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The '''National Gallery of Art''' is an [[art]] [[museum]], located in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1937 by the US Congress, with funds for construction and a substantial art collection donated by [[Andrew W. Mellon]]; other donors were Lessing J. Rosenwald, Samuel H. Kress, and Joseph E. Widener with more than 2,000 sculptures, paintings, decorative art, and porcelains.
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[[File:National Gallery of Art Washington west building.jpg|National Gallery of Art Washington, west building.]]
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In its collection:
[[File:Winslow Homer Coming Storm.jpg|thumb|left|320px|The Coming Storm by Winslow Homer, 1901.]]
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== See also ==
*[[American Painting]]
*[[Gallery of American Masterpieces]]
*[[American landscapes painting]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/congressman-micas-quest-pits-ftc-against-national-gallery/2011/06/16/AGqkC4bH_story.html?hpid=z8 Congressman Mica’s quest pits FTC against National Gallery.]
[[Category:Museums]]
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[[File:National Gallery of Art Washington west building.jpg|National Gallery of Art Washington, west building.]]
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In its collection:
[[File:Winslow Homer Coming Storm.jpg|thumb|left|320px|The Coming Storm by Winslow Homer, 1901.]]
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== See also ==
*[[American Painting]]
*[[Gallery of American Masterpieces]]
*[[American landscapes painting]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/congressman-micas-quest-pits-ftc-against-national-gallery/2011/06/16/AGqkC4bH_story.html?hpid=z8 Congressman Mica’s quest pits FTC against National Gallery.]
[[Category:Museums]]