New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
BCCESSIONS TO NJ. NJ. A.
trFTs WHISTLER PAINTING
Dr. Robinson, -Acting Director
Makes the Announcement.

~ --5ward Robinson. acting director OF
.,..-,nol,tan Museum OF Art in the absence on
.,tion Of Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke. yesterday
,,-ced many accesstons TO the collections OF
= asnseuna Some OF them are described in the
- ..3ulletin" issued to-day. The Bulletin" is
,lisl,ed monthly. under the direction OF Robert
n de Forest. secretary Of the board OF trustees
"a n counsel the Museum. The editor is
z,errv " Kent she assistant secretary.
Tbrough the generosity Of Harris c. Faanestock.
ma Of the trustees the Museum has just received
~ NJ the paintings of the late James McNeill
x,sss;ler The title given to it by the artist is
.,5octurne in Green and Gold" II is famil-
,.-lv known as The Falling Rocket ard is
,,sered by many the most beautiful OF the series
,nsnred by Cremorne Gardens night. with their
examinations and fireworks, dancers and spectators
Viuiara Heinemann, OF London. formerly owned
the picture. which was shown In the Whistler
,,srsorial exhibition last year. The picture also
aeouired some notorety at the time Of the Whistler
.gr Ruskin trial. where il exhibited Mr..
Fahnestock has presented il the Museum For
.hs opnortunity 20 obtain IL the Museum Is also
,nselaed 10 Walter Gay. Of Paris fellow for life
~ whom attention was called to the fact that II
could be had, and through whom negotiations for
its purchase were conducted
PORTRAIT OF MAcREADY PURCHASED.
4 portrait Of Macresdy by Juman has boon pur-
chased from the Rogers fund. The picture shows
,bo English actor in the character OF Macbeth.
otber purchases from the income OF the Rogers
f.1f
Of General Jackson by Waldo, and The Smok-
ers" by Adriaen Van ostade
Landscape" by Joseph Jefferson, is the gift OF
Mrs Joseph jefferson. Portrait of George H.
Story by Himself" is the gift Of Mrs. George H
story and Borders Of the Loing" by William
/ Pickneu is a bequest of Mrs- Gertrude Flagg.
Landscape" by John La Fargo. is the gift OF
George a Hearn. of the trustees When Mr..
HeaTn in January last proffered his gifr of paint
.ngs and endowment fund. he sent another letter
explaining why he had modified his original offer
Of December IS. 1896 The Bulletin" says this
letter Is a clear expression OF Mr.. Hearn's views
with regard TO the arrangement Of pictures and
other objects of art in museums, particularly in
connection with conditional gifts. and reproduces
st interesting contribution to these subjects.
The letter follows;
Objection having been raised to the condition
scooInpanying nv offer of pictures and money to
the Museum, deem IL only due 10 myself 10 oher
II having been said that it Is difficult meet
the demand that gifts Of paintings be kept together
permanently. because such collections represent
different nationalities and periods would reply
sfsts number a dozen or 50 n cannot be true where
an entire gallery Is harmoniously filed from a
me sensTate works p cSontaned therein holding con,
tistent relation TO each other, completing the
reundness of the whole.
This collection is not simply a number OF un-
related pictures that happened TO please the fancy.
brought TO the Museum from the walls OF my
home; on The contrary, II Is collection formed IN
ne gallery where where 1t now hangs during n. number
subjected
changes always with Improvement. and. by con
sent and approval Of the authorities until the
Paintings through different rooms would he 10 undo
The result ! have desired 10 attain and the artist
teTe VIA ms enjoyment nor can the effect be said
Il is but natural that donors should prefer to
have their gifts assembled where they may be seen
al their best rather than scattered through various
rooms Certain collections Of paintings porcelains
broken up. Furthermore, they are gifts museum
t. kept toge,eI er1anef1tfy for it Is to the gen
crosby OF private individuals that must look for
the constant growth the institution.
70 distribute ths Collection according to schools
tr an arrangement arrived at after years of loving
The objection raised TO keeping together ind-
H1dua collections has not disturbed European
museums roT example, in the National Gallery
We md the Peel collection. though purchased in
lS1 is still kept together; then there are those
by the trustees with the condition that they should
hang with ise clapdes. In the South kensington
We nnd the sheepshauk pictures kept together, as
vel Is the Forster, The Dyce and others, including
ert objects 6equeathed by Mr.. Jones
IN the Louvre hangs the Le Gaze collection In In
e. T ~ oo2 eoeeon 9eeuRying% i % rooms ir by e aI
the Van der Poll collection, well as four lesser
ones. kept together harmonious units. It Is
Que2thed 10 the Glasgow gallery with the same
condition. numbers but ten paintings, divided be
4 further examples Were needed In fact II there
he any ground for such objection, does II not seem
strange that the foremost European museums de-
hherately create such collections by assembling
ssifaols ,o pGtgEes oI el'Iere' perio"S anu
on the other hand. any one who has visited the
e1Ebiuons Of tie Work OF single painter nlust 81
have felt the loss which such painter sustalns IN
tne ordeal whether il be the great Rembrandt and
or the shows Of modern painters, like Cain and and
that tEo pictures. both good by the same artist
may both be hurt by being hung together; this Is
world. Who mas not felt disappointed upon first
visiting The room in the National Gallery where
the Turner'S hang; upon entering the room in the
hermitsge where forty-one examples OF hembrahdt
While under the impression that my gifts of
pictures ana money a offered at the December l6
oepted nv r. t-lgstees nevertheess in Difference
to views OF those who think that the museum
amended the offer in fun expectation that the
authorities Of The museum, as pow or hereafter
constituted, viii consider themselves under hoIaI
obligation 10 conform 10 wishes expressed
THREE ANTIQUE HELMETS ACQUIRED.
Three antique helmets. profusely decorated with
Budchistic symbols. have been added 10 the Mu-
Eeum's collections Of Tihetan objects. They were
obtained by Professor Bashford Dean. curator Of
erns and armor. on recent visit TO Northern
India, and were presented by him 10 the Museum.
They made Of copper. hammered out from SIN
gle pieces then incrusted with medallions The
latter with brow bands and guards, were finally
operlsi5 with gold.
'The Guitar Player by Manet. has been lent by
William c. Osborn and group Of five paintings
has been lent by Charles Fairehild These are
The Bathers" by William Morris Hunt; THE
Questoner Of the SphynX.' by Elihu Nedder; "A
Portrait of a Lady, 10y Eastman Johnson, and by
John S. Sargent a sketch of Edwin Booth and a
PORTRAIT OF Robert Louis Stevenson
The collection Of watches lent the Museum by
Ars. George A. Hearn IN 1902 has received note
worthy addition from Mr. Hearn of twenty-four
specimens Of English, French and Swiss workman
El;p of the eighteenth ana nineteenth centuries.
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