Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Links added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 08, 2023
	Included additional artists whose works are in the collection.	Alicja Zelazko	Feb 04, 2022
	Modified link of Web site: Official Site of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.	Surabhi Sinha	Nov 08, 2013
	Add new Web site: Official Site of Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 23, 2013
	Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Entertainment - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.	Gloria Lotha	Aug 16, 2011
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Nov 01, 2010
	New article added.	Kathleen Kuiper	Dec 23, 2008