Salon hanging at the Renwick

Last weekend I popped in at the Renwick. Along with a fine exhibit of American studio furniture on the ground floor, there is an overwhelming array of first-class American paintings hung the old-fashioned way -- i.e., covering the walls, floor to ceiling -- in the Grand Salon upstairs. The pictures are from the National Museum of American Art, now closed for renovation.

Now there is an essay in appreciation of this installation in the Washington Post, with illustrations. Read it, and visit if you can.

Posted by David on April 19, 2004 2:29 PM