The Museum was exceptional because it included contemporary American commercial products as folk art. John C. Dana personally did not like modern art, but he believed in the principle of a universal museum and thus ordered purchases of art associated with the Ashcan School.
The Museum was exceptional because it included contemporary American commercial products as folk art as well as factory-made products. He did not like modern art, but he believed in the principle of a universal museum and thus ordered purchases of art associated with the Ashcan School.