NATION GETS GREAT ART GALLERY! (aka ROOSEVELT ACCEPTS ART COLLECTIONS) Roosevelt accepts gift of art for the United States National Gallery.
This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA.	Tape Master:	7522
	Catalog #:	185480
	Clip Number:	185480-1
	Orginal Film:	UN 182 I
	Timecode:	01:38:46 - 01:39:54
	Location:	Washington DC, United States of America (USA).
	Year Shot:	1941 (Estimated Year)
	Audio:	Yes
	Color:	No
	Headings:	ART: Exhibitions BUILDINGS: Museums LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Washington D.C. PERSONALITIES: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (FDR)
	Description:	NATION GETS GREAT ART GALLERY! (aka ROOSEVELT ACCEPTS ART COLLECTIONS) Roosevelt accepts gift of art for the United States National Gallery. Washington DC, United States of America (USA). Exterior of National Gallery of Art. Interior views of gallery. Large crowds gather for the opening. Views of paintings including Rembrant's self portrait. Shots of several other great works of art. Various shots of American President Franklin D Roosevelt receiving collection on behalf of nation. President Roosevelt says: 'To accept this work today is to assert the purpose of the people of America, in the freedom of the human spirit and the human mind which has produced the world's great art and all its science shall not be utterly destroyed'.

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