An American vision
Subtitle: Henry Francis du Pont's Winterthur Museum
By: Wendy A. Cooper with the assistance of Tara L. Gleason and Katharine A. John.
Contributors: Gleason, Tara Louise.; John, Katharine A.; Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.; National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
Publisher: National Gallery of Art
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum -- Exhibitions.; Decorative arts -- United States -- Exhibitions.; Decorative arts -- Delaware -- Winterthur -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: "The culmination of Henry Francis du Pont's lifelong vision and passion for collecting, the Winterthur Museum houses the premier collection dedicated to American decorative arts. To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Winterthur, the National Gallery of Art, Washington, presents an incomparable selection of masterpieces chosen according to the very principles espoused by du Pont himself: rarity, beauty, historical association and provenance.

The result, An American Vision, offers an array of the vast riches of this remarkable museum."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-196) and index.
Catalog of an exhibition organized by the Winterthur Museum and the National Gallery of Art, which was on display at the Gallery in Washington, D.C., May 5-Oct. 6, 2002.