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Annals of the Smithsonian Institution 1999 



May 



■ Open bouse SERC's annual open house for visits by citi- 

 zens of the region. 



May 



■ Publication Smithsonian Directive SD 600: Collections 

 Management Policy was coordinated by the National Collec- 

 tions Program, Smithsonian Institution Archives. 



May 



■ Workshop Organized by the Vietnam Museum of Ethnol- 

 ogy and sponsored by the Center for Folklife and Cultural 

 Heritage, this second workshop taught methods of folklore 

 photodocumentation and exhibition. 



May 1 



■ Exhibition The National Postal Museum selects 75 win- 

 ners of the annual Graceful Envelope Contest. The winning 

 entries are displayed at the museum. 



May 3 



■ Public program The Smithsonian Associates, in collabora- 

 tion with the Kentucky Derby Museum, presented an 

 amazing list of owners, trainers, and riders of past Derby 

 winners in an evening of reminiscing about the world's most 

 famous horse race. 



May 7 



■ Exhibition opening "A Closer Look at Santos/Una Mirada 

 mas Profunda a los Santos," a small exhibit organized by the 

 Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education, 

 opened at the de Saisset Museum of Santa Clara University 

 in Santa Clara, California. The exhibir centered on the tech- 

 nical examination of santos, polychrome wood objects of 

 veneration, that represent a long and still very much alive 

 tradition in Latino culture. This exhibit presented findings 

 relating to artists' materials and techniques on four histori- 

 cal objects — two from the collections of the National 

 Museum of American History and two from the de Saisset 

 Museum. 



other archival materials to Smithsonian Folkways were cele- 

 brated with a concert at the Bottom Line in New York. 



May 8 



■ Public program The Smithsonian Associates filled Baird 

 Auditorium for a seminar that brought together one of the 

 largest groups of former Presidential Press Secretaries ever 

 assembled. 



May 9-August 1 5 



■ Exhibition "Porno Indian Basket Weavers: Their Baskets 

 and the Art Market," consisting of 125 Pomo baskets and 

 100 historical photos, examined the effects of the art market 

 upon the lives of 50 Pomo women, their families, commu- 

 nities and basketry during the period of 1900 to 19 15. 

 Held at NMAI George Gustav Heye Center, New York City 

 and organized by the University Museum, University of 

 Pennsylvania. 



May 13-14 



■ Public program The National Museum of American 

 History presented "Disability and the Ptactice of Public His- 

 tory," an interdisciplinary conference for disability scholars, 

 public history and museum professionals, exhibit developers 

 and activists on integrating idea about people with disabili- 

 ties into history content, beyond issues of access. 



May 14 



■ Exhibition "The Window Show," Cooper-Hewitt, Na- 

 tional Design Museum. 



May 16 



■ Community workshop This free, all-day workshop at the 

 Lake Sonoma Visitor Center in Geyserville, California, was 

 aimed at introducing Pomoan participants to the center and 

 its willow patches and sedge beds, which are available for 

 gathering by Pomoan basket makers. The community work- 

 shop was cosponsored by the National Museum of the 

 American Indian, the Dry Creek Rancheria, and the U.S. 

 Army Corps of Engineers. 



May 7 



■ Symposium "Pomo Indian Basket Makets: Past, Present 

 and Future" at NMAI, George Gustav Heye Center, New 

 York City explored a wide range of topics connected to 

 Pomo basketry and basket making. 



May 18 



■ Public program Artist Al Hirschfeld, at age 95, came to 

 the Smithsonian to delight the audience in an Smithsonian 

 Associates-sponsored interview with Frank Rich, former 

 chief drama critic for the New York Times. 



May 8 



■ Acquisition concert The 17 th anniversary of the monthly 

 audio compilation magazine, "The Fast Folk Musical Maga- 

 zine," and the transfer of its master recordings, artwork, and 



May 20 



■ Exhibition The Archives of American Art opens the exhi- 

 bition "Eyre de Lanux: Designs of a Muse" in the Gallery 

 Space of the Archives' New York Regional Center. 



