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O the SMITHSONIAN Gala NPG Dedication Takes Place October 5 o THE SMITHSONIAN Gala NPG Dedication Takes Place October 5 The National Portrait Gallery will resource for research and scholarship as TORCH dedicate its new home with due pomp well as the general public." Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. No. 10, October 1968 and fanfare on October 5. Its opening to Atmosphere will be provided by the the public on October 7 will give the United States Marine Band, playing for Smithsonian its second major new Wash­ the ceremony, and the Dupont Circle ington art gallery in less than six months Consortium, which will demonstrate six after a five-year renovation program at dances that were done at Lincoln's Sec­ the Old Patent Office Building. ond Inaugural Ball, held in the Patent D. C. Mayor-Commissioner Walter Office Building. Washington will join Secretary Ripley The inaugural exhibition will be a pro­ and'Director Charles Nagel in dedicating vocative show of 168 paintings, sculp­ the gallery that Mr. Ripley says should tures and photographs entitled "This New be "a grand and most fitting addition to Man: A Discourse in Portraits." Its the Nation's Capital. Here will hang the theme is taken from Jean de Crevecoeur, portraits of men and women who have who asked in his Letters from an Ameri­ made significant contributions to the can Farmer in 1782: "What then is the history, development, and culture of the American, this new man?" people of the United States. In addition, To develop this theme further, a sym­ here also we hope to develop a significant posium on the culture and character of the nation will be held October 4 and 5, with noted anthropologist Margaret Mead, curator of ethnology at the Amer­ ican Museum of Natural History; Dan­ Book, Show iel J. Boorstin, history professor at the University of Chicago, and Marcus Cun­ liffe, professor of American studies at Will Recall Sussex University, England, as speakers. Miss Mead will discuss "Americans and Their Ancestors," Boorstin "The Mystery Perry Trip of the American Hero," and Cunliffe "What Is an American, or Crevecoeur Just over a century ago Commodore Revisited." Their talks will be foIlowed Matthew C. Perry opened Japan to the by a panel discussion. United States and the rest of the world. The symposium is being financed by a The Smithsonian is commemorating that grant from Time Incorporated through Museum aide Betsy Heck, who helped gather associative items for the NPG opener, historic event with a special exhibit open- the good offices of Sidney James, Time demonstrates the use of Charles Willson Peale's physiognotrace under the watchful ing on October 11 and the first publi- Vice President. eye of the artist himself. cation of Perry's personal journals of the voyage. Opening along with the special "This The three hand-written volumes of New Man" exhibition will be a perma­ nent NPG feature, a sweeping Pres i­ Perry's journals have been edited by dential GaIlery with likenesses of every Roger Pineau of the Smithsonian In- Chief Executive through John F. Ken- Performing Arts Will Take stitution Press, and will be published as The Japan Expedition., 1852-1854: The nedy. President Johnson has asked that Personal Journal of Commodore Mat- no likeness of himself be put on ex­ hibition until he leaves office. Folk Company to Olympics thew C. Perry. The Presidential Gallery will include .... ~ __________Ib ~~nti~~~~~~~llh~~~L-__~~~~~~w~~i~thi~Jl~~4U~ ~~~I~t~i~n~c~lu~d~e~s~a~n~in~t~r~o~d~u£ct~io~n~b~~th~e~d~is~-~<r~eO~r~.- I tr iba~~~ tc to 6eorgrWilshiTI"g1h:m:;-----""'1 stage two programs for presentation in ment of State the Smithsonian will pro- tinguished Naval historian Admiral Sam- . h' Mexico City during the forthcoming 19th duce a Festival of American Folklife uel Eliot Morison, and is illustrated with with five masterwork portraits of 1m on 48 full-color plates l'ncludL'ng five water- display. Among them is a full-length Olympic Games. Company, with participants drawn from .. b G 'lb St I f colors by William Heine, the leading pamtmg y I ert uart on oan rom The Games will return to the ancient performers who have been part of the Lord Primrose of West Lothian, Scot- Greek tradition of including cultural and Institution's annual Folklife Festival. The artist of the expedition. Publication is land. The actual life mask from which '11 . I d A I A · scheduled for November. artistic events and exhibitions. company WI mc u e ng 0- mencan, Houdon made his famous bust will also Afro-American and Cajun musicians and The original volumes are the focal dancers. This will be the first folk com- point of the special exhibition being pre- (Continued on page 2.) pany ever produced in the United States, sen ted in the Museum of Natural His- Training Officers offering an integrated