Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-21

Handsome Statute in the Walker Art
Building at BoWdon College, Brunswick
lery is so rapidly filing up that in
place of the bare spaces and vacant
corners we are even now compelled
to study at some length, the problem
| of how best to arrange and clessify
| the art specimens which are constantly
coming in. 1t seems to me that in
the near future, we shall be compelled
to make suitable provision in the base
ment of the building, for any further
gifts which may be added to our
store
I'm the basement Is fine. large
room, which has not yet been used
for any exhibition purpose. and which
has never been accessible to the pub
lie. 1t covers a considerable space,
and once put into condition for use,
it will be a handsome addition to the
galleries and the most reasonable solu-
ton of the trouble
much work has been done in the
Art building, this year. in way of gen
eral renovation, and repairing Per
haps one of the most noticeable things
to us, who are about the building, is
dome. and the ceilings of the three
galleries. This, while not entering in
to the thought of the casual observer,
was Il good-sized undertaking and
the small boy who was elevated into
the dome and who calmly polished
off the panes of the big glass arch,
was envied by many of us for his level
head
eve have had many valuable addi-
tons to our store this past year, which
have rounded out certain departments
eXcellently. Through the generosity
of Davis S. Cowles, a portion of the
famous Houghton collection has been
purchased for the college, and these
things are of great value as an acquisi-
ton. They include among many other
things, several vases. some beautiful
kakemonoS, boxes of lacquer, Medi-
cine boxes. arranged in compartments,
plates and carved figures. the whole
making a good collection in themselves,
apart from the rest of the loan col
lection
"a very valuable gift has come from
Edward p. Warren, of England, who
is collector of antiques. in the form
of some classical antiques, including
statuettes, vases and small objects,
that are very valuable.
I'm the line of pictures. several
notable additions have been made
Mrs. Helen Shepley has given a val
liable oil painting, "Shipwreck," by
Joseph Nernet, Which is hung In q
conspicuous place. and attracts much
attention. The Joseph Edward Mer-
rill estate has sent large oil, by
George S. L. Brown, Sunset in the
Bay of Naples which also is much
admired. A handsomely executed
portrait of General Joshua L. Cham
berlain painted by V. Gilman Page,
has been hung in Memorial Hall, and
4 pastel of General Chamberlain has
been placed in the Boyd Gallery. The
alumni room of Hubbard Hall has been
presented a portrait of John c. Dodge,
who was q lawyer in Boston, and for
many years president of the board of
overseers of Bowdoin. His three sons,
Frederick. William w. and Edwards.
all Harvard men. have been kindly to-
ward Bowdoin, and donated the por-
trait.
Hubbard Hall has also received
portrait of Nehimiah Cleaveland, for
many years at Drummer Academy, and
cousin of Parker Cleaveland, his
torian of Bowdoin and an early pro-
fessor.
"a modern Marble, The Mountain
Boy also from the Merrill estate. has
been given a place in the Boyd gallery,
and is much admired.
"A good many of the pictures in the
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restored and reframed, and the gal
lery is now in pretty good condition.
The old Bowdoin Drawings have been
cleaned and remounted, and are in
better condition than ever. Many
frames have been regilded or replaced,
and the general policy of the commit
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