Exhibition Records, 1979-1983, 1988, 2008
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Exhibition Records, 1979-1983, 1988, 2008 Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives Smithsonian Institution Archives Washington, D.C. Contact us at [email protected] Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Descriptive Entry.............................................................................................................. 1 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 1 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 3 Exhibition Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_282111 Collection Overview Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C., [email protected] Title: Exhibition Records Identifier: Accession 09-066 Date: 1979-1983, 1988, 2008 Extent: 8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes) Creator:: National Portrait Gallery. Department of Exhibitions and Collections Management Language: English Administrative Information Prefered Citation Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 09-066, National Portrait Gallery. Department of Exhibitions and Collections Management, Exhibition Records Access Restriction Boxes 2-5 contain materials restricted indefinitely; see finding aid. Transferring office; 12/31/08 memorandum, Toda to Kelly; Contact reference staff for details. Descriptive Entry This accession consists of records which document the various aspects of exhibition development, planning, design and publicity for the exhibition, Champions of American Sport. This was the first major art exhibit devoted to outstanding American sports personalities and to the aesthetic qualities of sport and human movement. It consisted of over 100 photographs, portraits, and sculptures ranging in date from the 1830s to the 1980s. Materials include correspondence and memoranda; permissions; lender files; research files; black-and-white photographs, transparencies, and negatives; color photographs, transparencies, and negatives; exhibition scripts; and brochures. Some materials are in electronic format. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Art museums Art, American Athletes Page 1 of 15 Exhibition Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_282111 Athletics Museum exhibits Portraits, American Professional sports Sports Sports -- History Types of Materials: Black-and-white negatives Black-and-white photographs Black-and-white transparencies Brochures Color negatives Color photographs Color transparencies Compact discs Electronic records Manuscripts Names: Champions of American Sport (Exhibition) (1981: Washington, D.C.) Page 2 of 15 Exhibition Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_282111 Container Listing Box 1 Organizational Files Box 1 of 8 General - 2008 Review of Exhibition Files (includes electronic records) Box 1 of 8 General - Information, 1980-1982 Box 1 of 8 General - Correspondence, 1980-1982, 1988 Box 1 of 8 Audiovisual - General, 1981 Box 1 of 8 Audiovisual - The American Film Institute, 1980-1981 Box 1 of 8 Audiovisual - Dick Young Productions, 1980-1981 Box 1 of 8 Audiovisual - Major League Baseball Productions, 1981 Box 1 of 8 Audiovisual - NFL Films, 1981 Box 1 of 8 Audiovisual - Sherman Grinberg Film Libraries, 1981 Box 1 of 8 Audiovisual - Sportlite Films, 1980-1981 Box 1 of 8 Audiovisual - Home Box Office (HBO), 1982-1983 (3 folders) Box 1 of 8 Catalog - Distribution, 1981 Box 1 of 8 Catalog - Returned Illustration Permission, 1980 Box 1 of 8 Catalog - Harry Abrams, 1980-1982 (2 folders) Box 1 of 8 Champions Exhibition Script Box 1 of 8 Philip Morris, 1980-1981 Box 1 of 8 Labels, 1981 Box 1 of 8 Publicity - General, 1981-1982 Page 3 of 15 Exhibition Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_282111 Box 1 of 8 Publicity - Carole Sorell, 1980-1982 Tour/Traveling Files Box 1 of 8 Art Transport, 1981 Box 2 Box 2 of 8 Champions - Other museums requesting show, 1980-1981 Box 2 of 8 Champions - Shipping, 1981-1982 Box 2 of 8 Champions - Trucking/Shipping estimates for tour, 1979-1981 Box 2 of 8 Venue - American Museum of Natural Science - Traveling Exhibition, 1981-1982 Box 2 of 8 Venue - Chicago Historical Society - Traveling Exhibition, 1981-1982 Box 2 of 8 Venue (dropped) - Children's Museum, Indianapolis, 1981 Lender Files Box 2 of 8 Lender Files (32 folders) [RESTRICTED] Box 3 Box 3 of 8 Lender Files (59 folders) [RESTRICTED] Box 4 Box 4 of 8 Lender Files (38 folders) [RESTRICTED] Box 5 Box 5 of 8 Lender Files (7 folders) [RESTRICTED] Non-Lender Image Source Files Box 5 of 8 ACME Box 5 of 8 AP Page 4 of 15 Exhibition Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_282111 Box 5 of 8 Bettman Box 5 of 8 Culver Box 5 of 8 INP Box 5 of 8 Keystone Press Photos Box 5 of 8 National Archives Box 5 of 8 Photo World Box 5 of 8 Sports Illustrated (2 folders) Box 5 of 8 United Press