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[https://www.nga.gov/research/publications/american-paintings-1900-1945 by National Gallery Of Art] | [https://www.nga.gov/research/publications/american-paintings-1900-1945 by National Gallery Of Art] | ||
The first curator of the National Gallery of Art, John Walker, and three of its early trustees—Chester Dale, Duncan Phillips, and Paul Mellon—established a commitment to the field of American 20th-century art that has continued to the present day. If American contemporary art was far from a top priority when the Gallery opened in 1941, these “conservative” modernists nonetheless managed to set precedents that proved to be durable and effective. | The first curator of the National Gallery of Art, John Walker, and three of its early trustees—Chester Dale, Duncan Phillips, and Paul Mellon—established a commitment to the field of American 20th-century art that has continued to the present day. If American contemporary art was far from a top priority when the Gallery opened in 1941, these “conservative” modernists nonetheless managed to set precedents that proved to be durable and effective. | ||
=====American Falk Art Museum===== | |||
[https://folkartmuseum.org/ by FOLK ART] | |||
American Folk Art Museum is a center of scholarship | |||
