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Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Smithsonian grounds neglected
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Smithsonian Institution Archives. <a href="http://siris-sihistory.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!sichronology&uri=full=3100001~!38~!0#focus">View original.</a>
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
August 18, 1856
Description
An account of the resource
In his annual report for the year 1856, Secretary of the Smithsonian <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/349">Joseph Henry</a> complained that Congress had not provided money in the Smithsonian's budget to maintain the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/52">Institution</a>'s grounds. As a result, he said that the area around the building looked neglected. This photograph accompanying the report showed the state of the grounds. Although the grass and plants were not overgrown, the area lacked a landscape design appropriate for a national institution. By 1858, a small amount finally was allocated to care for the Smithsonian grounds, even if it was not enough to implement a new design.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1830-1859
design & monuments
museums
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Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials.
Original Format
If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data
Black and white print.
Physical Dimensions
The actual physical size of the original image.
8 x 7 1/4 inches.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Smithsonian Garden Shed
Description
An account of the resource
This shed stood south-east of the first <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/52">Smithsonian building</a>, now called the Castle. Smithsonian staff stored gardening and grounds keeping equipment used on <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/529">the institution's grounds</a>. This shed was removed in the 1870s when construction of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/56">Arts and Industries Building</a> began. Smithsonian staff require much larger facilities today, as they continue to landscape and maintain the grounds near all of the Institution's buildings on the Mall.
Source
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Smithsonian Institution Archives. <a href="http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_10284">View original</a>.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1860
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1860-1889
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Ghost Sites
everyday life
ghost mall
work & play
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People
An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc.
First Name
for nav purposes
Jose
Last Name
for nav purposes
Rivera
Birth Date
September 18, 1904
Birthplace
Baton Rouge, Louisana
Death Date
March 12, 1985
Occupation
Artist
Biographical Text
Jose de Rivera was born Jose A. Ruiz in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He grew up near New Orleans on a sugar plantation where his father worked. de Rivera learned blacksmithing and machine work on the plantation, skills which he would later use to make art. After graduating high school in 1922, he moved to Chicago. There he worked during he day and took art classes at night. It was around this time that he changed his last name to his maternal grandmother’s maiden name. In 1926, he married Rose Covelli, and together they had a child.
In the early 1930s, de Rivera began creating sculpture and spent a year traveling in North Africa and Europe studying art. He then moved to New York City, where he established himself as an artist. By the late 1930s he was working for the Works Progress Administration’s Federal Art Project in the Sculpture Division, creating sculpture for public spaces. Among the pieces he produced for the Federal Art Project was Flight, an installation at the Newark Airport.
He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, then returned to his art career. His first solo exhibition was in 1946 at the Mortimer Levitt gallery in New York City. In 1955, he divorced Rose Covelli and soon after married Lita J. Jeronimo. deRivera died in 1985 in New York City.
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Title
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Jose de Rivera
Description
An account of the resource
When the architect of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/48">National Museum of History and Technology</a> wanted an outdoor sculpture designed for the new museum opening in the mid-1960s, he recommended artist Jose de Rivera. Rivera was an established sculptor known for his abstract forms, kinetic elements, and experience designing for public spaces. de Rivera created, "Infinity," which stands on the Mall side of the building now called the National Museum of American History. In 1997, following de Rivera's death, his son donated some of the tools used to create "Infinity" for the museum's collections.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1950-1979
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Archives of American Art. <a href="http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/images/detail/jose-de-rivera-2059">View original</a>.
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Event
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Event Type
Cultural Gathering
Event Sort Date
For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day.
19641218
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Title
A name given to the resource
Capitol Christmas Tree
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
12/18/1964
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2011632157/">View original</a>.
Description
An account of the resource
Congress occasionally planted Christmas trees on the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/59">Capitol</a> grounds, but it was not until 1964 when an annual ritual began. Senator Carl Hayden of Arizona, President Pro Tempore of the US Senate, presided over the first lighting ceremony on December 18. From 1964 to 1967, a live tree on the west side of the Capitol served as the official tree until it died in 1968. The Architect of the Capitol created a formal procedure for hosting "The People's Tree" in a specific location between the House and Senate sides. Since 1970, the US Forest Service has provided a tree selected from different national forests and delivers it with decorations made by school children from the tree's home state.
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Event
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Event Type
Cultural Gathering
DC History
Event Sort Date
For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day.
19791217
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Title
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First National Menorah Lighting
Description
An account of the resource
On the first night of Hanukkah in 1979, President Jimmy Carter walked from the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/66">White House</a> to <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/20">Lafayette Park</a> to light the first public Menorah near the Mall. Sponsored by the American Friends of Chabad-Lubavitch, Abraham Shemtov and Levi Shemtov built the Menorah for several years. It was first called the National Menorah by President Ronald Reagan in 1982. The Menorah remained in Lafayette Square until 1987 when it moved to its current location on the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/315">Ellipse</a>. The National Menorah is always lit by the President or a member of the President’s administration.
