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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCTOBER 31, 2016
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MEDIACONTACTS:HistoricalSocietyofWashington,D.C.,LauraBarry,202.670.7684,[email protected]:EmmaFilar,202.272.2448,ext.3458,[email protected]
NATIONALBUILDINGMUSEUMTOHOSTHISTORICALSOCIETYEXHIBITIONFEATURINGPHOTOGRAPHSOF
MT.VERNONSQUAREANDDOWNTOWND.C.FROMTHE1960SONWARDS
AcclaimedPhotographersChrisEarnshawandJosephMillstoIntroduceWorkatPressPreview © Joseph Mills WASHINGTON,D.C.:BillBarrett,ChrisEarnshaw,andJosephMills—threepremierchroniclersofmid-tolate-20th-centuryWashington—examinethestreetsofdowntownD.C.inDISTRICTII.Theexhibitionofphotographsofthe1960s,‘70s,and‘80s,presentedbytheHistoricalSocietyofWashington,D.C.attheNationalBuildingMuseum,willopentothepubliconSaturday,November19,2016.
ThevisualsurveyexploresseveraldecadesofarchitecturalandsocialchangeintheheartoftheNation’sCapital.TheshowbuildsontheenthusiasticpublicresponsetoDISTRICTChrisEarnshaw,asologalleryshowofcitywideworkpresentedbytheHistoricalSocietyatthehistoricCarnegieLibraryatMt.VernonSquareinearly2016.DISTRICTIInarrowsthegeographyofthepreviousshowtoEarnshaw’sphotosofdowntown,addingcontextfromviewsbytheaccomplishedBarrettandMills.Accompanyingthescenesarehistoricalnotesonthedevelopment,destruction,reuse,andadaptationofbuildingsandpublicspacesindowntown.
“WearepleasedtopartnerwithourcolleaguesattheHistoricalSocietyofWashington,D.C.,onthisuniqueexhibitionsostronglyalignedwithourmission,”saidChaseW.Rynd,executivedirectoroftheNationalBuildingMuseum.“DISTRICTIIrevealshowbuildingsandneighborhoods—inthiscase,ourownlocalneighborhood—shapeandareshapedbythelivesoftheirresidents.”
Theshowisorganizedintothreesections.Mt.VernonSquaredpresents14photographstakeninthe1960sbyWm.EdmundBarrett,Jr.,(1927-1997),partoftheHistoricalSociety’sKiplingerWashingtonCollection.TheydocumentstreetsradiatingfromMt.VernonSquare.BillyLuck’sDowntown,approximately50drugstoreprintsandmorethan10enlargedsepiareprintsbyself-describedCowboyPoetChrisEarnshaw,showDowntownandMt.VernonSquareinthe1960sthrough1980s.InnerCity,photographinstallationsbyJosephMills,presents16mountedandvarnishedphotographsexploringunvarnished,1980sstreetlife,fromFStreetshopperstothedowntroddenanddespairing."PresentingthisexhibitionwiththeNationalBuildingMuseumisawonderfulopportunity,andwe'regratefultoChaseandtheentireexhibitionsteamforcollaboratingwiththeHistoricalSociety,"saidJohnSuau,executivedirector."ThispartnershipwillbringDISTRICTIItoanevenwideraudienceinterestedintheevolutionofthebuiltenvironment,withthespotlightondowntownD.C."TheexhibitionislocatedattheNationalBuildingMuseum,locatedat401FStreetNW,Washington,DC(Metro:RedLinetoJudiciarySquare).TheMuseumisopentothepublicsevendaysaweek.Hours:MondaythroughSaturday,10am–5pm,andSunday,11am–5pm.EntrytotheexhibitionisincludedintheNationalBuildingMuseum’sadmissiontickets:FREE MuseumandHistoricalSocietymembers;childrenaged2andunder$10 Generaladults$7 Generalyouth(ages3-17);studentswithID;seniors(age60andover)
PRESS PREVIEW Chris Earnshaw and Joseph Mills will be available for interviews at the press preview of DISTRICT II on Friday, November 18 from 10 am to Noon. To RSVP contact Emma Filar at [email protected]
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TheNationalBuildingMuseumisAmerica'sleadingculturalinstitutiondedicatedtoadvancingthequalityofthebuiltenvironmentbyeducatingpeopleaboutitsimpactontheirlives.Throughitsexhibitions,educationalprograms,onlinecontent,andpublications,theMuseumhasbecomeavitalforumfortheexchangeofideasandinformationabouttheworldwebuildforourselves.Publicinquiries:202.272.2448orvisitwww.nbm.org.FollowusonTwitter:@BuildingMuseumandFacebook:www.facebook.com/NationalBuildingMuseum
TheHistoricalSocietyofWashington,D.C.,isacommunity-supportededucationalandresearchorganizationthatcollects,interprets,andsharesthehistoryofournation'scapital.Foundedin1894,theHistoricalSocietyservesadiverseaudiencethroughitscollections,publicprograms,exhibitions,andpublications.TheHistoricalSociety’sgalleriesandresearchlibraryarelocatedinthehistoricCarnegieLibraryatMt.VernonSquare,801KStreetNW.TheHistoricalSocietyoffersexhibitionsandprogramsthroughouttheyearencouragingthecollectionoflocalhistoryaswellasthedocumentationofcontemporaryD.C.TosupportexhibitionsandrelatedprogrammingattheHistoricalSocietyandtolearnmorevisitdchistory.org.
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