Slide Title

Hirshhorn Museum

Photographer/Creator

Chet Smolski, Rhode Island College

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Date

Spring 4-1975

Description

Exhibits at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington D.C. The Hirshhorn is an architectural landmark and includes an outdoor sculpture garden on its grounds. The Hirshhorn Museum is a Smithsonian institution located on the National Mall.

The museum is named for its founding donor, Joseph H. Hirshhorn. Hirshhorn immigrated from Latvia when he was only eight years old to the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. Hirshhorn became a financier, but he was also known for his philanthropy and his extensive collection of modern art. His gift of over 6,000 pieces of art established the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in 1974.

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http://hirshhorn.si.edu/info/column.asp?key=92

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This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.

Subject Headings

Architecture -- Washington D.C.; Architecture -- Museum architecture; Museum;

Country Name

United States of America

Region Name

District of Columbia

City Name

Washington D.C.

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Keywords

Hirshhorn Museum; museum; exhibit; Washington D.C.; modern art;

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