At the National Gallery of Art he headed the board of directors from 1978 to 1993, working with other countries and private institutions to arrange exhibits in Washington.

He returned to San Francisco, set up a studio in his parents attic, painted, taught art, and arranged exhibits.

Much of this happened through the efforts of his brother Leon, who arranged joint exhibits of their work in New York, Boston, Detroit and Los Angeles.

It is heartening to see a museum return to form after a string of poorly arranged and presented exhibits.

Yet the directors relied on their foreign connections to arrange visiting exhibits and to obtain modern lighting and humidity systems.

Lucas helped arrange numerous exhibits of Whistler's work in Paris, and Whistler painted Lucas' portrait in 1886, which was given to Henry Walters in 1908.

She also worked with visual artists, arranging exhibits and lecture-demonstrations, including the first American visit of the renowned woodblock artist, Shikō Munakata.

Pairing the art with fashion and textile designs it inspired, the museum arranged exhibits at department stores and elsewhere around town.

The next year she travelled to the west coast and began arranging exhibits of work by the Blue Four and giving lectures on their work in multiple major cities.

The concept of culture areas was originated by museum curators and ethnologists during the late 1800s as means of arranging exhibits.