Exhibitions
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Black Women: Achievements Against the Odds
October 21, 1984 – June 30, 1985Anacostia Community MuseumLearn about black women whose accomplishments have changed our lives, from 1700 to 1977.
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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney: Artist and Patron (1875-1942)July 8, 1983 – November 27, 1983Portrait Gallery
See a small exhibition that includes photographs, papers, letters and personal notebooks documenting the art patron's support of American artists— support which culminated in the creation of the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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Mary McLeod Bethune and Roosevelt's "Black Cabinet"
January 24, 1982 – September 30, 1982Anacostia Community MuseumIn commemoration of the centennial of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s birth (1882), learn more about the contributions of world-renowned educator Mary McLeod Bethune to FDR’s New Deal administration.
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An Interior Decorated: Joyce KozloffAugust 15, 1980 – March 1, 1981Renwick Gallery
Inspired by exotic and intricate motifs of Egyptian, Islamic and American Indian cultures, the New York artist transforms one of the Renwick's galleries into a striking array of color and pattern.
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Portrait of Sarah Porter
May 17, 1976 – June 15, 1976Portrait GalleryView a portrait of the founder of Miss Porter's School.
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Black Women: Achievement Against the Odds
February 8, 1976 – January 2, 1977Anacostia Community MuseumLearn about black women whose accomplishments have changed our lives, from 1700 to 1977.
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