USNM Curators Annual Report - National Gallery of Art, 1912-13

Ten permanent accessions, comprised of oil paintings and pastel drawings: a few of the many pieces that would become the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection of 43,000 artworks. Go back to the beginnings of the Smithsonian's interest in art--and see how this world-renowned collection began--with this set of 1912-13 curator's reports from the National Gallery of Art. What was then called a National Gallery eventually became the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery. Join other digital volunteers and help transcribe this fascinating report for future art historians!