America's National Gallery of Art

Bys: Kopper, Philip and Publishing Office of the National Galler

A lavishly illustrated, definitive history of America's National Gallery of Art

Seventy-five years ago, on the brink of America's entry into World War II, the National Gallery of Art opened in Washington, DC. Founded by Andrew W. Mellon and accepted on behalf of the nation by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mellon's gift included his magnificent art collection and the neoclassical structure that is today's West Building. Since its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691172889
• ISBN13: 9780691172880
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 6.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 10.4" x 11.9"