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Fabulous at 50: the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art celebrates a Golden Anniversary
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 June 2016
Abstract
Founded in 1954, the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art collects, preserves and makes available primary sources documenting the history of the visual arts in the United States. More than 16 million items strong, its collections comprise the world’s largest single source for letters, diaries, financial records, unpublished writings, sketchbooks, scrapbooks and photographs created by artists, critics, collectors, art dealers and art societies – the raw material for scholarship in American art.
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