Masks by Mail (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1980 October 15 - unknown

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened in October 15, 1980 and closed some time in the same year. Located in Section 12, Floor 2 in the Roosevelt Rotunda at the American Museum of Natural History. "Masks by Mail" was an exhibition featuring three Northwest Coast Indian masks from the Museum's collection that were part of a U.S. Postal Service stamp series.

Summary

"Masks by Mail" was an exhibition featuring three Northwest Coast Indian masks from the Museum's collection that were part of a U.S. Postal Service stamp series. The masks were acquired by the Museum in the 1880's from the Heiltsuk Bella Bella, Tlingit and Bella Coola tribes. Also included in the exhibit were other artifacts from the Museum's Northwest Coast Indian collection and materials from the Postal Service tracing the production of the stamps. This Arthur Ross Exhibition of the Month was on view in the Roosevelt Rotunda on the second floor of the American Museum of Natural History starting October 15, 1980.

Individuals and institutions involved in the creation of the exhibition: U.S. Postal Service.

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, October 15, 1980. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

New York State Roosevelt Memorial.
Location of exhibition.

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