Exhibition Records

Object Details

Topic: Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005 (Monograph : 2006)

Topic: Exhibitions; Art museums; Decorative arts; Art and design; Museum exhibits

Extent: 7.83 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (2 document boxes) (7 16x20 boxes)

Type: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Manuscripts; Electronic records; Compact discs; Floppy disks; Architectural drawings; Floor plans

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 13-076, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Product Design and Decorative Arts Department, Exhibition Records

Rights: Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2022; Transferring office; 10/4/1994 memorandum, Kirby to Watkins; Contact reference staff for details.

Genre/Form: Manuscripts; Electronic records; Compact discs; Floppy disks; Architectural drawings; Floor plans

Descriptive Entry: This accession consists of records documenting the development and installation of the exhibition, "Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500-2005" as well as the creation of a book of the same name. The exhibition ran from May 5 through October 29, 2006 and was organized by Sarah Coffin, Curator of 17th and 18th Century Decorative Arts; Ellen Lupton, Curator of Contemporary Design; and Darra Goldstein, Guest Curator. Materials include correspondence, essay texts, installation drawings, floor plans, checklists, label copies, press information, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.