A new book, “America’s Collection: The Art and Architecture of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the US Department of State,” offers a closer look at the rooms and collection of Colonial-era antiques and artifacts.
Standing outside the modern, minimalist exterior of the US State Department’s Harry S. Truman Building in the nation’s capital, it’s difficult to picture the ornate reception rooms on its seventh and eighth floors. It’s a dichotomy outlined in the opening pages of the new book “America’s Collection: The Art and Architecture of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the US Department of State.
A new and modern story Much of the book is dedicated to the Reception Rooms’ furniture and art, which a press release compares to the collections of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Winterthur Museum and Library in Delaware, known for its focus on American decorative arts and antiques.
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