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The Centennial Exhibition, the Philadelphia museum of art, and Hector Tyndale.
May 10, 2002, marks the 125th anniversary of the opening of what is now the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Pl. I). Originally called the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, it was an offspring of the Centennial Exhibition, which opened in Philadelphia on May 10, 1876. Presiding at the opening ceremony were President Ulysses S. Grant, the cabinet, the Supreme Court, both houses of Congress, and more than 100,000 spectators, of whom 76,172 had paid a five dollar admission fee. Officially called the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures and Products of the Soil and Mine, the Centennial Exhibition celebrated the one hundredth anniversary of American ...
- Christopher Dresser, the Centennial Exhibition, and the Anglo-American dialogue.
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques HALEN, WIDAR September 1, 2001 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 24, 1990 700+ words
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- Philatelic society to hold centennial exhibition
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Charless Hahn November 2, 1986 700+ words
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- Press release article from: M2 Presswire March 6, 2002 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Crain's Cleveland Business Booth, John August 22, 2005 700+ words
...America who's had anything to do with Viktor Schreckengost to raise their hand.'' Participation in the Centennial Exhibition could be as simple as mounting a commemorative plaque near an existing Schreckengost creation, whether it...
- The infinite beauty of Georgia O'Keeffe // A centennial exhibition comes to...
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times HEDY WEISS February 28, 1988 700+ words
...backdrop for his print ads: She was his symbol of impeccable taste, simplicity and beauty. Now, as this centennial exhibition tours four major cities (it began at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., and will travel to the...