New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-18
MORGAN Limits ART
VIEW TO 3 MONTHS
Cant Tell What ! May Do
After That Time" Says
FinanCier.
REFUSES TO MAKE
OTHER EXPLANATION
Collection Made by His Father
Open To-day TO the Public in
Metropolitan Museum.


J. F. Morgan, on the ovc OF the open
ing to public Wow of the immense art
collection amasscd 10y his father. set a
limit yesterday TO the time when tho
art objects will be on exhibition in the
Metropolitan Museum Of Art.
Nothing will be done with them for
three months" he said. casually, and in
the same breath repeated his statement
10 The Tribune made on January II,
that for the prcsen. the collection
would not he disposed of. There is
nothing more 7 can say now" nc said
at that time
II don't see why the question should
recur,' lie protested yesterday. wv hat
difference does it make? The things
are where people can sec them, aren't
they"
The reporter replied that il tho OBJ
jocts were to remain permanently on
exhibition Il made little difference
whether or not title to the collection
was held by the museum.
The chief thing" lie added, lis the
fear that the collection may be lost 10
public view if other disposition is made
of Il I'm the near future"
"All can say" Mr.. Morgan replied,
"is that nothing will he done about the
collection for at least three months.
can't tell what I may do after that
time. But you can say that it Will be
on exhibition for three months any
way"
Tho fact that the city was in danger
of losing the collection. which the
elder Morgan hoped in his will might
bc made permanent for tho public, be
came known through The Tribune last
month, nut statements were quickly
forthcoming that no plans for the sale
of all or part of the collection had been
made. Mr.. Morgan indicated cXClu-
the fate OF the S6OOOO,OOO art objects
waited upon his decision IN the future.
The tardincss Of the city and sta.e
authorities I'm providing additions to
the museum for exhibiting the collcc-
tion is believed 10 have been the cause
Of Mr.. Morgan's implied intention "a
sell the treasures. When public Off
cials awakened 10 the fact that the
Ir.I,t vA-tT % Il. nd
action was taken, and temporary pro
vision for the collection was a result
Of their hasty efforts.
Mr.. Morgan was present on Sunday
at q private view Of the collection, pre-
paratory TO the formal opening by the
trustees last night. AT that time he
expressed himself as pleased with the
| arrangements. At no time has he pub
licly receded from his attitude that the
| collection is simply a loan; hence the
significance Of his placing three
months limit on the exhibition is plain
Many Of the pieces in the collection
time when he visited the museum or
Sunday. and II was the first time any
one had seen the whole collection to-
gether Many Of the objects had never
been unpacked since their arrival in
! this country. and others had been scat
tered in the different places the elder
Morgan kept them for private exhibi-
| tion.
% - Il Iicf, hat -, ~
| the collection is already in operation
although ]. p. Morgan carefully OK
planned that the pieces disposed Of were
OF no great art value. He referred tc
his gift of several objects to the Car
navalet Museum, in Paris.
"The things I gave the Carnavalet
collection were historical pieces" he
said (which fitted in properly with the
historical collection in that museum
7 was induced TO send them there be-
cause Of the attractiveness Of that col
| lection. and because they would remain
unnoticed in the mass Of objects in the
Metropolitan Museum.
Some were things belonging to Marie
| Antoinette. Others were NapoleoniC
curios. or associated otherwise with
French history"
The objects associated with the name
Of Marie Antoinette included a fan. a
lorgnette, a cameo brooch and a medal
! lion with lock Of her hair. A collec-
| ton Of medallions bearing likenesses OF
Louis XVI and Marine Antoinette, a
! glove worn by Napoleon, slipper OF
the Princess Pauline and a brooch
which belonged 10 the Queen Of Naples
/ formed the rest.