New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-16
ADDITIONS TO MUSEUM.
pFcENT PURCHASES MANY
e, Pardon Makes Announcements
Plans for Picture Collection.


c.,nsr Purlon Clarke, director OF the Metro
- Museum OF Art yesterday announced sew
LESSONS 10 the collections OF the museum
hA COPIES were also given out OF The BulIe-
49,, p- blished monthly under the direction or
W II oe Forest secretary OF the board OF
'0..s and o. counsel TO the museum The Editor
g,.rss Bulletin" IS Henry ". Kent. the assistant
vss;ary.
psrar6ing the encouragement OF American art in
- he takes keen interest. Sir Purdon COM
Is on the fund recently provided by George A.
s..rr trustee, with the gift Of dozen paintings
:. nucleus for a national collection. Sir Purdon
- tssi probably 5000 year could be spent from
=. seam fund for the purchase OF paintings by
s,r American artists and S. 900 more year rnfght
- used from the income Of the Rogers fund for
,hs sane purpose. The knowledge on the part OF
American artists that about $1,000 year would be
-.rt BY TIE museum in the acquisition Of examples
!, ne work OF American artists FOR the museum
s. Purdon remarked, should be some incentive 10
American artists 10 put forth their best efforts.
Among the acquisitions announced by Sir PlIrdon
vzs that of a ful-length portrait OF Miss Ellen
Terry as "Porta' by Sir John E. MIlsis 1t was
tourht By the trustees in London some time ago
sp6 only recently arrived IN this country. Sir
Prrdon considers the picture an excellent example
n The Later manner OF Millais. II was painted at
=. height Of Miss Terry's popularity
Sir Purdon also announced the acquisition %
palunG ~ Nlcoias Macs an artist OF the seven
,.srth century, Portrait % an Old LADY" which
vas bought recently by the trustees and q COPY OF
ths famous Ascot cope, bought by J. Pierpont Nor
"a president or the Museum. for $4,000 This
core Il VIII be remembered, was atterward found
n hsre been stolen. On learning the truth. Mr.
Morgan returned the cope to the Italian eccIesi-
,srisI authorities. Five colored photoErsphio
.u5iss have been made at a cost OF 500 apiece 20
NJ Morgan, one Of which he has given to the
Museum.
another accession announced by Sir PIirdon was
"A Roman Triumph by A. c. Il Vernet the gift
I'D Q. Nils. The painting Depicts pageant of
urssnt Rome, with the victorious Caesar. heralded
~ satuTions, men-st-arlns and standard bearers.
81 emerging from beneath the triumphal arch
picture. bought with the income Of the Rogers
Fund is The Three Graces.' by William Etty. A
psr.at q William Cullen Bryant, by Theodors lie
Gear was paid for from the came source. ana
Madonna OF the Rose" By Dagnan- Bouveret. was
tougat with the income from the Catharins Lor1l-
ard Wolfe Fund Some other accessories an
minced were japanese and Chinese armoT ana
trunsss. American etchings Pompeisn frescoes,
t-rnitBre, WOOD carvings, glass and Chinese iron
GIFT or EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES.
he Bulletin" makes the following announce
nss. regarding recent gift OF Egyptian antqui-
tics ancient prototypes Of modern tools:
There have Just been placed on exhibition in the
EF7Iaan BAL some Specimens OF ancient tools
srone,ltters ar Tylese consist OF three rnalets or
trhf rauIs used upon the metal tool EMPLOYED 10
shape building stones or 10 cut the complicated
hsr0glrphic Characters upon stone. These mallets
Tsrs Ell by the Rameside Vorkmen of the new
k1gdom a. least eleven hundred to twelve hundred
ysa-s before Christ, and were discovered year or
ystigsdons al DER 81 Bahart. opposite Thebes.
Thsy are made Of a very hard wood-possibly pear
ron single block, in this respect being different
ron those now IN use. The Egyptian specimens
hi Is left Of the original size OF the trunk. and
eag slightly shaped by being taDered toward the
. the same case is shown a hoe made of two
8 Sooq me s5 hSnos Passes o nT99gn hq pie
rrd. This implement dates from the XXth
!n1ash hea ps in the newly uncovered temple of
AeAspel-E -Nentuhotep Beads votive offerings,
objects from DER 81 Bahari. Oxyrhynchus and
Ehnasya are contained in the same case
a statement q the plans and aims Of the Metro
Tol.tan Museum IN realizing its ideals Of great
picture galleries vas prepared for The Bulletin"
hy Roger z Fry, the curator Of paintings It was.
u part IS follows
me private collector can set before himself Ger
a. am ana w-taln The limits q his purse he can
- LAS o. q 'uD4lS nay e
@ vel 10 formulate ideals. Particularly is this
ne case win regard 70 the collection OF paintings
setae- by no 1Eed and determined law they express
ne can only present Isolated points IN the great
sequence of European creative thought The stu
oel OF the history q art must either travel IN Eu-
foie or apply himself 70 reproductions. Il must.
q course, be the aim OF museum direction 10
81 ss many possible Of these works. But in the
Hean while must arrange the galleries that IL
g. .s oe aEsEent 70 each ana al that some t1lnes
- more worthy than others OF prolonged and Sc
heus attention.
ASK SPECIMENS OF LACE
Tie Bulletin also makes the following an
aounoene-ts.
BESIDES the remarkable specimens of lace pre-
On eyh.-- -- Ne E.,,e IN IND . rrr1ber Of gifts
Gga-e 81 d.. fer lack Of space. have never been
sAl4liLt-. --. now ask the cooperation or the
.-lleE OF -eRI oTk who may have specimens which
- No--c BE- willing 10 give or loan In order 70
uAh@ the collection more complete Some OF the
.sSses are already amply represented. while IN
tsat ne nave very meagYe showing.
hereafter students and other visitors VIII De
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