fireplug show elements of design, both old and new, in the objects and systems we encounter in daily life.

January 28, 1972 – February 2, 1975

Renwick Gallery

In Memoriam: Thomas Hart Benton, 1889-1975

See a small exhibit to mark the recent death of the artist.

January 22, 1975 – February 7, 1975

Hirshhorn Museum

Eight from California

An element of humor marks the 38 lithographs, etchings, woodcuts and screen prints on display.

November 29, 1974 – February 9, 1975

American Art Museum

Figure and Fantasy

Visit an exhibition presenting 48 works by 6 East Coast artists who have found expression for fantasy in modern materials and techniques, each in quite a different way.

October 5, 1974 – February 9, 1975

Renwick Gallery

Ilya Bolotowsky

See Bolotowsky's distinctive style in 33 paintings and sculptures that use only horizontal and vertical lines at right angles.

December 20, 1974 – February 17, 1975

American Art Museum

Portrait of Frederick Douglass

See a portrait of Black leader Frederick Douglass, as painted by Elisha Hammond.

February 6, 1975 – February 28, 1975

Portrait Gallery

Portraits of Two Chief Justices

View portraits of two Chief Justices: John Marshall by William Hubard, and John Jay by Gilbert Stuart and John Trumbull.

February 1, 1975 – February 28, 1975

Portrait Gallery

Contemporary Textile Art from Austria

Enjoy 33 new tapestries in the form of wall hangings, appliques, fabric sculptures, sewn objects and unique embroideries.

November 22, 1974 – March 9, 1975

Renwick Gallery

Horatio Shaw, 1847-1918

A little-known farmer-painter of the late 19th century is presented in some 25 paintings and 10 drawings; his work has a strong sense of design and obsessive attention to detail.

August 16, 1974 – March 16, 1975

American Art Museum

Coal

See samples of different types of coal found in the United States.

March 1, 1975 – March 30, 1975

American History Museum

Better to Hear You With

View a wide range of hearing aids.

March 1, 1975 – March 30, 1975

American History Museum

Portraits of George and Martha Washington

View two portraits by Rembrandt Peale, done in his 'porthole' style: the portraits are seen through a painted oval, which simulates stonework.

February 21, 1975 – March 30, 1975

Portrait Gallery

Presidential Portraits in Textiles

See Washington and Lincoln worked in needlepoint, in a printed fabric used in a quilt, and in a Jacquard-women silk.

March 1, 1975 – March 30, 1975

American History Museum

Fretted Clavichord

View a fretted clavichord made by an anonymous 18th century German along with drawings of the instrument.

March 1, 1975 – March 30, 1975

American History Museum

American Art in the Barbizon Mood

Study the work of late 19th century American artists influenced by the French Barbizon school. Also included are works of French artists of the Barbizon school.

January 23, 1975 – April 10, 1975

American Art Museum

Steuben, 70 Years of American Glassmaking

Enjoy a Steuben Glass retrospective with some 100 pieces featuring work done under Steuben's two long-time directors.

January 28, 1975 – May 11, 1975

American History Museum

Recent Acquisitions: Prints and Drawings

See some 60 works from among those acquired during the last two years. The prints, drawings, watercolors, monotypes and collages are from the mid-19th century to 1974, including artists Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenberg, Louise Nevelson and Robert Rauschenberg.

February 14, 1975 – May 15, 1975

American Art Museum

Ornamental Turning

See examples of work done on a Holtsappfel lathe by Frank Knox of New York.

May 1, 1975 – May 30, 1975

American History Museum

Children of the White House

Among White House games and toys on view are a traveling games chest belonging to Todd Lincoln and "Sally, the White House Doll," made for Mary Louisa Adams by her aunt.

May 1, 1975 – May 30, 1975

American History Museum

Antique Radiator Emblems

View about 40 radiator emblems from early automobiles, as well as many catalogues and advertisements.

May 1, 1975 – May 30, 1975

American History Museum

Union Cases

See some 50 examples of photographic miniature cases, made by a molded method patented in the 1850s.

May 1, 1975 – May 30, 1975

American History Museum

Dorothy Shaver

View news clippings and photographs of the late president of Lord & Taylor, selected from a collection given to the Smithsonian by her sister.

May 1, 1975 – May 30, 1975

American History Museum

Blacks in the Westward Movement

Historical and biographical materials show, in a western environment, Blacks in all phases of life--explorers, settlers, wranglers, trail bosses, soldiers, government agents, rustlers and con men.

February 9, 1975 – June 1, 1975

Anacostia Community Museum