Generous Friends: Building an Art Collection for the National Air and Space Museum

This exhibition showcased some of the 4,250 objects in the Museum’s art collection: paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, ceramic and textile items, jewelry, and other works. The artists represented ranged from those who specialize in aerospace themes to some of the most familiar names in 20th-century American art: Howard Chandler Christy, Norman Rockwell, James Wyeth, Robert Rauschenberg, Alexander Calder.

This exhibition was on display in Gallery 211 from October 8, 2004 to August 23, 2006

Artwork from the Exhibition: