New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-11
MANY GIFTS TO MUSEUM
Include Works from Mrs. Sage,
Mr.. Schiff and George A. Hearn.
LIBRARY COLLECTION GROWS
Various Exhibitions Well Attend
ed and Armor's Time Has
Been Extended.

Important gifts were made to the Metro
politan Museum Of Art in the last month
by Mrs Russell Sage. George a Hearh'
Jacob H. Schiff and Julian Florian MIS-.
Sage presented the Vroman collection OF
japanese netsukes, consisting Of 300 OK
amples OF these small objects in ivory
horn and wood. Mrs Sage purchased the
collection last year while IN Pasadena
Cal. the home OF A. C. woman VINO hao
brought together this collection OF netsukes'
said 10 rank with the best European ones
George a Hearn has pres, nted painting
bv whistler. Connie Giichrist with the
skipping Rome The Whistler was bought
bv Mr.. Hearn last May an placed IN the
museums special exhibition II that artist
works. The subject Of the Painting was
a popular dancer at the Gaie,y Theatre. IN
London. I'm 1876. She is depicted on the
stage dancing with a skipping rope
Universal Peace" large aliegorical
figure In bronze by Jules l.. Bu,ensky' mas
been presented 20 the museum by JACOB II.
schir II is now on exhibition In the
gallery leading from the central PARK en-
trance 20 the large hall Of casts.
Julian FTorian has given 10 the museum
a portrait ~ Josef Isr1els. the Dutch
artist. by Walter Floriar. an American
painter. who died two years ago. The por-
trait was painted in The Hague in 1908. and
was exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition in ST. Louis IN 1904. where II
received a silver medal.
Besides this portrait bv an American
PAINTER the museum has, by purchase and
through gifts. added six other examples
II modern American painting. Among
them are included two canvases by John
Sargent. one The Hermit and the other
Padre Sebastiano." They were painted in
1905 and were purchased out Of the Rogers
fund direct from the artist. "Peonies. ny
Wilton Lockwood. exhibited in recent
acadsmv exhibition. Shooting the Rap
ids" the unfinished canvas OF the late
Winslow Homer and up the Hudson" BY
George Bellows. presented by Hugo Rels-
niger. complete the additions to the Amer
lean school The unfinished Homer cam
vas is now shown in the Homer memorial
exhibition. and was the gift Of Charles ;.
Homer. the artists brother. II was the
last canvas 10 be worked on by the painter.
Among other important sccessions IS a
silver epergne. made by Richard GoldWire,
London. in 1853. presented by Frank Par
fridge. and a bronze plaque, Head OF
Christ" by 2. saroldl. 1905 the gift Of z. d.
Adams. Tho museum has purchased A
terra Gotta head Of q girl. study for the
Dance" by = p. CsrpeauX. DIR. Bashford
Dean. NJ van Gelder Herman van
Slochem Mrs George Crosby Brown. Cap
tain Philip NJ LydiS and J. e. Beckwith
are others represented in recent gifts.
Edward Robinson, director Of the museum.
said Yesterday that the Egyptian expedi-
ton Of the museum supplementins lis pro-
gramme Of excavation. is preparing for the
museum drawings and photographs Of the
principal constructive and decorative feat
ures Of the monuments 70 illustrate the
periods Of Egyptian art Norman de CARTS
Davies and his assistants are at work
copying the principal painted tombs Of
Thebes
The additions 10 tho library in the last
two months were 81 volumes. A collection
OF fifty works on landscape architecture
and gardening was the gitt Of Mrs. Ber-
nice LangtOn
The armor exhibition will he continued
until April l6 II has been well attended,
although the first Of its kind ever held in
this country The loan exhibition opened
On February o. The Homer memorial ex-
h!htlon will close on Marcn 70. This like
wise has been well attended since Il was
opened 70 the public