Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18
CORCORAN GALLERY
RECEIVES S1Ol,O]O
Widow of Senator Clark
Makes Surprise Donation
to Institution.

A gift Of 100000 to the Corcorar
Gallery of Art has been received by
the board of trustees from Mrs. vii
liam Andrews clark. the widow of the
Montana Senator. to defraN the eN
penses incident to the organization Of
the institutions biennial exhibitions
Of cotemporary American oil paint.
ings.
Mrs. Clark's donation supplements
? S100 600 trust fund given to the ga
lery by Senator Clark on January !,
1921. income from which was 10 H.
expended in perpetu9tinS the William
4 Clark Prize awards at the biennial
exhibitions with any surplus going To
the purChass of works by America n
artists for the permanent collection of
the gallery.
In addition 10 the donation. an.
nounced last night by Charles c.
Glover, president Of the gallery :
board of trustees. Senator Clark 5
widow and three daughters have con
tributed 100000 for an addition. now
nearing completion. to house the IA
nous art collection bequeathed the in.
stitution under Mr.. