breeskin moved to baltimore to work as a curator in the baltimore museum of art and was promoted to director of the museum in 1942. as the director of the baltimore museum of art, breeskin established a works on paper collection, supervised an exhibit of john russell pope, mounted the show “abstract expressionism,” oversaw expansion to the institution, acted as commissioner for the american contingent of 30th venice biennale, and negotiated the donation of etta and claribel cone cone collection.