Source
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Jimmy Carter Library.<a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/6783241"> View original</a>.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
12/17/1979
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1950-1979
work & play
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Event
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Event Type
Cultural Gathering
DC History
Event Sort Date
For sort purposes only. Use YYYYMMDD with no spaces. If no MM or DD, use 00. For multi-day events, use first day.
19231224
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Title
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First National Christmas Tree and Lighting Ceremony
Description
An account of the resource
On December 24, 1923, President Calvin Coolidge lit the first National Christmas Tree on the grounds of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/315">Ellipse</a>. Community volunteers and civic leaders, worked together with local schools and the Society of Electrical Development to organize the celebration. The tree came from President Coolidge's home state of Vermont and was covered with 2,500 electric lights. After the tree lighting, thousands of Washingtonians and visitors sang Christmas carols accompanied by a <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/144">US Marine Band quartet</a> at the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/66">White House</a>. African American residents held their own ceremony at the tree starting just after midnight on Christmas morning.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
12/24/1923
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1920-1949
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division<a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/98518085/"> View original</a>.
work & play
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Place
Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.)
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Statues and Sculpture
Physical Description
Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall.
Including the base and sculpture, the piece is 34-feet high. The stainless steel shape is 16-feet wide.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Infinity
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Jose de Rivera
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives. <a href="http://siris-sihistory.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!sichronology&uri=full=3100001~!9357~!0#focus">View original</a>.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
3/28/1967 (dedicated)
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1950-1979
Description
An account of the resource
Louisiana-born sculptor, Jose de Rivera designed and built the abstract sculpture "Infinity" that currently welcomes visitors to the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/48">Smithsonian National Museum of American History</a>. The sculpture slowly rotates on its base, completing 1 revolution every 6 minutes. In 1965, the federal Art-in-Architecture program commissioned this statue by reserving half of 1 % of the estimated total construction costs of the new National Museum of History and Technology. Museum architect, Walker Cain, recommended Rivera's proposal for a new art work to accompany the new museum. After two years of design and construction, the sculpture was dedicated in the spring of 1967.
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Place
Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.)
Location
The location of the interview.
The west side of the National Museum of American History.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Statues and Sculpture
Physical Description
Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall.
The sculpture is 40 feet tall and weighs 35 tons. It contains 71 pieces connected by 1,200 bolts all faceing the same direction. Calder instructed that the sculpture be painted with a matte black, lead-based paint. In 2013, conservators repainted the piece with high-tech paint specifically designed for outdoor sculptures.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Gwenfritz
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Alexander Calder
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives. <a href="http://siris-sihistory.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=14F605S0U9301.1295&profile=sicall&source=~!sichronology&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!9319~!1&ri=3&aspect=power&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=calder&index=.GW&uindex=&aspect=power&menu=search&ri=3">View original</a>.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
6/2/1969 (dedicated)
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1950-1979
2000-present
Description
An account of the resource
Sculptor Alexander Calder designed "Gwenfritz" in 1965 after Washington philanthropist Gwendolyn Cafritz commissioned him to create a piece for the new Museum of History and Technology. Calder built the 40-foot tall metal stabile in France and shipped it to Washington in 6 crates. Smithsonian staff installed the work in 1969 on a reflecting pool facing 14th Street. In 1984, the Museum moved the sculpture and filled in the pool. In 2013, the Smithsonian began conserving "Gwenfritz," and in October 2014 returned it to the original location. During the restoration, staff repainted the sculpture and replaced all 1,200 bolts connecting its panels.
arts & culture
design & monuments
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Smithsonian Castle, Architectural Elements
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Place
Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.)
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Memorials
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Title
A name given to the resource
National Native American Veterans’ Memorial
Description
An account of the resource
Since the 1770s, American indigenous people have always served in the US military at a higher rate than other groups. In 1994, a bipartisan congressional effort passed the Native American Veterans’ Memorial Establishment Act to authorize the creation of a memorial to all American Indian, Alaska native, and native Hawaiian veterans. The memorial was to be placed inside the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/49">Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian</a>. In 2013, Congress gave the Museum authority to select the final location of the Memorial and to assist with fundraising since no federal funds would pay for its construction. Some advocates wish the Memorial could be on the Mall near other memorials honoring American war veterans.
Source
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Congress.gov. <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/2135/text">View original</a>.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
10/5/1994 (authorized)
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1980-1999
2000-present
design & monuments