Evening star., 1925-08-02
CLARK GIFT MEANS
BOON TO ART HERE
Unnamed Benefactors to
Finance Large Addition
Necessary at Corcoran.

( Washington went long way ahead
yesterday toward becoming the art
capital of America.
Friends of the Corcoran Art CAL
lery have made possible financially a
large addition to the present build
ing to hold the invaluable art collec-
tion of the late William A. Clark
which was accepted yesterday.
Charles C. Glover, president of the
directors, said.
The benefactors who have made
possible the bringing to Washington
of this large assortment of art treas
not named by Mr.. Glover. No fur
ther plans were given for the extern
sion which will be necessary, other
than to say that it will be erected on
land already owned BY, the gallery.
Extent Is Uncertain.
state exactly what will be brought to
Washington. There is no catalogue
OF the collection in existence. G. Pow
ell Minnigerode. director of the gal.
lery. made a tentative list during a
visit to the home of former Senator
Clark in New York, but this does not
name the individual paintings. A
great deal of work will be necessary
before a catalogue is available, Mr..
Minnigerode said.
In addition, certain degree of Sc
lection will be necessary to comply
with the terms Of Mr.. Clark's WILL so
that any definite picture win be
brought f0 Washington
In announcing the acceptance of the
collection Mr.. Glover said
'The bequest to the .Corcoran Gal
lery Of Art of the notable art collection
Of the late William A. Clark, former
Senator from Montana. as made in his
will, was unanimously accepted by
the trustees of this institution at a
meeting Of the board held yesterday.
Has Immense Value.
1.-THE William A. Clark art collec-
ton is most certainly one of i'm
mense value. It Is unnecessary to
enumerate the many rare treasures
contained In ii as summary of them
has already been widely published in
newspapers all over the country.
The bequest to the gallery contains
approximately 200 paintings, water
colors and drawings. There are 22
paintings by Corot. % by Cain. 21
by Monticello. and many works of great
value by such old masters as Rem
brandt, Titan, Raphael, Van Dyck,
Hobbema, Terberg and many others.
The English school is strongly repre-
sented by especially fine paintings by
Sir Joshua Reynolds, John Hoppner,
Raeburn, Constable and
others. There are also in this collec-
ton exceptional works by Rousseau,
Tot III
tuny, etc. The collection contains
group OF about 40 rare and valuable
drawings by great old masters-Da
Vinci, Raphael, Van Dyck and others.
Contains Rare Laces.
There are also antique Italian,
French and Brussels laces of the fif-
teenth, sixteenth, seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries; a large and
valuable ceiling painted by Fragon-
ard; two stained glass windows. one
the sixteenth century; and also valu-
able furniture of the Louis XIV and
Louis XVI period.
I'm addition to the above, there
are other rare works which need not
be enumerated in this brief state
ment.
THE bequest was made to the Cor
coran Gallery under certain condi-
tions prescribed In Senator Clark's
will, and after careful consideration,
the trustees have reached the con-
clusion that these conditions can be
met by the Corcoran Gallery
THE acceptance Of this bequest
meets. we are confident. the wishes of
the public, and especially Of the peo-
pie of Washington.
Gratitude Is Voiced.
"The trustees are unanimous in
their deep sense Of gratitude to Sena-
tor Clark. For more than 10 years
he was an honored member of this
board, and was a loyal and generous
friend of the institution for the past
20 years. It would not be possible
for us to express the full measu of
our appreciation of his generosity to
this gallery. and for having thus made
1t possible for the Corcoran Gallery
and the city of Washington to secure
the great art collection which he as
sembled with so much care and in
terest. 1t will be remembered that in
January, 1921, Senator Clark generous
ly donated to the Corcoran Gallery
the sum of 100000, the income of
which was to be used for the per-
petuating of the William A. Clark
prize awards at the Corcoran Gallery
exhibitions, and for the purchase of
works of art by American artists
The Corcoran Gallery Is already
overcrowded, and handicapped for
space, and the acceptance of the
Clark bequest will necessitate an ad-
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