The gallery of the Louisiana Art Commission shall be an official state depository to receive items or collections of painting, sculpture, reproductions, architecture, photography, popular arts and crafts (basketry, weaving, quilting, pottery, bookbinding, metalwork, woodwork, and other handicrafts), children’s art, graphic arts, home furnishings (past and present), prints, essays and books on arts, crafts, and architecture, and all other things of an educational, literary, artistic, and historical nature which are worthy of preservation.  The governor and all departments, units and subdivisions of the state are authorized to loan or deposit in this gallery any historical, literary, or artistic documents, relics or works of art that belong to such governmental divisions.