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Summary

John Varden expands his museum and opens his galleries under the new name of the Washington Museum. His collection mainly consists of works of the old masters.

Subject

  • Varden, John c. 1790-1865
  • National Collection of Fine Arts)
  • National Gallery of Art of the Smithsonian)
  • National Museum of American Art (U.S.)
  • Washington Museum

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Taylor, Joshua C. National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1978., p. 5.

Contact information

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

Date

1836

Topic

  • Art
  • History
  • Art--History
  • Art objects

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