New-York tribune., 1891-04-24
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THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM.

4 rR1prrTE TO TIE INTELLIGENCE AND SELF
SACRIFICE OF HENRY G. MARoUAND.
To ,be EDITOR Of The Tribune
Cir The trustees Of the Metropolitan Museum nave
made some mistakes. Most men do. Ihey nave Pui
cbosed some paintings which they ought not 10 hao
purchased but It be snd In mltgatoh lna' 'io
purchasing was done either with their own money y,
with money which they collected. They nave reiuSo
70 omen the museum on Sundays. This has beeh
great mistake no doubt yet any one who Is conscious
of all the facts that there are two SIDES 10 e
ouestion AS understand, speedy action Is propapie
ON tho sunday question, which VIII SATISFY the Ius'
demands Of the public. But the great crownlng uh
denIabe fact about the Metropolitan Museum Is Una"
under its present management IT has grown TO DO
,r,Iv rnocnigcent institution Few New-YOrkers ap-
precate it, As / am an old New-forker-rturn "
the CITY annually from the far West am deeply lhter
escd in art mattersI fall to visit the hetioP
tan Musenm and within the last few years naso .i
witnessed a growth and development In the lnsutuuo
which can Justly be called marvellous III al u
partments there have been constant Valuaoie "u'i
tions the arrangement Is beautiful the general erect
most happy and satisfying; and the museum a. "
whole has grown TO be worthy Of the first city OF our
great Reuubllc To the question, What Is there III
New.York to-day best worth seeng'' the correct an
swer unquestonabIy Is: "The Metropolitan Museum
of Art" -.
To whom does the credit beOngl Many men haNo
contributed ume work ana HOic9' INV =
ngned director has certainly known how to AWAKEN
interest in and obtain powerful support ior tno %
museum But the special credit for the best growth
Of the last i've years is due, above ALL 10 hehr! !"
Marquand. lie has given TO the museum not only Vi
his judgment, enthusiasm energy and tme' Due IL.
has given than million dollars IN money ysne d,e
moneys worth. DO NewYOrkers sulhclenty Ndu value
the possession Of such citizenl About 9M "Svs ,r
ago having inspected the Museum % oil fT aTcctor
that was disagrceaby surprised at the poVery aJ anu
meagrcness OF their picture collection. an, odi IA
MIR Lorinc with a sigh. " | wish We had Marqudnu
I'm BOSTON, Now, New-YOrk is fortunate enOuEl ~, ~
have AIarquand. but does New ork suhclenS . -:
rs nosscsslo? The way to encourage te deVelOpe1I O
exceptional men IS to show pubic apre@Cldio& @ ~ Va from
wien fonnd. New YORK has suffered sucn loss o tn
the pOstponemont of charitable am peunUer t Dd
tionS until after death (witncss n l. SeYarO anu %
JIdonl that II ought more especially to express rec
o,nition for public bene:acJion bestowed uur'S % "a
i'm tho case of Mr.. MarQuand. New, YORK ongIu ~ ~
raise monument 10 this man-and ought TO go about IL
right away It ought 10 stand near the graf art ID
stiuton, and be dedicated to Henry y, Marquauu'
At the memorable Tribune cOmmenorauon , eXeT-
cses week ago ono the speakers said that possDB
York That is after the fashion OF children MY
fathers blgger'n your father what dnerence uUS
n make as to which city IS destined to be " bigger
The question is to which VIII be the hea,ur, tC
bottc vprned the more beautiful the more aDOunu ~
in culture and in all the amenities ana gaces VI o
higher civilized life Toward such an end ALL an stb
intense and lntensfyng force. IL Is cenue lro.n
which genuine refinement radates IL helps 10 el9,a
every one who puts himself under its influence hhH
such an Influence Is not limited TO immediate surrounu
ngs II goes out to stimulate art-loye ana artappIG
citation in every city and village OF the country.
makes every city desire its art museuh-lt ndh.s
every pubc-sprited cultivated man desire TO follow
the example and act In the spirit OF Marqnahu. ~ Is
a living benefcent force. To the man who . more re-
New-YOrk City public recognition Is due. ,ro,,,
New-Yorl, April 18, 1891. LOUIS H. Eiii'lOi