Hirshhorn Collection Acquisition Announced
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PrintAnnouncement that the United States, with the Smithsonian Institution as administrator, acquired the Hirshhorn art collection, including 5,600 paintings, drawings and sculptures representing one of the largest private art collections in the world. The title of the collections in this agreement is passed from Joseph Hirshhorn to the Smithsonian on April 17, 1974.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
May 17, 1966