John C. Fontaine

Samuel H. Kress Foundation supports the work of individuals and institutions engaged with the appreciation, interpretation, preservation, study and teaching of the history of European art and architecture. It serves to the field of art history as practiced in American art museums and institutions of higher education, and in an array of research centers and libraries throughout the world. The company was founded by Samuel H. Kress in 1929 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

National Gallery of Art operates an art gallery. The firm undertakes, preserves, collects, and exhibits the works of art and scholarly standards. The company was founded in March 1937 and is headquartered in Landover, MD.