New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-17
GENEROUS MR.. MARQUAND.
ANOTHER RICH GIFT TO The MUSEUM OF
ART.

-ELAuoN OF THE DIRECTORS.

-ELATION OF THE DIRECTORS.
Henry g. MarQuand. the president Of the Metro
potan Museum Of Art long ago earned the gratitude
~ the citizens OF NewYor by his gifts to that institu-
uon 1t became public yesterday for the first time
that Mr. MarQuand recently added 10 his numerous
rns BY transferring $4,000 in bonds to the Museum
for the payment of various expenses, and eventually
enrchng the collections now housed there. In his
usual modest way Mr.. MatQuand preferred 10 have
nothing said regarding the gift. General Louis p. di
Cesnola director of the Museum, however, yesterday
broke silence and gave the good to The Tribune.
Mr. Marquands gift served TO console the General for
the loss of the gift of Mrs. Robert L. Stuart. Accord
ing 10 Mrs Stuars will, it will be remembered, the
Museum could only inherit her works OF art and a
legacy Of $4,000 condition that it remained closed
on sunday.
AS a matter OF course" said Genera, dl Cesnoa
Yesterday in the course of conversation with a
Tribune reporter, "we could not bind successors as
trustees Of the Museum. We could rot accept leg
aoy therefore, requiring to close the institution on
the first day OF the week. But why should we be over
sorry at the loss? We have recently received two col
lectlons that OF f. c. Moore and Mrs Elizabeth Coles,
which far finer and moro valuable than that OF Mrs
Stuart and, as to the loss OF the $4,000 as have
acady told you that has been Offset by the generous
gift of MIR. MarQuand Mr.. Marquand has given us
the money in his usual way. without any flourish OF
trmpets. lie is man who deserves monument OF
gold"
Before Mrs Stuart's DEATH" added the General,
she called at the Museum one day to discuss with
me the disposition of her works of art. She spoke 10
ME then about leaving them to the Museum, and l
told her that could not promise to Keep th'
Museum closed Sundays. She asked me then 10
suggest a plan and i proposed TO give her wv"
rooms in which to place her gifts and Ike y theh
closed on Sunday. That, she said, she would thlhh
about But it ended differently.
Il should like to make suggestion through Inc
Tribune" added the General. "Our Museum oueht 10
have nm endowment fund. The Art Museum In LONDON
costs $4,000 a year. and In fifty years our Museum
will cost as much and perhaps more. The expenses
OF the Museum increase with every new addtloh 10
its collections. As the Museum is to last forever so
It's art treasures must be taken care OF IN such I"
manner that they will also last forever we cannot
NJ present obtain large endowment funds Tor the
support and maintenance OF the Museum puV wien
pr rich people take more intelligent interest IN art
matters and see the absolute necessity OF supporting
MS rreat educational institution, have no doubt that
they Will literally endow II. hope, however, ui"t
each donor of valuable and Important colecuoh VIII
to,or tbe example OF Miss Wolfe, and give 10 thc
Nusoum a sum OF money sufficient To tike care VI ne
collection and TO add 10 II. The cost OF 'hhlne ,',o
about 81 600 a wear. That Is the wiseSt thins !, 40
GENERAL CcsuOla IL also grained ~ tie attcn .i
which the Mu,eums collection Of casts Is attracuis
IN Europe. Mr. Charles CnPeh' a. the conr.e 81
J. long article upon tie collection in French journal
that France will some day have one IKE 1t. in
lifts of Mrs Coles and Mr. Moore VIII pt p iaaoI t
Tho NnSenm next month. They will be arranged AZ
once and be ready for the inspection OF the pnDnV
w. cha Nav exhIlttion. The exhibition on that account
viii be especially Interesting and noteworthy