Avery Brundage continued to collect until his death in 1975. He bequeathed his remaining Asian art to the museum, making the collection one of the greatest in America. The Asian Art Museum is the first one in the United States devoted exclusively to the arts of Asia. In 1987 the city of San Francisco approved a plan for revitalization of the Civic Center. The plan called for the construction of a new main public library across the street from the existing beaux arts building.
Construction is now underway.
The Main Library Building, which opened in 1917, was designed by architect George Kelham as part of San Francisco's master Civic Center plan. All rights reserved.