Museum of Their Own(ISBN=) 英文原版

　　An inspiring memoir relating how Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
succeeded in founding and establishing the best-known museum
devoted to women in the arts. Over the centuries, until quite
recently, the work of great women artists had been ignored,
forgotten, or denied; they had been largely left out of museums and
histories of art. Along came Wilhelmina Cole Holliday, who boldly
decided it was time to rectify this oversight by founding a museum
in 1987 in a landmark building near the White House. A critic for
the Washington Post wrote, ?Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, the museum?s
founding president, has accomplished something radical. No player
in the art scene here has a deeper understanding of power and money
and of how our system works. Despite her white-glove graciousness,
hard-working Billie Holladay is a warrior and a winner….? This
thrilling story of the birth and early years of the NMWA is a
lively, anecdotal, behind-the-scenes, eyewitness glimpse of the
efforts of dedicated individuals who shared Mrs. Holladay?s vision
and, under her leadership, helped her expand the permanent
collection, organize outstanding exhibitions, renovate the Museum,
and fund a robust endowment. Moreover, NMWA now boasts a growing
membership?among the top ten museums in the world?with active,
vocal committees all across the nation and in many countries.
Illustrating the text are 130 color pictures, which include works
from the collection and from exhibitions, as well as 40 archival
photographs of landmark events that led to the Museum?s impressive
growth. AUTHOR: Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, the founder and Chair of
the Board of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, was elected
to the National Women?s Hall of Fame and was awarded the National
Medal of Arts and the Legion of Honor from the French government.
She lives with her husband, Wallace, in Washington, D.C. 170
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　　Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, the founder and Chair of the Board
of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, was elected to the
National Women’s Hall of Fame and was awarded the National Medal of
Arts and the Legion of Honor from the French government. She lives
with her husband, Wallace, in Washington, D.C.