To propel the museum into the last 150 years, Director
Wendorf has staged two exhibitions highlighting American
interest in fashion. The first focused on the iconic dress
worn by the now Duchess of Cambridge, captivating
a prince. In a similar vein, to encompass British and
American interest in fashion, "Marilyn—Hollywood Icon"
followed.
The current exhibition, "By Way of These Eyes: The Hyland
Collection of American Photography" explores principally
the American optimism of the last hundred years. It is a
type of report card, a follow-up view of the world the
museum's earlier artistic progenitors, "wound up and
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