MINUTES OF THE 11 AUGUST 1986 MEETING OF THE FINE ARTS COMMISSION

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 1, 2011
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MINUTES
OF THE 11 AUGUST 1986
MEETING OF THE FINE ARTS COMMISSION
1. The meeting was called to order at 1100 hours in Room
6E13 Headquarters. Present were:
(Chairman)
2. The minutes of the previous meeting held on 9 June 1986
were approved with the following exception: On page 2, second
paragraph, the fourth sentence should be changed to read
3. Committee Reports
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The Employee Photo Exhibit, coordinated by
is now in place. The Hispanic Exhibit scheduled
tor September has been cancelled. The Iranian Exhibit,
coordinated by is scheduled ,
the Employee Art Exhibit for November, and Egg
Exhibit for December. The DS&T is having its 20th anniversary
in January and would like to have the Exhibit Hall for a
display in February. Since February is Black History Month,
some arrangement will have to be worked out.
Commission to have the Exhibit Hall in August 1987 for a
Constitutional Bicentennial Exhibit. Bill noted that he would
have to get a bid in early if he is going to rent an exhibit.
A very colorful DOD Traveling Exhibit will be displayed the
last two weeks of August. Bill has $3,000 to spend on the
exhibit and noted that an additional $2,000 more may be needed
from the Commission.
asked and was given approval by the
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4. Old Business
a. Update on PASS System
regarding the badge machines and guard desks. The badge
machines have been ordered and are all white. New desks have
been ordered for the guards; they are more like counters. The
counters will be modular-type furniture--laminated on top with
fabric siding. The color scheme of the counters will be
dictated by the prevalent colors of the area, e.g., the
counters located in the lobby area will have a grey fabric
siding because of the amount of grey marble in that area.
5. New Business
a. Meeting with DDA
will meet with DDA
Donnelly on 11 August at 2:00.
restrooms located near the auditorium brought to the DDA's
attention. In keeping with the ambiance of the auditorium, the
restrooms should at least be repainted and carpeted; however,
larger--as well as handicapped--facilities are actually
needed. The representative from the office of Security echoed
that sentiment, noting that overflow crowds have to be
accommodated on the first floor with security escorts.
said that she would like the topic of the
the Commission believes that a representative of the New
Building Project Office (NBPO) should attend Commission
meetings to foster dialogue and to alert the Commission to
projects of concern.
agreed to mention to the DDA that
b. Decoration of the Visitor Center
Collection, briefed the Commission on his ideas regarding
decoration of the Visitor Center. His thought was to use a
Civil War motif as this area has Civil War associations. He
presented some samples of Civil War memorabilia that might be
used to decorate the Center. Included were:
the Curator of the Historical
? Commemoration of nearby Camp Griffin, where
the 5th Vermont Volunteer Infantry Regiment was
quartered and captured members of Mosby's Raiders
were jailed.
? The story of the "Battle Hymn of the
Republic." Julia Ward Howe was inspired by a
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visit in 1861 to a Union Army encampment near
Bailey's Crossroads as well as Camp Griffin.
? A vintage Civil War flag. The flag was
donated to the Agency by a retired Agency employee
who had inherited it from an ancestor. The flag
has 37 stars and was supposed to have been
received on the day Lincoln was shot.
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Bill mentioned that Kim Holien of the U.S. Army
Center of Military History believes this to be a good idea.
Mr. Holien has offered professional assistance in collecting
photographs of Camp Griffin, local maps dating from the Civil
War period, and other appropriate materials.
Bill has not asked for any money yet nor has he
talked to the NBPO. He does not know the dimensions of the
building nor does he know how much space there will be to
decorate. He did say that the materials that he has on hand or
can easily acquire are adaptable to any size.
Bill asked for comments the Commission had
regarding the Civil War exhibit. The Commission felt the
materials would make an excellent display, and said
she would recommend that the Commission spend money to have the
display mounted and framed. This would make the exhibit more
durable as well as give it a more professional and attractive
look.
sion then followed concerning the Visitor
Center. said she thought that the Visitor Center
was an in-and-out sort of place. explained that
visitors who have not been pre-registered will be taken to the
Visitor Center to be badged. She noted that the Center will be
very small and there will not be much wall space available.
There will be three small rooms in the Center with built-in
mentioned the Reception Area to be located in the new building
off the main lobby as a possible location for the Civil War
exhibit.
furniture and no seating available for visitors.
It was agreed that) (would forward a
memorandum to the New t office outlining what
Civil War memorabilia has available in order to
get their views and to see if they have made plans for the
decoration of either the Visitor Center or the Reception Area.
c. Permanent Display
to put up a permanent historical display in the 1D Corridor
(adjacent to the Exhibit Hall). The idea for a permanent
mentioned he has also been invited
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display came from Harry Fitzwater before his retirement. Mr.
Fitzwater believed that it would be a good idea to have
something in the existing building as well as in the new
building. The Commission believes that a permanent display
located in the Exhibit Hall could detract from what should be
the major focus of the Hall.
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artifacts s er burlap (under DDA
control). These are very valuable and priceless gifts of all
sorts which have been given to the DCI b reign visitors
which should be on display. mentioned that she
had received a call from from Protocol, who asked
whether the Commission would like to see if the gifts were
suitable for an exhibit. She will let the Commission know when
the gifts received by the Director are audited (possibly in
mentioned the DCI Garage as a possible location for a permanent
display. The area is quite large with good wall space.
Employees would not see the display but very important visitors
would see it. The DCI Garage area is also Security-controlled
at all times.
The idea of a permanent display as well as its
location will be discussed with the DDA.
d. Request from office of Security re Security Duty
Office
received f om the ice of-Security regarding pla emc taU
of
double doors (tinted smoked glass) in the Security Duty
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Office.
block out the hallway noise as well as to protect very "LULL Lo
sensitive conversations held in the Duty Office. She said that
smoked glass was requested in order to cut down on the amount
of sun coming into the room. The doors would to be closed
at all times because of the fire door. said that
the office of Logistics has two problems witn the request: the
doorway is not wide enough to accommodate double doors and
tinted glass would be something new to this building. The
Commission agreed that a single door with clear glass would be
the best solution.
6. The next meeting will be held on Monday, 8 September,
at 1100 hours in Room 7D32.
7. The meeting was adjourned at 1215 hours.
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