New-York tribune., 1906-04-04
NEW GALLERY PLANNED
WILL BE FOR BEST WORKS.
or Caspar on Museum Library
WOrk on NezU Wing Begun.


Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke director Of the Metro
politan Museum of Art. made many announcements
yesterday of noteworthy accessions to the Museum
Some of them were described in the April 'sEuIle-
TIN, issued to-day The Bulletin Is published
monthly, under the direction of Robert w. De For
est secretary OF the board of and of
sci TO the Museum The editor is Henry W Kent.
the assistant secretary. a number of the acouisi-
tions were described by Roger e Fry, curator of
paintings
An announcement Of special interest made BY Sir
Furdon was his recent decision proceed with the
rearrangerent OF OF the picture galleries OF
the Museum. for which the necessary repairs and
redecorations nearing completion. IN this room
II is purPosed to bring together a selection of the
more important masterpieces which the Museum
contains In this new gallery will be found many
WORKS not hitherto exhibited. The exhibition will
also include pictures loaned by private collectors
The loan Of several pictures Of extreme value
interest has been promised by J. Pierpont Morgan
president of the Museum
Sir Purdon thinks the Museum is TO be congrat-
uiated on obtaining important examples Of early
art including the Holy Name by Baroccio. and
Luea Giordano's The Presentation in the Temple
Among the more recent acquisitions. Sir Purdon
showed a large painting by Guardi representing a
water fete on the Grand Canal. There were also
shown large landscape by Van Goyen. and ''Por-
trait OF Don Sebastian Martinez by Goya.
There is also st. john by Aiurllo. from the
celebrated Leigh Court collection in England
Among OtneT ACQUISITIONS bought with the in
| come of the Rogers fund are the Portrait of
| Young Man" by Lorenzo Lotto. and two draw
| ings by William Blake-"The Creation of Eve and
| The Rest in the Flight into Egypt
decorative design of two anegorical figures by
/ Carlo Cagliari has been given TO the Museum by
| Louis Enrich.
| landscape by William Morris Hunt and LIE
| Champ du Berger" bv Puvis de Chavannes. have
also been bought with income from the Rogers 5
| Fund Miniature portraits of Parke Goodwin and
| Of lady. by Miss T. ". Thayer. the gift OF
the American Society OF Miniature Painters
The collection of portraits of Washington. Frank
/ lin and Lafayette. given TO the Museum by Will
lam Henry Huntington. for twenty years the corre-
| spondent of The New-York Tribune az Paris. which
/ have been exhibited the first floor, have been
| moved to the second floor. where they shown
TO better advantage. An addition 10 this collection
| is a locket containing hair OF Washington which
| the President gave to Mrs. Alexander Hamilton.
II is presented TO the Museum by Mrs NJ. A Stone.
| in memory of the late John Hay, from whom it was
received by the giver. Sir Purdon Furthermore an
| nounced that valuable French and Belgian laces
| had been given to the Museum by Airs. Julian
| James, of Washington. Mrs. W Kubasek the lace
expert. has arrived in this country. and has begun
| the Encouragement of the Museums collection of
| laces.
fine collection of English and Irish silver. loaned
| by George 5. Palmer Of New London, Conn, is
/ commented by THE Bulletin.
| Sir PurdOn announced that work on the lower, or
| southern, half Of the new north wing, was begun
| Monday, and he thought the southern hall or
| the wing might be finished by next winter. The
Legislature has appropriated 81 20GD for this wing.
and the southern half which will be built first will
| cost s4500oo.
| supplement to The Bulletin" is devoted to the
library of the Museum The librarian is William
! Clifford. In the new wing provision must be made
for steady and rapid increase in the contents OF
the library. for the will OF the late Jacob s. Rogers
| directed that portion OF the income of the fund
| he created is to be devoted to the purchase OF
| books.
| In the following statement made at a recent
| meeting OF the trustees Sir Purdon expressed MS
| views regarding the scope Of the library;
| The addition of a well selected reference hoTarY
| TO art museum insures a completeness ~IrJl NIL
available amount of objects or specimens couN'
| otherwise effect. We never pretend 10 com
| pletey illustrate by original objects the many
| changes which have marked the growth OF ART II
| of the great artists of past times whose works
| mark epoch in their several ART crafts remain
specimen here and there. good facsmiles. reProduc
tions OF objects otherwise unattalnable ana a wei
| equipped library, in which photographs and prints
with the necessary books containing the history
OF the objects and their authors, may hope II
future years to be I'm position TO state that ou
| museum walls contain everything which may
enable any artist, craftsman. student or collector
10 recognize and classify any example Of man
handicraft in which art has been studied or un
| consciously developed
In the building UP of collections OF the Metro
few vesrs and bo6ks vii pe % sI1oD O fba NOS
important tools used by US In achieving the result
| /, therefore, propose that IN dealing with thu
library the committee should place restriction
upon the quantity or books purchased the space
necessary 70 properly house them. and l woulC
advise comparison with the work done in tn,
storage of the books with the small collection anC
space in the present Art Museum.