The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-10
The Wear az the Metropolitan Ma
scum Of Art.

scum Of Art.
The fortieth annual report Of the
Metropolitan Museum Of Art exhibits
more than any Of its predecessors the
extraordinary growth Of New York's
great art gallery. In its short life IL has
already taken a high place among the
similar institutions Of the world. without
Government help or other than its hOus-
ing and the comparatively small yearly
contribution Of the city Of New York.
When Mr.. Ro0ERs's bequest Of his for
tune to the museum was made known
Il was received a. a sensational piece
Of news Now the gift Of 81 900 600 in
money or in works Of art attracts little
II any public notice. The public in in
creasing numbers turns 10 the museum
One 81 the interesting facts brought out
in the fortieth annual report is that TO
the increasing Use Of the galleries by the
people is due the legacy Of more than a
million dollars which the institution re-
ceived last year from the late FREDERICK
&. HEWITT OF Owego. More than a
million dollars was received also from
the late JoHN STEWART KENNEDY
1T is illustrative. the report says.
that the first named legacy should have
come from a gentleman whose interest
in the museum. long standing as we now
find IL 20 he. was never made known 20
our trustees even bv an Application for
membership. and that he was lei To
make the museum his reslduarv legatee
by watching the interest manifested in
our collections nv the crowds of working
people whom he found visiting the mu-
Se'Im on sunday afternoons. while the
Last named legacy came from one Of our
older trustees, whose appreciation came
through long service on our board
The names of both Of the-" friends 81
ART have been added 20 the roll Of bene-
factors IN recognition 81 the extent and
value - the gifts received n have those
al~n pf EDWARD u ADAMS and Nrs
RUSSELL SAGF. The attendance for the
vear the largest m the museums his
tory. vas 037 sS3. If whom 5.s57 were
students Great progress j. noted in the
rcarrangemen' Of the collections. an aC-
compli,hment thar has made the museum
more ~ervioeahle. and happily further
progress along this line is being steadily
made. The more important acCessions
Of the wear have been recorded periodi-
callv in the museums Bulletin and re-
ported in the daily press The work
accomplished within the walls has been
made possible by the improved orRani-
zation Of the institution and the policy
Of the direction in encouraging initiative
on the part Of the trained staff
- thorough il the organization that
the course Of the museum was not inter-
rIpted even by it, great loss in the death
during the year Of seven Of the elective
trustees. one-thlrd the entire number.
namely, the vice-presidents DARIUs o.
MILLS and JOHN y. KENNEDY; the treas
urer. JOHS crosby BRowN: two mem
bers Of tho executive COMMITTEES.
CHARLES STEWART SMITH and WILLIAM
VI LAFFAN a former vice-pre-ident.
RUTHERPI-RD STUYvEsANT. and the mu-
ssum's architect. CHARLES r. MCKIM
The report recite~ with evident pleas
IRE tho surprising resources 81 the COM
munity "a revealed IN the exhibition Of
Dutch painting The success Of such
endeavors 10 bring together special ex-
hlbits from the rch private collections
Of the country has confirmed the tr1Is-
tec- IN their intention IN organize fire.
quent loan exhibitions The report pub
fishes again chapter on -De-iderata :
IN American painting and sculpture
grith eTnr,hagIg 81 the fact that Sftfality
II desired rather Than quantity.