Tabernacle Frames from the Samuel H. Kress Collection

August 2007, Backstory - Guest: Karen Serres, A.W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow. Going to a museum typically means looking at works of art inside picture frames. But have you ever taken the time to look at the frames themselves? Karen Serres, Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow, helped organize the installation Tabernacle Frames from the Samuel H. Kress Collection. Host Barbara Tempchin talks with her about the space just outside the picture.

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