SI Records
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 92-062, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution), Office of the Deputy Director, Records
Carolyn Kinder Carr was appointed to the newly-created position of National Portrait Gallery (NPG) Assistant Director for Collections in November 1983. These records document Carr's activity in that capacity, and contain reports and memoranda created by her office, other NPG offices, and other Smithsonian bureaus; as well as official correspondence with outside museums, private donors, and professional acquaintances. Much of the material concerns collections management issues, but administrative files regarding topics such as personnel matters and facility maintenance are also included. Carr's participation in Smithsonian management committees is extensively recorded. In addition, the records include some memoranda and correspondence created and received by Barbara A. Hart, NPG Executive Officer.
These records also contain detailed documentation of the exhibition
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
The front cover of the Chinese language catalogue for the "Then and Now: American Portraits from the Past Century" exhibit. The National Portrait Gallery's exhibit opened in Hong Kong December 18, 1987, marking the beginning of the first overseas tour of a major exhibition from the gallery. [Image no. SIA2011-2272]