New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-06
TWO SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS
Winslow Homer's Paintings, Also
Armor, at Museum of Art.

Two speCial exhibitions Of Importance will
Re opened 10 the public tomorrow at the
Metropolitan Museum OF Art. One is the
memorial exhibition of paintings by Wins
low Homer. which will remain on view in
Gallery "a until March 10. and the other a
collection Of armor. which viii he on view
Until April 70.
The collection Of paintings by the late
VInslow Homer includes loans from many
r-lvate collections and twelve water Colors
which were in the artists studio. al Prout' :
Nsck Scarboro. Me. at the time of his
death Some time before his death Mr..
Homer agreed TO let the museum have the
frst choice in the disposal Of sixteen water
colors on which he had laid much store.
c. s Homer. the artists brother and ex-
ecutor Of The estate. consented to the pur-
chase Of twelve by the museum on what
ere considered generous terms. They were
executed in the period extending from 1898
10 1en7 and represent scenes at Key West
and in the West Indies. The museum has
also Eve oils by the same artist.
Among those who have loaned pictures
are Edward n Adams. Louis Ettlinger,
Richard ". Ewart. Charles w Gould.
George A. Hearn. Charles A. Homer. Alex
snder G. Humphreys, the Lotos Club. H.
x Pomroy the National Museum. Wash
inston: Mrs n w Rogers. DR. J. A.
stimson. Samuel Untermyer Mrs. Law
renee Valentine. r. Hamilton Field w. A.
White Randall Morgan. John G. Johnson,
T. r Stotesbury. the Pennsylvania Acad-
smy Of Fine Arts. Charles L. Freer and
Fsrton Mansheld.
The armor collection represents loans by
Frank Gar Macomber. Clarence II. Mackay,
Cornelius Stevenson, Ambrose Mcneil, Ed
ward II. Litchfield, Amory 5. Carhart, T..
V O Rhinelander Howard Pell. Henry NJ.
Ksasbev. George jay Gould, Mrs. William
Rhinelander and Mrs. Rutherfurd Stuy-
yesant
collection Of GermaniC antiquities, con
sisting Of SO pieces. recently lent to the
museum by ]. P Morgan. is considered by
the oficials Of the Metropolitan as being
Of great Importance 10 the student Of art
as 2 connecting link between classical and
medieval periods This collection covers
the time from the end Of the Roman En-
pire 70 the beginning Of the Carolngian era
fourth 10 eighth century,. and illustrates
the culture and vigorous art of that age.
The collection is in two parts. one consist
Ing chiefly Of objects found in tombs and
collected in different parts OF the north and
South Of France by Stanslas Baron. The
other part comprises the contents Of tombs
in 4 cemetery in Niederbreisig. a small VII
l,ss between Coblenz and Bonn, and col
lscted by Queckenberg, German anti
quarry
The Rousseau Landscape recently present
81 10 the museum by P. A. p. Widener has
been added 10 the Barbizon group in the
museum
OF recent purchases two Italian marble
pasters that formed part of the collection
Of John Ruskin. the English art critic. are
considered Of importance. The pilasters are
surmounted by trumpet blowing angels and
we're either executed by Giovanni Pisano or
under his direction.
An ivory collection Of Ass pieces and 50
wooden masks, the gift of Mrs Russell
Sage. has not yet been placed on exhibit
ton.
Nine pieces Of Corean pottery or the
fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and eight
Q. Chinese pottery of the Han dynasty 2o5
B G., and six glazed objects Of the Sung
dynasty. q60-Il27 4. D.. have been presented
b. Sadaiiro Yamanaka. The museum has
also by purchase added materially 10 its
Chinese ceramics collection.
The shifting Of paintings in the museum
IN an effort to rearrange them according
10 plan Of classification by schools IS
Practically finished The pictures are now
grouped in rooms as follows: Primitive
middle and late Italian, Spanish, Flemish,
Dutch French. before $780, French after
lae: British, European (modern and Amer
lean
NeT floor plans. showing a classified ar
isngement Of the collections, have been
hlng in an the galleries and a new GUIDE
70 The collections and revised ediuon OF
The ieafot rave heon issued The pamphlet
WI enable the visitor in conjunction win
.pe door plans TO ind any group OF Cd