The New York herald., 1922-01-17
Rare Paintings for
Art Museum from
Anonymous Donor
Corporation Elects Two New
Trustees and Reports De-
crease in Deficit.

The annual meeting OF the corpora
tion OF the Metropolitan Museum OF Art
vas held yesterday and coincident with
Il announcement was made of gift OF
rare paintings and objects of art from
ar anonymous donor. The paintings in
cluded nine canyases by Mary Cassatt.
q figure OF Christ attributed to Andrea
Sciario. three landscapes by Courbet and
a canvas OF the school of Metsu.
Among the objects OF decorative art
were two large Beauvais tapestries
woven after designs by Boucher in 1854
for the Baron of Theirs, stucco relief
OF a Madonna and Child from the second
1uarter of the Fifteenth century. prob
ably a variant OF the pazzi Madonna in
Berlin by Donatello.
A terra Gotta relief of the Madonna
ard Child is attributed TO the workshop
OF Andrea della Robbia, and an en-
aineled terra Gotta statuette Is from the
workshop of Andrea della Robbia. An
alabaster statuette of St. Francis Navier
Of Seventeenth century Spanish origin.
four vestments richly embroidered in
gold and a large Thirteenth century
Persian bowl were also included in the
gift.
Three important tapestries, two
French and one Flemish, have also been
received as loan from an anonymous
friend of the museum.
Payne whitney a Trustee.
At the annual meeting the board OF
trustees announced the election OF two
new trustees, Mr.. George d. Pratt and
Mr.. Payne Whitney. Reports of an en-
couraging nature were presented upon
all departments of the museums actipi-
ties during the year 1921. The annual
deficit. which each year engages the
public attention far more than the
other features OF the report. is much
smaller than usual Last year it was
$273,526.S2; this year it is 1904, ,96S.99
The cost OF administration during the
last year was $764,s12.97, and the in
come applicable to it from all sources
including the appropriation from the
city. income Of the general endowment
fund, receipts from membership, admis-
sion fees, sales of publications, &C., was
$559.903.98 1t Is said that some part
of the decrease OF the deficit Is due TO
the Increased number of paid admissions
during the year and the increased sales
OF the various museum publications.
The total number of objects OF art added
sources during the last year. by bequest.
gift and purchase. was 1853: CT prints
1858. of books and photographs for the
library asa. of photographs and Ian
tern slides for the lending collections
1006 making a total OF accessions of
i1.7S1. 1t is interesting to note that in
the division of American art twenty
paintings were added to the permanent
collection.
Attendance Is 1.O.3.0O5.
The attendance at the museum during
the last year has been the highest in its
history. 1.o73.9O5, and that in a year
without unusual attractions In the way
of special or loan exhibitions
The increase in membership in the Mu-
seum Corporation is reported to be the
highest in its history. Three donors of
important bequests, Michael Dreicer, Ed
mund c. Converse and Mrs. Stephen V.
darkness, have been declared bencfac-
tors during the last year. which is the
highest distinction which the museum
trustees can bestow.
Among those who attended the cor
poration meeting were Miss Lila c.
Wheeler, DIR. J. III. Lancashire Mrs
Frank Hsgemeyer. Jr.. Mr.. and Mrs. r.
W. de Forest. Mrs. Pierre Mali. Mrs.
Henry E. Coe. Miss Harriet Corliss. Miss
Adelina Moller. Mrs. Clarence w. Bowen,
Judge William u. Saunders of Cleve-
land. Mr. $. w. de Jonge. Mr.. J. Il.
Aldred. Mr.. Charles L. Simpson, Mr.. A.
j.. Gallatin, Miss Harriet Vincent. Mrs.
Charles d. Holcombe. Mrs. Henry O.
Taylor, Miss c.. Whiting. Miss Marion
Hague. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel French, Mr..
Charles w. Gould. Mr.. ]. ?. Morgan, MIR.
Edward d. Adams, Mr.. +. II. Appleton,
Mr.. Edward S. Hardness. Mr.. Lewis
Cass Ledyard. Mr.. Charles .. Norton,
Mr.. Henry Walters, Mr.. William Church
Osborn, Mr.. Francis G. Jones, Mr.. S. T.
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