Films preserved by

National Gallery of Art ( )

The American Vision (1965), educational film using the gallery’s collection to trace the development of American painting, created by J. Carter Brown and narrated by Burgess Meredith (2023 Federal Grants).
David E. Finley Collection, Part I (1928–33), home movies by the first director of the National Gallery of Art (2020 Federal Grants).
David E. Finley Collection, Part II (1928–35), home movies by the first director of the National Gallery of Art (2021 Federal Grants).
David E. Finley Collection, Part III (1928–35), home movies of domestic life in Virginia and amateur theatricals by the first director of the National Gallery of Art (2022 Federal Grants).
David Smith, American Sculptor, 1906–1966 (1983), documentary featuring interviews and footage of David Smith at work, produced in conjunction with an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art (2025 Federal Grants).
Femme/Woman: A Tapestry by Joan Miró (1979), documentary featuring the design and execution of a large-scale tapestry by Catalan-Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramist Joan Miró, commissioned by the National Gallery of Art (2025 Federal Grants).
Helen Frankenthaler and Ruth Fine Discussion (1993), footage of a gallery tour and discussion between the artist and curator as well as an opening gala for the 1993 exhibition “Helen Frankenthaler: Prints” (2024 Federal Grants).
Mobile, by Alexander Calder (1980), documentary featuring the creation and installation of Alexander Calder’s final major work, commissioned by the National Gallery of Art (2025 Federal Grants).