The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-12
II Was Formally Opened
Last Evening.
Splendid Gift of Mr.. Metcalf
to School of Design.
Interesting and Valuable Art Treas
ureS in Loan Exhibit.

An important step has been taken
toward providing an art gallery worthy
of the city and it is the result of the
public-spirited generosity of an indiyid-
ual-Mr Jesse Metcalf. The gallery was
thrown open to the public last night at
the Rhode Island School of Design and
the affair was the occasion of a brilliant
social event. Music was furnished during
the evening by Reeves orchestra, the
various rooms and galleries in the build
ing were beautifully adorned with plants
and blossoms and crowd of well-known
people were there TO SEQ and admire the
paintings
The following ladies received in the
main gallery: Mrs William Ames, Mrs.
Elisha Dyer, Mrs. Robert III. l. Goddard,
Mrs. Howard Hoppin, Mrs Stephen o.
Metcalf Mrs. Walter A. Peck, Mrs. Will
liam G. Poland, Mrs. Gustav Radeke,
Mrs. Lucian Sharpe and Mrs. William B.
Weeden.
This new gallery is admirably adapted
to the exhibition of paintings to the best
advantage.
An effective background is secured by
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highly polished wood. At one end of
this gallery are the portraits of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Metcalf by Miss Helen w.
Phelps, and between them is a tablet
with this inscriptions
| "This land was purchased and the
| building erected for the Rhode Island
| School of Design by Jesse Metcalf. In
memory Of his wife, Helen Adelia Rowe
Metcalf. MDCCCXCVI." 4"
Among those who have loaned paintings
for the main gallery are Ex-Governor
| Royal c. Taft, fine collection, includ-
ing beautiful Corot, "A "Wood Interior
full of rich, dark coloring, and canvases
by Daubigny TIL. Rousseau and Duprez
DIR. Ely sends african Cattle, F" by +. de
Berard, "a nude figure against rich dark
background by Diaz, and several others
Mr. A. II. King loans valuable group
including one Of Vibert famous cardinals
who is reading "An Amusing Book"
''In the Lane" one of the best Van
Marcks in the country; Schreyer's
Bedouins en- Route;'' "Sunsetp by
Diaz, a gem in coloring and poetic feel
ing; "Fisher Girl J." strong canvas by
A. Hoagborg, Norwegian artist; and
Detaille's "At Rest -
Dutch art is represented by Land
scape" with "A luminous sky by Weissen-
bruch, loaned by Mr.. Walter Calender;
- EvUning IN II Butch Village " Wiessen-
bruch, loaned by Mr.. Walter A. Peck, and
a head of Fisherman" and several can
vases by Josef Israels. DIR. Il. = Allen
sends Landscapes by Mauye one of the
best painters of this school, and Dutch
Spinner"
There is n landscape "Farm and Cot
tage" by Jules Duprey and another Vile |
d'Avary," by Corot, loaned 10y Mr. 5. p. |
Avery.
In the collection loaned by Mr. Charles |
Bradley are Massacre at Scio," by Della
croix, Sunset, by Courbet, and canvases |
by Corot and Rousseau. Mr. Isaac Bates |
sends two fine canvases by George Inness |
vi: : "A Roman Campagna" and "Med- |
field. -
Among the Americans are two land |
scapes by Ranger loaned by William |
Macbeth; ga Sea View" 10y winslow |
Homer; Landscape, by Murphy; "A |
bandon," an exquisite nude figure by |
Miss Phelps; "a Country Auction" by |
Mr.. Woodbury.; two studies made for
paintings in the Congressional Library,
Washington, and "Nude Figure" by |
Mr.. Frank Benson, and Portrait"
and "Interlude," by Stacey Tolman a
teacher in the School of Design, "Sun-
shine and Industry" one of MIR. III. Cy- |
rus Farnum's S best canvascs, is loaned by |
Mrs. Radeke, also canvas by II. Swain
Clifford
A noteworthy collection of Dutch water
colors, including Wcissenbruch and a
Bloomer, loaned by Mr.. Calendar are i'm
tho smaller room opening from the gallery
and I'm the same collection are pictures
loaned 10y Mr. stephen o. Metcalf, Mr..
Jesse III. Metcalf, Mr.. Isaac G. Bates. DIR.
Allen Mr. and Mrs. Woodbury. and Mr..
Burleigh
Another room is devoted TO rare en-
cravings by Durer, Van Dyck, Agnostino,
Carracci Claude Lorraine Jean Collaert,
Johann Muller and others, loaned 10y Mr..
Charles Bradley.
In addition there are also splendid ex-
hibits in the cast room where there are
fine examples of the Renaissance; i'm the
small room devoted to sketches I'm black
and white and in the department de-
voted 90 the display Of rare brio "A -brac.
pottery, tapestries and embroidcries.
There are valuable collections i'm this room
loaned by Mrs. George II. Wood, Mrs.
William c. Baker, Mr.. Edward Seagrayes
and Mr.. Bates.