Art. Collections Library Collection The NSLM's library collections include over 20,000 books, periodicals, archives, and ephemera objects. Overall, the collection dates to the 16th century, with rare and antiquarian titles housed in the library's F. Ambrose Clark Rare Book Room. In 1995, the library received a gift of 5,000 rare and antiquarian books from John H. Daniels, CEO of Archer Daniels Midland and member of the library's board of directors. The gift included the library's earliest-printed book (published in 1523) and was a major factor in the move to a new library building. The Daniels collection is stored among the library's rare books and is one of several other named collections maintained at NSLM. Exhibitions Afield in America: 400 Years of Animal & Sporting Art The NSLM's inaugural exhibition was based on the 2008 book Animal & Sporting Artists in America by F. Turner Reuter, Jr. Animal & Sporting Artists in America was published by the National Sporting Library in 2009 and included an encyclopedic listing of over 2,300 animal and sporting artists who produced work in North America. Reuter served as guest curator for the exhibition, which featured works by many notable sporting an animal artists, including John James Audubon, Edward Troye, and Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait. The exhibition opened on October 8, 2011 and closed May 10, 2012. The exhibition opening drew over 400 visitors to the new museum, and the entire exhibition saw over 4,000 visitors. Munnings: Out in the Open Munnings: Out in the Open offered a selection of 68 open-air works by Sir Alfred Munnings. The exhibition was open from April 24 through September 15, 2013, and included 68 pieces of artwork from private collections and public institutions, including the Sir Alfred Munnings Art Museum, the Yale Center for British Art, the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, and Pebble Hill Plantation. The exhibition opening included a screening of the film Summer in February, as well as an exhibit in the NSLM library of Munnings' letters and drawings. The Horse in Ancient Greek Art NSLM developed The Horse in Ancient Greek Art in partnership with the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, exploring the depiction of equestrian sports in ancient Greek pottery from the 8th through 4th centuries BCE. The Horse in Ancient Greek Art featured more than 70 works from museums across the United States, as well as objects from private collections. The exhibition