Preserving, sharing and promoting the literature, art and culture of equestrian and field sports.


The collection, first formed with important donations and bequests from the George L. Ohrstrom Family, has expanded over the years through gifts from other NSLM benefactors.

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The permanent art collection of the National Sporting Library and Museum consists of paintings, sculpture, prints, weathervanes, and objets d'art dating from the late 17th century to the present.

Important American, British, and Continental artists such as Abraham Van Calraet, Henri deLattre, Lionel D. R. Edwards, John Emms, Herbert Haseltine, John Frederick Herring, Sr. and John Frederick Herring, Jr., Ben Marshall, Pierre Jules Mêne, Sir Alfred J.Munnings, John R. Skeaping, Edward Troye, Franklin Brooke Voss, and George Wright, as well as lesser known examples by Richard B. Adam, Carroll K. Bassett, Jean Bowman, Paul Desmond Brown, Alvan Fisher, Margariet Kirmse, Michael Lyne, Louis Maurer, Gustave Muss-Arnolt, Wallace Nall, Richard Stone Reeves, and Hobart Stitt are represented.

The collection, first formed with important donations and bequests from the George L. Ohrstrom Family, has expanded over the years through gifts from other NSLM benefactors, including Elizabeth D. Clark, John H. Daniels, Timothy Greenan, Jacqueline B. Mars, Paul Mellon, Jacqueline L. Ohrstrom, Harry T. Peters and Felicia Warburg Rogan.

Study Collection
Unframed prints and drawings are available for scholars to examine and research. Contact Curatorial Department.

Rights and reproductions
Contact Curatorial Department. nstribling@nsl.org

Fine art donations
Contact Curatorial Department. nstribling@nsl.org

Fine art appraisals
Due to IRS regulations, the National Sporting Library & Museum does not offer valuation services or opinions of any kind. Visit the website www.appraisersassoc.org for a list of certified appraisers.