Includes report of the director of fine arts, of the director of the Museum, and of the director of the Technical schools.

Volume One: This volume catalogues the distinguished and comprehensive collection of approximately 400 works of American sculpture by artists born before 1865. This publication includes an introduction on the history of the collection's formation, particularly in the context of the Museum's early years of acquisitions, and discusses the outstanding personalities involved. --Metropolitan Museum of Art website.

Includes report of the director of fine arts, of the director of the Museum, and of the director of the Technical schools.