Curator of the United States Senate
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The curator of the United States Senate is responsible for the care of the Senate collection of art and artifacts. The current curatrix of the Senate is Melinda K. Smith.
Purpose
On behalf of the
Through exhibits,
The Office has established environmentally controlled museum quality storage spaces; overseen foreign gifts received by senators as part of their diplomatic duties; and reinterpreted the paint colors, drapery, and chair upholstery of the historic chambers.
In 1968, Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield, in conjunction with Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen, established a Commission on Art and Antiquities (now the Senate Commission on Art), with the secretary of the Senate serving as its executive secretary, and created the position of Senate Curator.
List of Senate curators
- Joseph Dougherty 1968–1969
- Richard A. Baker (acting) 1969–1970
- James R. Ketchum 1970–1995
- Diane K. Skvarla 1995–2014
- Melinda K. Smith 2014–present
External links
- Office of Senate Curator website
- U.S. Senate collection of Decorative Art
- U.S. Senate collection of Fine Art
- U.S. Senate collection of Historical Images
- U.S. Senate collection of Historcial Artifacts
- C-SPAN Q&A interview with Diane Skvarla, July 2, 2006
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