W. H. Holmes Named Director of Art Gallery

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Summary

William Henry Holmes becomes the first Director of the National Gallery of Art, which is established as a separate bureau of the Smithsonian Institution the same year. Holmes holds the position until 1932.

Subject

  • Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933
  • National Collection of Fine Arts)
  • 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. 14.

Contact information

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

Date

1920

Topic

  • Firsts
  • Art museums
  • Labor unions
  • Art museum directors
  • Labor

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