International (UPI) Box 5 of 8 Wide World Photos Research Files by Sport Box 5 of 8 General research - Sports bibliography Box 5 of 8 General research - History Box 5 of 8 General research - Movie posters Box 5 of 8 Auto racing - General Box 5 of 8 Auto racing - Indianapolis Speedway poster Box 5 of 8 Auto racing - Ralph DePalma Box 5 of 8 Auto racing - A. J. Foyt Box 5 of 8 Auto racing - Barney Oldfield Box 5 of 8 Auto racing - Richard Petty Box 5 of 8 Auto racing - Wilbur Shaw Box 6 Page 5 of 15 Exhibition Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_282111 Box 6 of 8 Baseball - General Box 6 of 8 Baseball - Baseball Immortals: The Photographs of Charles Martin Colon Box 6 of 8 Baseball - Hank Aaron Box 6 of 8 Baseball - Roberto Clemente Box 6 of 8 Baseball - Ty Cobb Box 6 of 8 Baseball - Joe DiMaggio Box 6 of 8 Baseball - Lou Gehrig Box 6 of 8 Baseball - King Kelley ("Slide Kelley Slide") Box 6 of 8 Baseball - Bill Klem Box 6 of 8 Baseball - Sandy Koufax Box 6 of 8 Baseball - Kenesaw Mountain Landis (commissioner) Box 6 of 8 Baseball - Mickey Mantle Box 6 of 8 Baseball - Christy Mathewson Box 6 of 8 Baseball - Willie Mays Box 6 of 8 Baseball - Satchel Paige Box 6 of 8 Baseball - Jackie Robinson Box 6 of 8 Baseball - Babe Ruth Box 6 of 8 Baseball - Casey Stengel (manager) Box 6 of 8 Baseball - Ted Williams Box 6 of 8 Basketball - General Box 6 of 8 Basketball - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Box 6 of 8 Basketball - Red Auerbach (coach) Page 6 of 15 Exhibition Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_282111 Box 6 of 8 Basketball - Wilt Chamberlain Box 6 of 8 Basketball - Bob Cousy Box 6 of 8 Basketball - Hank Luisetti Box 6 of 8 Basketball - George Mikan Box 6 of 8 Basketball - James Naismith Box 6 of 8 Basketball - Willis Reed Box 6 of 8 Basketball - Oscar Robertson Box 6 of 8 Basketball - Bill Russell Box 6 of 8 Basketball - John Wooden (college coach) Box 6 of 8 Bicycling - Bicycle Racing Box 6 of 8 Bicycling - Six Day Bicycle Race - William L'Engle (Whitney) Box 6 of 8 Bicycling - Frank L. Kramer (1980's) Box 6 of 8 Bicycling - Major Taylor Box 6 of 8 Bicycling - A. A. Zimmerman Box 6 of 8 Boxing - General Box 6 of 8 Boxing - Both Members of This Club - George Bellows Box 6 of 8 Boxing - Boxers by Duane Hanson Box 6 of 8 Boxing - Muhammad Ali Box 6 of 8 Boxing - Gentleman Jim Corbett Box 6 of 8 Boxing - Jack Dempsey Box 6 of 8 Boxing - Nat Fleisher Page 7 of 15 Exhibition Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_282111 Box 6 of 8 Boxing - Jack Johnson Box 6 of 8 Boxing - Joe Louis Box 6 of 8 Boxing - Rocky Marciano Box 6 of 8 Boxing - Tex Rickard (promoter) Box 6 of 8 Boxing - Sugar Ray Robinson Box 6 of 8 Boxing - John L. Sullivan (19th century) Box 6 of 8 Football - General Box 6 of 8 Football - College Football Hall of Fame Box 6 of 8 Football - Sammy Baugh Box 6 of 8 Football - Jim Brown Box 6 of 8 Football - Walter Camp (19th century) Box 6 of 8 Football - Red Grange Box 6 of 8 Football - George Halas Box 7 Box 7 of 8 Football - Vince Lombardi Box 7 of 8 Football - Bronko Nagurski Box 7 of 8 Football - Joe Namath Box 7 of 8 Football - Knute Rockne Box 7 of 8 Football - Gale Sayers Box 7 of 8 Football - O. J. Simpson Box 7 of 8 Football - Amos Alonso Stagg Box 7 of 8 Football - Johnny Unitas Page 8 of 15 Exhibition Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_282111 Box 7 of 8 Football - Pop Warner Box 7 of 8 Golf - General Box 7 of 8 Golf - Patty Berg Box 7 of 8 Golf - Ben Hogan Box 7 of 8 Golf - Bobby Jones Box 7 of 8 Golf - Jack Nicklaus Box 7 of 8 Golf - Francis Ouimet Box 7 of 8 Golf - Arnold Palmer Box 7 of 8 Hockey - General Box 7 of 8 Hockey - Gordon Howe Box 7 of 8 Hockey - Bobby Hull Box 7 of 8 Hockey - Bobby Orr Box 7 of 8 Horse Racing - General Box 7 of 8 Horse Racing - New York Racing Association Box 7 of 8 Horse Racing - Textile/Eclipse vs. Henry Winterthur and Saratoga Springs Box 7 of 8 Horse Racing - Trotting Box 7 of 8 Horse Racing - Eddie Arcaro Box 7 of 8 Horse Racing - August Belmont (owner) Box 7 of 8 Horse Racing - James Fitzsimmons (trainer) Box 7 of 8 Horse Racing - Isaac Murphy (19th century) Box 7 of 8 Horse Racing - Earl Sande Page 9 of 15 Exhibition Records https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_282111 Box 7 of 8 Horse Racing - Willie Shoemaker Box 7 of 8 Horse Racing - Hiram Woodruff Box 7 of 8 Polo - General Box 7 of 8 Polo - Tommy Hitchcock Box 7 of 8 Rodeo - General Box 7 of 8 Rodeo - Larry Mahan Box 7 of 8 Skating - Figure Skating Box 7 of 8 Skating - Ice Bird (Skater) by R. Tait McKenzie Box 7 of 8 Skating - Tenley Albright Box 7 of 8 Skating - Dick Button Box 7 of 8 Skating - Peggy Fleming Box 7 of 8 Skating - Jackson Haines (19th century) Box 7 of 8 Skating - Eric Heiden Box 7 of 8 Skating - Sonja Henie Box 7 of 8 Swimming - General Box 7 of 8 Swimming - Plunger (Swimmer preparing to dive) by R.