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The 1980s: Prints from the Collection of Joshua P. Smith

December 17, 1989 – April 8, 1990
West Building, Ground Floor, East and West Outer Tiers

Installation view of The 1980s: Prints from the Collection of Joshua P. Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Gallery Archives

This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.

Overview: 119 prints and illustrated books were lent by Joshua P. Smith.

Organization: Ruth E. Fine, curator of modern prints and drawings, was the exhibition curator, assisted by Charles M. Ritchie and Thomas Coolsen. Gaillard Ravenel and Mark Leithauser designed the exhibition, and Gordon Anson designed the lighting.

Fact sheet: The 1980s: Prints from the Collection of Joshua P. Smith. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1989.

Attendance: 72,450

Catalog: The 1980s: Prints from the Collection of Joshua P. Smith, by Charles M. Ritchie with assistance from Thomas Coolsen. Edited by Ruth E. Fine. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1989.