Gallery Archives
Press Releases: 1970
January 25, 1970
Major African sculpture exhibition opening at the National Gallery of Art
January 31, 1970
New traveling exhibit program launched by National Gallery
February 1, 1970
National Gallery announces recent acquisitions of American paintings
February 1, 1970
National Gallery announces staff appointment of new deputy administrator [Joseph G. English]
February 5, 1970
National Gallery of Art seeks public support to repeat Civilisation series
February 12, 1970
National Gallery of Art introduces nationwide multi-media education program on Art and Man
February 19, 1970
Sir Nikolaus Pevsner delivers 19th annual A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts
March 1, 1970
Civilisation begins second run at the National Gallery March 22
March 21, 1970
National Gallery of Art introduces first major exhibition of American trompe l'oeil still-life painting [The Reality of Appearance]
April 1, 1970
Advance Exhibition Schedule
April 9, 1970
National Gallery exhibits Blake watercolors and prints from Rosenwald Collection
May 8, 1970
Paintings from Smith College Museum exhibited at the National Gallery
May 25, 1970
Kennedy C. Watkins elected secretary of the National Gallery of Art
June 16, 1970
19th- and 20th-century paintings and sculpture from Nathan Cummings Collection exhibited at the National Gallery
June 18, 1970
Civilisation moves to evening hours at the National Gallery of Art
July 10, 1970
Turn-of-the-century French color prints displayed at National Gallery
July 20, 1970
Catalogue of American paintings in the National Gallery published by Gallery
August 1, 1970
Advance Exhibition Schedule
August 1, 1970
Editor's Note [Two more showings of Civilisation added to summer evening schedule]
August 3, 1970
National Gallery exhibits prints of protest and social comment
September 5, 1970
National Gallery holds Mary Cassatt retrospective
September 8, 1970
National Gallery announces fellowship grants
September 8, 1970
Stechow named '70-'71 Kress Professor at National Gallery
September 10, 1970
Sunday evening concerts resume at the National Gallery of Art
September 16, 1970
National Gallery of Art launches multi-media Art and Man program
September 25, 1970
National Gallery exhibits recently acquired graphics, including rare Van Dyck drawing
September 29, 1970
National Gallery acquires important early Cézanne painting [The Artist's Father]
October 6, 1970
Charles P. Parkhurst appointed Assistant Director of National Gallery of Art
October 6, 1970
National photo archive for art historians, architects and environmentalists announced by National Gallery
October 6, 1970
Raphael drawing scholar appointed research curator at the National Gallery [Konrad Oberhuber]
October 28, 1970
British painting and sculpture of the sixties goes on view at the National Gallery
November 18, 1970
Kenneth Clark receives National Gallery Medal for Civilisation film series
November 18, 1970
National Gallery begins Civilisation distribution to small colleges and universities
November 25, 1970
National Gallery salutes centennials of Metropolitan and Boston Museums
December 1, 1970
Advance Exhibition Schedule
December 8, 1970
Kollwitz graphics from Rosenwald Collection exhibited by the National Gallery
December 28, 1970
Ingres in Rome drawings exhibition begins tour at the National Gallery