NGA/NCFA Responsibilities Defined
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PrintCongress defines the responsibilities of the Smithsonian Gallery of Art [later National Collection of Fine Arts] (Public Resolution 95, 75th Congress). Among these are authority to accept gifts of art works and to accept private funds for purchases and to encourage the development of American contemporary art, as well as mandating that the site between 4th and 5th Streets and Constitution and Independence Avenue be set aside for the site [where the current National Gallery of Art is located]. A building to house the art museum is authorized by Congress with $40,000 being appropriated for design of the gallery.
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, 1938