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Architectural Drawings of the National Gallery Building

December 18, 1941 – January 28, 1942
Ground Floor, Central Gallery

This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.

Overview: Architectural drawings of the West Building's development, from the first sketch to the final drawings, were loaned by the architects, Eggers & Higgins. Also shown were photographs of the building in progress and a model of the exterior of the Gallery. The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust added renderings and photographs of the building's progress from their own records.