January 11 



Award: The ninth Charles Lang Freer Medal was awarded to Alexander Coburn Soper 

 TTT of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. Dr. Soper is an 

 educator, writer, and editor widely recognized for his prolific contributions to 

 the field of Asian art history. 



January 15 



Exhibition: "Inspiration, 1961-1988," featuring the works of local artists, 



opened at the Anacostia Museum. The exhibition included a variety of films and 



videos on African American art and artists. 



January 16 



Event: The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Service sponsored the 

 third Smithsonian observance of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Jack 

 Tchen, director of the Asian Pacific Studies Center, Queens College, and 

 cofounder of the New York Chinatown History Project was the featured speaker. 



January 24 



Exhibition and Publication: "American Drawings from the Cooper-Hewitt Museum: 

 Training the Hand and Eye" began its national tour in New York. The exhibition 

 presents seventy-five drawings, watercolors, and oil sketches dating from the 

 1830s to the 1930s. Accompanied by a catalogue of the same title, the exhibition 

 will travel under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Service 

 through the fall of 1990. 



January 27 



Appointment: Rep. Jamie L. Whitten (D-Miss.) was appointed a member of the 

 Smithsonian Board of Regents. 



January 30 



Press Conference: Secretary Adams announced a television series focusing on 

 Latin American culture, which will be the centerpiece of the Institution's 

 Columbus Quincentenary program. Mexican author Carlos Fuentes will write and 

 narrate the programs. The press conference was organized by the Office of Public 

 Affairs. 



February 



Space Flight: A high-resolution camera proposed by a team of Smithsonian 

 scientists and engineers was selected as one of three focal-plane instruments for 

 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Advanced X-ray Astrophysics 

 Facility now scheduled for launch in the mid-1990s. 



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