October 1, 2000 - February 4, 2001

This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery. Please follow the links below for related online resources or visit our current exhibitions schedule.

Acquisitions received by the National Gallery of Art since its 50th anniversary exhibition in 1991 were presented in this showing of 53 paintings, 63 prints and drawings, 8 sculptures, and 9 photographs. Included were works by some 120 artists, including Sandro Botticelli, Albrecht Dürer, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Edgar Degas, and Vincent van Gogh. Works from the bequest of Paul Mellon and recent acquisitions of 20th-century drawings were shown in other exhibitions.

The exhibition was organized by the National Gallery of Art. Alan Shestack, deputy director at the National Gallery of Art, was the coordinating curator. The exhibition and the Web feature were made possible by Verizon Foundation.