Smithsonian Staff Skating on the National Mall

Object Details

Date
December 3, 1980
Author
Penland, Dane A
Subject
Sturm, Gary
Smith, Christine (Paper conservator)
Walker, Betty
Paley, Lydia
Goodway, Martha
National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
Category
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes
The group belonged to one of the Smithsonian's skate "clubs." The club practiced at the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden outdoor rink in the winter and would learn the twenty defined ice dancing routines required by the United States Figure Skating Association.
Summary
Gary Sturm, a specialist in the National Museum of American History's Division of Musical Instruments, Christine Smith, a paper conservator at the National Portrait Gallery, Betty Walker, a secretary at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Lydia Paley, a museum technician in the National Museum of Natural History's Discovery Room, Martha Goodway, a metallurgist for the Conservation Analytical Lab, practice ice dancing at the National Gallery of Art's Sculpture Garden Ice Rink.
Contained within
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-009
Contact information
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Place
United States of America, District of Columbia, Washington, DC
Topic
Smithsonian Institution--Employees
Ice Skaters
Skating rinks
Museum--employees
Sports
Data Source
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
Standard number
80-19963-17
Type
Negative
Group, candid
Restrictions & Rights
No restrictions
Physical description
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 9.5w x 6.2h; Type of Image: Group, Candid; Medium: 35 mm Negative
Record ID
siris_sic_14180