BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Smithsonian Gardens & USBG -- orchids: A MOMENT @ Hirshhorn

DC -- Smithsonian Gardens & USBG -- orchids: A MOMENT @ Hirshhorn:

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Description of Pictures: orchids: A MOMENT
January 14, 2017 – May 14, 2017
The Smithsonian Gardens and United States Botanic Garden 2017 Orchid Exhibition, showcases over 100 orchids in a limited-time display amidst the Hirshhorn’s unique architecture. Selected from the collections of both Smithsonian Gardens and the U.S. Botanic Garden, these stunning blooms are presented as colorful time-based installations, constantly changing throughout the exhibition’s four-month run. Visitors are encouraged to enjoy the exotic assemblage as a whole as well as each orchid as it stands in that moment, and return again and again to enjoy the display as it evolves. Experience your own moment knowing there will never be another one exactly like it.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. ORCHID_170107_01_STITCH.JPG: The orchid exhibit would start in a week
2. ORCHID_170118_07.JPG: A collaborative effort with Smithsonian Gardens, the United States Botanic Garden, and Smithsonian Exhibits, Orchids: A Moment invites viewers to pause and observe and diverse selection of these exotic, alluring plants. Artists have a long history of depicting still lifes, particularly flowers, and this presentation connections to that tradition. The display also highlights the uniqueness of each orchid, showing visitors a small sample of the infinite compositions that nature provides. The Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection has grown from five plants to over 8,000 specimens since 1974. This is the first time that the annual Orchid Exhibit is being held at the Hirshhorn.
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