The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-13
MORGAN WANTED
TO REPAY MUSEUM
Institution Held Honor Of E,
hibiting Collections Was
Sufficient.
LETTERS GIVEN orr

The selling of the Chinese por,el,i,.
and the Fragonard paintings by i ple-.
pont Morgan. and the consequent, dis,,.
pointment OF the public when theso
works of art were removed FROM .ho
Metropolitan Museum of Art. where tho,
had been upon loan exhibition. coca.
stoned a great deal of discussion Ia arr
circles, much Of which has boon un,u,,
both to Mr.. Morgan and the museum.
In consequence the museum made MN.
lie yesterday the correspondence winch
it has had with Mr.. Morgan and 4,
which 1T appears that Mr. Morgan wished
to pay for the expense Of tho 'ns,au,.
ton OF the Morgan collections In m.
museum and the reasons which the mn.
scum authorities give for not accept M
his offer
The letters are printed in tho mn.
seum's BMictin. issued to-day Tho frs,
written by Mr. Morgan to Edward Ron.
inson. director of the museum, under
date of March 3 last. reads
Prom our talk on the subject some
time ago I am aware that the museum
has incurred considerable expense in
the installation of the Morgan loan mi,
lections. shall be- glad to be- allowed
TO bear this expense aud therefore beg
that you will furnish me with = state.
ment of the amount expended for ma
purpose"
In reply Mr.. Robinson wrote on Mare
49,:
Your letter Offering TO reimburse ttc
museum for its expenses in installing
,snlA Ton, AL.
to our executive committee At rs meet
ing to-day. together with the facts AMI
figures relating to the cost Of the IN.
stallatlon.
"In reply the committee inst-uc's No
first OF all TO thank you heartily f.
behalf OF the museum for your reuerou.
proposal, and to assure you that 4 l.
fully appreciated. The committee NnA>
that the greater part of the cost. no.
that charged to our corporate s'ol
appropriation and that taken ONT o,
museum funds. was for cases wh'cr
being Of standard slzos. Will b." usefD'
hereafter either in these or Other gal
leries. and for materials ard labor 70.
quire1 n decorating the galleries
with minor changes or cNcentlo''
these decorations can presumably 10
utilized in the same galleries irrcsNe
tive Oh Int preserve Nll'l' ''t VIZ W W 50
collection. As to the expenses over m.
q bove these items the committee 'ael.
that the museum has been amply 'cpl'
for tlrm by the opportunity YOU have
given il to exhibit thu collection. wNi"N
has been of great benefit and eniormer
To the public and Of corresponding al.
vantage to the museum.
I'm view of these circumstance tie
committee IL OF the opinion that 'f"
museum should not accept your kind
offer to reimburse II for the expenses
| Incurred in the installation. and has
instructed me TO report 10 YOU accord
| ngly."
The final letter. written ny NJ
Morgan ON March Il. reads
IL have your kind letter Of Mar'h II
| advising me that the executive cor
mittee ~ the museum has decided 'N''
it should not accept my offer to re,r
burse II for tn" expenses incurred ~
the installation OF my fathers cple'.
tons | should have been glad had ~
committee decided differently, nut
/ view OF your letter, II remains '0r '
/ only To- express M? thanks f'~ re
4 action and to take this opportIr''v
/ express my nigh appreciation %
/ taste and skill with which the evil
has been installed and shown.