An opulent new book called “America’s Collection: The Art & Architecture of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U.S. Department of State” (Rizzoli/Electa) tells this story in pictures of ...

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 ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! American History TV toured the U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Reception Rooms with director and curator Virginia Hart, including the space ...

curator and director of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the US Department of State, a job that entails maintaining the rooms and exhibiting their collection of more than 5,000 furnishings and ...

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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.” Describing ...

American History TV toured the U.S. State Department’s Diplomatic Reception Rooms with director and curator Virginia Hart -- and sat down for an interview about America’s first diplomat ...

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