October 17 



Exhibition: "The Intimate World of Alexander Calder," featuring Calder's unique 

 creations of teacups, toys, and jewelry, opened at the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of 

 Design. Members of the artist's family attended the opening reception. 



October 19 



Colloquium: The international colloquium "Sharing Innovation: Global Perspectives on 

 Food, Agriculture, and Rural Development," the third in the world food and agriculture 

 series, was sponsored by the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies and coordinated by the 

 Office of Conference Services. 



October 20 



Dialogue: "Caribbean Literature: The Role of the Artist in an Evolving Nationalist 

 Society," the second dialogue in a series, was presented by the project office for the 

 "Caribbean Festival Arts" exhibition in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson 

 International Center for Scholars. 



October 20 



Exhibition: "Stand By Me: African American Expressive Culture in Philadelphia," a 

 photodocumentary exhibition of the work of Washington, D.C., photographer Roland 

 Freeman organized by the Office of Folklife Programs, opened in Philadelphia. 



October 25 



Exhibition: A major loan exhibition "Icons: Ideals and Power in the Art of Africa," 

 which explored the ways African peoples have depicted and interpreted five iconic 

 representations, opened at the National Museum of African Art. 



October 25-28 



Symposium: The international symposium "Les Droits de l'Homme and Scientific 

 Progress" was cosponsored by the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies and the National 

 Academy of Sciences. The symposium, the 10th in the Smithsonian international 

 symposium series, commemorated the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights 

 of Man and Citizen, the Bill of Rights, and the French Revolution. The symposium 

 summary was published in September 1990 by the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies. 



October 30 



Publication: Hirshhorn Works 1988 was published by the Hirshhorn Museum and 

 Sculpture Garden, the first in a series of annual catalogues with essays and 

 photodocumentation on the museum's site-specific Works projects. Hirshhorn Works 



