# Brief guide

Author: National Gallery of Art (U.S.)

Genre: Category: Travel Writing

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66746

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Brief+guide+National+Gallery+of+Art+%28U.S.%29&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The National Gallery of Art belongs to all the people of the United States of America. Established by a joint resolution of Congress, it is supported by public appropriation. The Board of Trustees consists of four public servants, _ex officio_, and five private citizens. Chairman of the Board is the Chief Justice of the United States. Under the policies set by the Board, the Gallery assembles and maintains a collection of paintings, sculpture, and the graphic arts, representative of the best in the artistic heritage of America and Europe. Supported in its daily operations by Federal funds, the Gallery is entirely dependent on the generosity of private citizens for the works of art in its...

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/brief-guide-66746/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/brief-guide-66746/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/brief-guide-66746/chapters/3/index.md)