National Gallery of Art
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  Lokasi di Washington, D.C.  National Gallery of Art (Amerika Serikat) | |
| Didirikan | 1937 |
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| Lokasi | National Mall antara 3rd dan 9th Streets di Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20565, National Mall, Washington, D.C. |
| Koordinat | 38°53′29″N 77°01′12″W / 38.89147°N 77.02001°W |
| Ukuran koleksi | 75.000 cetakan |
| Wisatawan | 730.408 (2020) – Ranked 21st globally[1] |
| Direktur | Kaywin Feldman |
| Presiden | Mitchell Rales |
| Ketua | Sharon Percy Rockefeller |
| Akses transportasi umum |  Washington Metro:  Judiciary Square   Archives    Smithsonian  L"Enfant Metrobus: 4th Street and 7th Street NW DC Circulator: 4th Street and Madison Drive; 9th Street and Constitution Avenue NW |
| Situs web | www.nga.gov |
National Gallery of Art, dan Sculpture Garden, adalah sebuah museum seni rupa nasional di Washington, D.C., yang terletak di National Mall, antara 3rd dan 9th Streets, di Constitution Avenue NW. Dibuka untuk umum dan bebas biaya masuk, museum tersebut didirikan secara swasta pada 1937 bagi rakyat AMerika melalui sebuah resolusi bersama Kongres Amerika Serikat. Andrew W. Mellon menyumbangkan koleksi seni substansial dan mendanai pembangunannya. Koleksi intinya meliputi karya-karya seni rupa besar yang disumbangkan oleh Paul Mellon, Ailsa Mellon Bruce, Lessing J. Rosenwald, Samuel Henry Kress, Rush Harrison Kress, Peter Arrell Brown Widener, Joseph E. Widener, dan Chester Dale. Koleksi lukisan, gambar, cetakan, foto, patung, medali dan seni dekoratif dari Galeri tersebut menampilkan perkembangan Seni Rupa Barat dari Abad Pertengahan sampai sekarang, termasuk satu-satunya lukisan karya Leonardo da Vinci di benua Amerika dan alat bergerak terbesar buatan Alexander Calder.
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- ^ The Art Newspaper Review, April 9, 2020
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- David Cannadine, Mellon: An American Life, Knopf, 2006, ISBN 0-679-45032-7
- Neil Harris, Capital Culture: J. Carter Brown, the National Gallery of Art, and the Reinvention of the Museum Experience, University of Chicago Press, 2013, ISBN 9780226067704
- Andrew Kelly, Kentucky by Design: The Decorative Arts, American Culture, and the Index of American Design, University Press of Kentucky, 2015. ISBN 978-0-8131-5567-8
- "The National Gallery of Art, Washington", special number of Connaissance des Arts, Société Français de Promotion Artistique (2000) ISSN 1242-9198
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Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai National Gallery of Art. |
- Situs web resmi
- Current Exhibitions at the National Gallery of Art
- Online Gallery of Artwork in the NGA
- Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts
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