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Summary

Following the designation of a site on the Mall, architect Charles A. Platt presents his plans for the proposed National Gallery of Art building. Platt also designed the Freer Gallery of Art. The plans, however, were never carried out due to a shortage of funds.

Subject

  • Platt, Charles A (Charles Adams) 1861-1933
  • National Gallery of Art of the Smithsonian)
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Kloss, William, Treasures from the National Museum of American Art. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, p. 12.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1925

Topic

  • Architecture
  • Drawings
  • Architectural drawing
  • Buildings

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