April 



Research: Stephen Hubbell of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and 

 Peter Ashton of the Harvard Arboretum established a mapping project to study- 

 tropical tree diversity and population dynamics at the Pasoh Forest Reserve in 

 conjunction with the Forest Institute of Malaysia. This study is similar to a 

 project underway at Barro Colorado Island, Panama, and will permit comparisons of 

 forest dynamics between Old and New World tropical rain forests. 



April 



Seminar: John Holt, educator, consultant and author, conducted a seminar on non- 

 school educational means at the Smithsonian's Office of Educational Research. 



April 10 



Exhibition: A major exhibition entitled African Masterpieces from the Musee de 

 1' Homme, one of the most significant collections of African art in the world, 

 opened at the Museum of African Art. 



April 11 



Exhibitions: William Edward West, 1788-1857 : Kentucky Painter opened at the 

 National Portrait Gallery. The first exhibition of West's work, it included 

 portraits of Lord Byron, Robert E. Lee and other prominent personalities of the 

 period. A companion exhibition, A Truthful Likeness: Chester Harding and His 

 Portraits , was also on view during this period. 



April 15 



Grant Awards: The Office of Fellowships and Grants designated the 1985-1986 

 fellowships recipients. The first two recipients of the Rockerfeller Foundation 

 Residency Program in the Humanities grant were also announced. 



April 15 



Installation: The Museum of American Art installed "Achelous and Hercules," a 

 major mural painting by Thomas Hart Benton. This important 1947 work was a gift 

 from Allied Stores Corporation and a museum purchase through the Smithsonian's 

 Major Acquisitions Fund. 



April 15 



Lecture Series: "Connoisseurship , Collectors and Collections: African 

 Masterpieces from the Musee de l'Homme," an eight-session series of lectures was 

 launched, presented and co-sponsored by the Museum of African Art and the 

 Smithsonian's Resident Associate Program. 



April 16 



Course: The Resident Associate Program launched a course on "The Television Age" 

 featuring lectures by such distinguished television news correspondents as Roger 

 Mudd, Ted Koppel, Sam Donaldson and Lesley Stahl. 



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