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Indepth Arts News: "An American Vision: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum" 2002-05-05 until 2002-10-06 National Gallery of Art Washington, DC, USA
This installation will present more than 300 masterpieces from
Winterthur's collection of 85,000 objects, including furniture, textiles,
paintings, prints and drawings, ceramics, glass, and metalwork, all made or
used in America between 1640 and 1860.
"The American past and its aesthetic genius were the passion of Henry
Francis du Pont, whose taste shaped the world of American collecting and
decorating throughout the 20th century," said Earl A. Powell III, director,
National Gallery of Art. "We are grateful to DuPont for its generosity in
helping to bring to Washington for the first time in Winterthur's history
many of the finest masterpieces from its unparalleled collection."
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