Bill for Bureau of Fine Arts Introduced
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PrintA bill, S. 1935, is introduced to the United States Senate calling for the creation of a Bureau of the Fine Arts in connection with the Smithsonian Institution. The matter is referred to the Committee on the Library. It is reintroduced on December 10, 1885, as S. 450, and again referred to the Committee on the Library. The purpose of the Bureau would be to aid in the development of the fine arts in the United States by the reproduction of objects used in giving instruction in art. No action is taken on this bill.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Rhees, William Jones. The Smithsonian Institution: Documents Relative to Its Origin and History: 1835-1899, Vol. 1, 1835-1887. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1901, p. 949, 981-982.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
March 26, 1884