Saturday, May 05, 2007

STROLLING THE MALL - AUGUST 1984

ARTS IN WASHINGTON, DC




"THE OLD POST HOUSE - Ranked as one of Washington's top eight attractions, The Old Post Office Pavilion offers international cuisine, sophisticated shopping, as well as relaxation with a jazzy piano or a string quartet...



"SMITHSONIAN CASTLE, Smithsonian's first building, was designed by architect James Renwick Jr., whose other works include St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, and was completed in 1855. It houses the Institution’s administrative offices and the Smithsonian Information Centre"




"THE HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN is the Smithsonian's museum of international modern and contemporary art, started in 1966 with the extensive art collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn (1899-1981). The Burghers of Calais (Rodin) and Six Dots over a mountain (Calder) are among the sculptures seen here in the Garden"


"THE AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. It now even includes Air France Concorde «Fox Alpha», the first Concorde to enter service. It is located at the Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Centre, not at the Mall building, however"






"NATIONAL GALLERY - David Smith's «Circle One, Circle Two, Circle Three», Miro's «The Farm», Picasso's «Family of Saltimbanques", and many more can be seen at the Gallery"


"STROLLING THE MALL"



"CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART"


"WATERGATE"


"OUTSIDE KENNEDY CENTRE"


"INSIDE KENNEDY CENTRE"

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