program of the tory. The exhibition is entitled "The roots of traditional American folk cul- Japan Expedition of Commodore Mat- ture. thew C. Perry, 1852-1855." Theatre Festival Honor Pouliot The performers include Tex Logan, The first 448 objects accessioned by fiddler; Doc Watson, guitar; Don Stover, the Ethnology department, back in To Introduce New With Top Award banjo; Jean Ritchie, dulcimer player and 1856, were items that Perry brought back ballad singer; the Sea Island Singers; Ed from his Japan expedition. A number of Personnel director Leonard Pouliot Young and the Afro American fife and them will appear in the show, along with Mall Tent Design was recipient of the Individual Award at drum band; Booker White, guitar; and a objects on loan from individuals and or- the third annual Joint Awards Ceremony three-piece Cajun band. Dancers include ganizations in the United States and A novel concept in tent theatre de­ of the Training Officers Conference and the Blue Ridge Mountain Clog Dancers Japan. sign will be tested on the Mall next spring the Washington Chapter, American So­ and the Afro-American Folk Dance The Heine watercolors will be on view, as the Smithsonian co-sponsors the na­ ciety for Training and Development. Company. along with Japanese art work of the tional finals of the American College Pouliot was cited "for his exceptional The program will be staged to present period and a spectacular 165-foot hand- Theatre Festival. creativity, public dedication, and exper­ the historical development of folk music painted Nineteenth Century map of the The first annual Festival, sponsored by tise in organizational development and and dance developed in the United States, entire Empire. SI with American Airlines and the behavioral sciences application to or­ and will play daily performances in a va- Other items on loan from Japan in- Friends of the Kennedy Center and pro­ ganizational effectiveness, and hi s out­ riety of locations in Mexico City follow- elude one of the two telegraph sets duced by the American Educational standing leadership in such pioneer pro­ ing the opening ceremonies of the cul- Perry presented to Japan and. from the Theatre Association and the American grams as ACORD in the Department of tural program on October 9th. Japanese National Museum, a lock of National Theatre and Academy, will be State." staged in Washington April 27 through The Smithsonian also will produce a Perry's hair and his wedding ring, given May 12. Eliminations to select the 10 The award was presented by Assistant program in traditional New Orleans jazz to the nation by his widow and the Japan- Secretary James Bradley, who stated that featuring the Preservation Hall Band with American Society. finalists from among nearly 200 entrants "I particularly appreciate being able to wiII take place regionaIly throughout the Billie and DeDe Pierce and the New The show was designed by Lucius E. join with you in honoring the distin­ fall and winter. Tuxedo Band. Lomax of the MNH exhibits staff. It will guished panel's selection of the outstand­ Sl's Division of Performing Arts initi­ ing person in the field of human and (Continued on page 2.) continue through December 10. ated the design of the tent as one of two organizational development . ... theatres to be used in the finals. Ford's "The Smithsonian's charter is to pro­ Theatre will be the other. mote the 'increase and diffusion of knowl­ Designed by sculptor Bill Moss, the , .. ' \ edge among men,' by presenting exhibi­ tent will seat 900 without any view-ob­ " tions, by publications, by conducting re­ structing poles. It will be supported by a search, and by providing learning experi­ U-shaped aluminum frame 50 feet high ences for the public and the scholar, and feature a thrust stage. HDO Pro­ alike. The Smithsonian Institution is in­ ductions, which has supplied tents for deed fortunate to have Mr. Pouliot as a other Mall events such as the Folklife senior associate. In the short time Len has Festival, will have the theatre constructed been with us, he has displayed a sensitive and rent it to the Institution. appreciation of this charter and great During the Festival each of the pro­ ability to respond to its challenge." ductions will be presented three times. Judges were Mrs. Allie Latimer Participating theatre companies will stay Weeden, attorney, General Services Ad­ in Washington for six days in order to ministration and president of Federally see other Festival productions and to at­ Employed Women; Dr. Eugene R. Ma­ tend special seminars and conferences :gruder, dean of George Washington on drama. University's College of General Studies; In addition to the theatres SI is provid­ and Dr. Carl Stover, director of the Na­ ing production facilities and facilities for tional Institute of Public Affairs.
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