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National Gallery of Art: Preliminary Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture (Limited Edition, Dedication Program)
National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C., U.S.A. National Gallery of Art 1941 First Edition Soft Cover Very Good
; Wraps; 234 pages; Dedication Program, Limited edition - First Edition/First Printing (stated Limited Edition of the preliminary catalogue on the occasion of the dedication by the President of the United States, of the Gallery, and acceptance for the Nation of the Mellon and Kress Collections); Black & white photographs; Textblock is tight & unmarked internally save for a couple of tiny marks; Beige cover with title in black on front cover and spine; Has modest shelf & edge wear including light shelf-rubbing, tiny nicks; ......(This is the dedication program of the 'National Gallery of Art', preliminary catalogue of paintings and sculpture: Descriptive List with Notes. The Program consisted of: Invocation by the Chaplain of the Senate, with Presiding Officer, Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes. Presentation of the Gallery and the Mellon Collection was by Paul Mellon, on behalf of his father, the late Andrew W. Mellon. Presentation of the Kress Collection of Italian Art was by Samuel H. Kress. Acceptance of the Gallery and the Mellon and Kress Collections was by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, President of the United States. Generously illustrated throughout, this contains brief biographies of artists, descriptions of the works of art, notes and factual information.)
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14.22 USD
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