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October 14, 1976

"Oceanic," oil on canvas, Hans Hoffman 1958

“Hans Hofmann,” the first large survey of the American artist’s work since his death in 1966, opens at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. It includes 75 oils painted by Hofmann between 1935 and 1965.

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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.