How to Pronounce David E. Finley Jr.
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Sep 01, 1890 Died on 01 Feb 1977 (aged 86)
first director of the National Gallery of Art
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About David E. Finley Jr.
- David Edward Finley Jr.
- (September 1, 1890 – February 1, 1977) was an American cultural leader during the middle third of the 20th century.
- He was the first director of the National Gallery of Art, the founding chairman of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, chairman of the U.S.
- Commission of Fine Arts, a prime mover in the founding of the National Portrait Gallery, and founding chairman of the White House Historical Association.
- During the Second World War, Finley led the Roberts Commission, which led the rescue of much of the threatened artworks of Europe.
