History of the Smithsonian American Art Museum - Fink, Lois Marie

Dedicated to the art of the United States, the Smithsonian American Art Museum contains works by more than 7,000 artists. This work recounts its history from 1846 to 1980. It also unravels the various levels of institutional authority, power, governance, and bureaucracy and shows how people at each level influenced the fortunes of the collection.