The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1927-06-01
COLLECTION OF PORTRAITS OF
INDIAN CHIEFS AND FIGHT
ERS is OUTSTANDING FEA-
TURE.

T. B. Walkers famous art collec
ton of paintings, potteries, tempt
idols, glassware, and jewelry wa
thrown open to the public in tn
new art gallery Saturday.
The gallery will be open from 1873
to $50 p. m. each day. Admission
to the building will be free Saturda,
and Sunday. A charge of 25 cent
a person will be made for the re
mainder of the week.
On display in the SO galleries ar
paintings of old masters and modern
artists, jade, Korean and Japanes,
ware, Greek pottery, old Persian ant
Rakka ware, miniatures, carve'
worries, bronzes, temple idols, glass
ware, Egyptian and Syrian neck
laces, Greek tanagrans, ancient
jewelry and cut and uncut gems.
Two large shipments from Mr.
Walkers collection of paintings, por.
celaims, jades and other art objects
were loaned to San Francisco TO,
exhibition in the Palace of the LIE.
gion of Honor, where they were
viewed by more than 100000 per.
sons in four months. The first
month Mr.. Walkers collection was
on display there, 246,0OO persons Wis
tied the gallery to view it.
Many of the paintings which have
adorned the walls of Mr.. Walkers
home, large number of which are
housed in the main Walker building,
Eighth street and Hennepin avenue,
have been moved to the new gallery.
Thousands of rare objects brought
together from all parts of the world
in the last 60 years by one man, Mr..
Walker, were on display for the pub
lie for the first time Saturday.
In the first galleries, in the left
wing of the lower floor, are cases
filled with Mr.. Walkers collection
of Chinese Ornamental sculptured
jade. There also are 16 pots of jade
flowers and massive jade noun
tain, believed to be the largest piece
ever found.
In the same room are more than
200 ancient necklaces, trays filled
with cut and uncut gems, tear bot
ties from the graves of ancient Ash
attic rulers, Chinese pottery and por-
celain and other objects.
In the far gallery hangs the COL
lection of 108 portraits of notable
Indian chiefs, medicine men and
warriors and "a portraits of Indian
fighters, scouts and guides, an out
standing feature of the collection.
There are more than 700 mini
atures on ivory of characters in his
tory in small alcove adjoining the
Indian gallery. There are four of
Washington, four. of Lincoln, many
famous American men, Napoleon,
Queen Victoria, Beethoven and other
international figures.
Most of the lower right wing of
the building is filled with pottery,
porcelains, plates, urns, vases and
other objects.
The entire Is galleries on the sec
ond floor are hung with paintings.
Outstanding among the 300 or more
paintings us the Peasant Woman
at Prayer" done about 1850 by Andre
Antonio Crochepierre, purchased d.
rectly from the artist. A portrait of
Rosa Bonheur by herself is num-
bered among the portraits. Titian's
"The Holy Family" is another fea-
ture of the collection.
Building Cost 100000
The new Walker Art Gallery was
built at cost of approximately
100000. 1t is situated on Lowry
Hill, facing Lyndale and Hennepin
avenues, next to Mr.. Walkers own
! It was designed by Olaf Thorshey
of Long & Thorshov, architects, and
built by the James Leck Company,
and is called distinct addition to
the city's group of beautiful build
ings. The design of the building is
an adoption of Venetian and By
xantine motifs. The high parapet
wall necessary to hide the skylights
has been treated as such and orna-
mented to form terminating motif
at the top.
The building is of reinforced con-
crete skeleton construction, with
brick and tile walls, and is strictly
fireproof. The basement walls, up
to the first floor, are faced with Bed
ford stone in a sawed finish, the ex-
posed part left in the finish that
came from the saw, in order to OBJ
tain texture. A------
Wide granite steps lead up to the
building, and the entrance is thanked
by two cast iron lamp standards Of
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