Donation of Tools for Art Instruction

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Summary

On behalf of the London Society of Arts, Professor John Wilson of the British Commission presents instruments and models useful in the art of design to the Smithsonian Institution. They are lent to the School of Design in Washington to aid in instruction.

Subject

  • Wilson, John
  • British Commission
  • London Society of Arts
  • School of Design (Washington, D.C.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Rathbun, Richard. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office, 1916, p. 60

Contact information

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

Date

1854

Topic

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

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