July 8 



Publication: The Smithsonian Institution Libraries published a facsimile of the 

 nineteenth-century trade catalog, L. Straus and Sons Richest Cut Glassware, with the 

 American Cut Glass Association. 



July 8 



Course: The Resident Associate Program, the American Academy and Institute of Arts 

 and Letters, and the National Portrait Gallery presented a course in which six authors 

 and artists discussed their work. The participating artists and authors were George 

 Rickey, Will Barnet, Cynthia Ozick, Philip Pearlstein, Anthony Hecht, Elizabeth 

 Hardwick, Susan Sontag, and Hugo Weisgall. 



July 9 



Anniversary: The Smithsonian Institution Libraries Book Conservation Laboratory 

 celebrated its tenth anniversary with an exhibition that illustrated traditional 

 methods of binding and book repair and modern ultrasonic techniques. 



July 10 



New Council: The Office Elementary and Secondary Education convened the first meeting 

 of the Smithsonian Advisory Council on Education. Appointed by Smithsonian Secretary 

 Adams, the council is charged with helping to stimulate and shape Smithsonianwide 

 priorities and directions in education. 



July 10 



Exhibition: "Ebla to Damascus: Art and Archaeology of Ancient Syria," a major 

 exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service with 

 the cooperation of the Syrian Directorate of Antiquities, opened at the National 

 Museum of Natural History. Displaying 281 examples of statuary, inscriptions, 

 mosaics, jewelery, and other artifacts that had never been viewed in America, the 

 exhibition illustrated how Syrian cultures have influence ten thousand years of 

 history. 



July 10 



Exhibition: "John La Farge," co-organized by the Carnegie Museum of Art, opened at 



the National Museum of American Art. The exhibition featured 111 works documenting the 



nineteenth-century artist's accomplishments in painting, graphics, and stained glass— 



the medium in which he made his most enduring contribution. A symposium that explored 



the history, aesthetics, and techniques of American stained glass was presented in 



conjunction with the exhibition. 



July 15 



Appointment: Robert Hoffmann, director of the National Museum of Natural History, was 

 named Smithsonian assistant secretary for research. Hoffmann's appointment is 

 effective January 1, 1988. He succeeds David Challinor, who retired. 



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