April 8, 1939
Model of new National Gallery of Art building placed on exhibition at National Museum (PDF 4.2MB)
May 14, 1939
New National Gallery of Art, now under construction in Washington, to be one of the most magnificent buildings in the country (PDF 4.6MB)
May 14, 1939
National Gallery of Art Reveals Plans for Interior Design of New Government Structure (PDF 5.1MB)
July 1, 1939
National Gallery of Art accepts gift of Samuel H. Kress Collection of Italian art, including 375 paintings and 18 pieces of sculpture (PDF 7.6MB)
July 1, 1939
Supplemental information regarding Mr. Samuel H. Kress and the Kress Collection (PDF 5.8MB)
July 1, 1939
[Partial list of the paintings represented in the Kress Collection] (PDF 5.4MB)
July 1, 1939
[Exchange of letters between Samuel Kress and President Roosevelt regarding gift of Kress Collection to the National Gallery of Art] (PDF 2.9MB)