Exhibitions
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Louise BourgeoisFebruary 26, 2009 – May 17, 2009Hirshhorn
This is the first major survey since 1995 of works by the French-born artist Louise Bourgeois (born 1911).
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Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century PhotographsOctober 10, 2008 – February 1, 2009Portrait Gallery
Women of Our Time is a photographic celebration of 91 women who have challenged and changed America.
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Zaida Ben-Yusuf: New York Portrait PhotographerApril 11, 2008 – September 1, 2008Portrait Gallery
Photographer Zaida Ben-Yusuf (1869-1933) was an important figure in the pictorialist photography movement in late 19th and early 20th century New York.
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Directions: Amy Sillman: Third Person SingularMarch 13, 2008 – July 6, 2008Hirshhorn
As part of the Directions series, see works that are intimate, psychological, and full of humor and pathos by New York-based painter Amy Sillman.
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One Life: KATE: A Centennial CelebrationNovember 2, 2007 – September 28, 2008Portrait Gallery
This exhibition is dedicated to Hepburn, who carefully constructed and maintained her own myth through more than 50 years on stage, screen, and television.
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Portraits of Sandra Day O'ConnorMarch 30, 2007 – October 8, 2007Portrait Gallery
The exhibition examines how a group of artists, The Painting Group, interprets the same subject—Justice Sandra Day O’Connor—at the same time.
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Josephine Baker: Image and IconNovember 24, 2006 – March 18, 2007Portrait Gallery
The exhibition celebrates Baker’s life during the 100th anniversary year of her birth.
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Basketball Player Rebecca Lobo's Olympic JerseySeptember 30, 2004 – January 27, 2005American History Museum
Visit Rebecca Lobo's basketball jersey from the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, where she won a gold medal as part of the U.S. women's team.
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Althea GibsonOctober 3, 2003 – January 7, 2004American History Museum
This case features one of Gibson's Wimbledon trophies, her racket, an outfit she wore during the 1957 Wimbledon tournament, and several photographs.
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Billie Jean King's "Battle of the Sexes" Tennis OutfitSeptember 18, 2003 – July 15, 2004American History Museum
Marking the 30th anniversary of the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match, on view is the tennis outfit Billie Jean King wore.
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Women of Our Time: Photographs from the National Portrait GalleryAugust 22, 2003 – January 2, 2005Portrait Gallery
This wide-ranging survey featured 75 of the most important American women of the 20th century, as seen by many of the finest photographers of our time.
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Not June Cleaver: Spotlight on Business and Professional Women of the 1950sJanuary 15, 2003 – March 4, 2003American History Museum
On view are business records, photographs, and marketing materials related to the careers of 4 successful American businesswomen.
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Marilyn Monroe in Korea: Newly Discovered Photographs by David GearyApril 1, 1998 – January 30, 1999Portrait Gallery
David Geary, a navy medic, created several memorable portraits of the Hollywood star when she entertained the troops in Korea in 1954.
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Edith Wharton's World: Portraits of People and PlacesSeptember 26, 1997 – January 25, 1998Portrait Gallery
Some 100 paintings, miniatures, manuscripts, and memorabilia evoke the life and milieu of novelist Edith Wharton.
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Women and FlightJune 14, 1997 – September 12, 1997Air and Space Museum
Take in 75 black-and-white photographs of 37 women currently involved in aviation and space exploration by staff photographer Carolyn J. Russo.
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2nd Annual Exhibition of Visual Arts and Crafts by Smithsonian WomenMarch 4, 1996 – March 29, 1996S. Dillon Ripley Center
Reflect on and celebrate the creative lives of women artists within the Smithsonian Institution community, in conjunction with Women's History Month. See 64 works including photography, painting, ceramics, textiles, jewelry, and mixed media.
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Women War WorkersMay 27, 1995 – March 27, 1996American History Museum
Though objects and photos, this showcase examines the issue of women working in industries during WWII, and the conflicts resulting from reduced opportunities at the war's end.
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Directions: Cindy Sherman: Film StillsMarch 15, 1995 – June 25, 1995Hirshhorn
View 69 black-and-white photographs made between 1977 and 1980 that suggest stills from Grade-B, Hitchcock-esque, noir films.
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With Pen and Graver: Women Graphic Artists Before 1900February 24, 1995 – January 28, 1996American History Museum
The changing role of women in the 19th and early 20th century is examined through prints, photographs of women printmakers, copperplates, books, and tools.
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Patty Wagstaff: National Aerobatic ChampionMarch 11, 1994 – March 31, 1995Air and Space Museum
Honor the career of Patty Wagstaff, 1st woman to win the U.S. National Aerobatic Championship in 1991, and again in 1992 and 1993, in her aircraft the Extra 260.
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