▁re install ation ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁de ▁Young ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁permanent ▁collection ▁has ▁evol ved ▁expon entially . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁American ▁art ▁collections ▁were ▁transformed ▁by ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁John ▁D . ▁Rock ef eller ▁III ▁and ▁Bl anch ette ▁Hook er ▁Rock ef eller ▁to ▁don ate ▁their ▁ren owned ▁collection ▁of ▁ 1 1 0 ▁paint ings , ▁ 2 9 ▁draw ings , ▁and ▁ 2 ▁sculpt ures ▁to ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁Museum s ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁where ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁on ▁view ▁at ▁the ▁de ▁Young . ▁His ▁be quest ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁together ▁with ▁her ▁be quest ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁Museum s ’ ▁single ▁most ▁important ▁g ifts ▁of ▁art . ▁ ▁The ▁de ▁Young ' s ▁chron ological ▁survey ▁of ▁American ▁art ▁includes ▁gall eries ▁devoted ▁to ▁art ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁areas : ▁Native ▁American ▁and ▁Spanish ▁Col onial ; ▁Ang lo - Col onial ; ▁Federal ▁era ▁art ▁and ▁Ne oc lass ical ; ▁Victor ian ▁genre ▁and ▁real ism ; ▁trom pe ▁l ’ oe il ▁still ▁life ; ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁School , ▁Barb izon , ▁and ▁T onal ism ; ▁Im pression ism ▁and ▁the ▁Ash can ▁School ; ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s ; ▁Modern ism ; ▁Social ▁Real ism ▁and ▁American ▁Sc ene ; ▁Sur real ism ▁and ▁Ab stra ction ; ▁Beat , ▁Pop , ▁and