America 1976
/The ‘book of the week’ is a catalog from an exhibition of art that started at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in second quarter of 1976 and then to other museums around the country until May 1978. It is available from Internet Archive.
This year will be the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence being adopted…and there will probably be similar exhibits celebrating the nation through art this year. I remember 1976 from the perspective of living in the Dallas area, working full time and taking classed toward my biology degree at night; I was so busy during the week most of the time at home was spent asleep; my husband and I had a weekly out-to-eat between my work and evening classes as a time to talk/catch up with each other. I was a little aware of special construction projects and celebrations that happened with the bicentennial and probably went to see some fireworks….but don’t remember seeing any associated art exhibits! Maybe this year will be different. I’d rather see a drone show than fireworks (better air quality) and being in an air-conditioned museum in July sounds good to me!
America 1976: a Bicentennial Exhibition Sponsored by the United States Department of the Interior
