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Twentieth-Century Art: Selections for the Tenth Anniversary of the East Building

December 13, 1988 – December 31, 1990
East Building, Tower Level, Upper Level, West Bridge, Northwest, Pod II, and Concourse (26,000 sq. ft.)

Félix Vallotton, The Wind, 1910, oil on canvas, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, 1985.64.41

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

Overview: More than 200 works from the Gallery's collection of 20th-century art, with loans from private collectors, artists, and their families, were shown in this new installation.

Organization: The exhibition was organized by Jack Cowart and Nan Rosenthal with Gaillard Ravenel and Mark Leithauser.

Sponsor: The exhibition was supported by American Express Company.

Catalog: Twentieth-Century Painting and Sculpture: Selections for the Tenth Anniversary of the East Building, by Jeremy Strick. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1989

Brochure: Twentieth-Century Art: Selections for the Tenth Anniversary of the East Building. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1988.