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* К истории международных связей Государственного музея нового западного искусства (1922—1939) / Авт.-сост. '' Н. В. Яворская''; Под ред. '' И. Е. Даниловой''. — М., 1978 (Из архива ГМИИ / Гос. музей изобраз. искусств им. А. С. Пушкина. — Вып. 2). — 475 с. * '' Н. В. Яворская''. История Государственного музея нового западного искусства (по документам и воспоминаниям) // Искусствознание. — 1/02. — М., 2002. — С. 595–603. * '' Н. В. Яворская''. История Государственного музея нового западного искусства. Москва. 1918–1948. — М.: ГМИИ им. А. С. Пушкина, 2012. — 480 с.: ил., портр. — ISBN 978-5-903190-50-8 Текст книги был завершён в 1989 году, издан по авторской рукописи при участии ГМИИ им. А. С. Пушкина. 1923 establishments in Russia 1948 disestablishments in the Soviet Union Defunct museums in Russia Defunct art museums and galleries {{Russia-museum-stub