New-York tribune., 1920-03-02
Industrial Art
On Display at
Metropolitan
Diversified Exhibit Offered
by Business Hons es,
Copied From Many of
Institutions Treasures
Attendance on Increase
Notable Objects To Be OH
View as Part of Fiftieth
Anniversary Celebration

The Metropolitan Museum Of Art as
sumed added Importance as an indus
trial laboratory with the placing on ex-
hibition there yesterday of work b.
manufacturers and designers who de-
rived inspiration for the display, which
includes furniture, wearing appare..
jewelry, tapestries, pottery and table
silver from the celebrated collections
at the institution.
The exhibition is the fourth Of its
kind for the Metropolitan, and shows
the result Of study of the museum col
lections in the production Of objects
of industrial art with current trade
value. Sidelights on conditions in in
dustry due to strikes. decreased pro-
ductior and dearth of materials are
offered in detail
Exhibit Covers Wide Range
In Room 10 of Wing the art lovers
eyes-and those of the fashion addict
as well-will feast on printed voles
and velvets, the designs for which re
sembe accurately some of the Original
Persian and Chinese textiles retained
at the museum. Costume designs. hay
ing their source from Indian carvings
exhibits; jewelry fashinoned after an
cient or medieval Egyptian pieces, and
lamps suggesting almost perfectly ma--
ter craftsmanship of historic art per-
DDS, provide something closely akin -
fascination.
soap wrapper even, its source
Japanese print, and taicum conta.ner
designed from the figures on Dap
anese vase, lend variety to the display.
The exhibit may be viewed until
March 81. Richard P. Bennett. Colgate
& Co., Witcombe. McGeachin & Co.
Cartier, Edward r Caldwell & Co.
Tiffany e. Co, Dreiccr & Co, Handing.
Sloan & Kantak, Heath & Narman
are among the contributors.
The report OF the museums trustees
for 1919, made public yesterday, re-
counts the largest attendance in any
normal year for the institution. The
number was SS0,043. an increase OF
244,546 over the year previous. .Ac-
cording to Director Edward Robinson,
the figures have been exceeded only in
the exceptional years Of the Hudson
Fulton and the j. Pierpont Morgan ex-
hibitions. Those coming to the museum
for instruction numbered 13S,923-the
largest attendance of this kind, without
exception.
1894 Objects Added TO Collection
The city's appropriation for the ma-
scum for the year was cut from
s233,oo appropriated for 1913 to $l75,.
0OO, I'm spHe of the fact that the ex-
rense of operating the museum was
largely increased" In order to over
come the financial stress it was neces-
sary to forego the acquisition OF OBJ
jects Of art which could have been ac-
quired had the funds been available
The museum obtained by bequest- gift
or purchase 1894 objects. large
number than that received the previous
year by 4f4.
This year the museum completes its
4 first half century of existence. The
event will be appropriately celebrated.
and plans which include the temporary
acquisition of some notable objects of
art by loan will be announced soon. II
Is proposed to open the exhibition
about May 1 and TO have it continue
through the summer. so far as the ar
rangement suits the convenience OF the
lenders.
The members of the committee in
charge of the celebration plans sre
Robert w. de Forest, Elihu Root,
Henry Walters, Samuel T. Peters. Ed
ward Robinson and Henry W. Kent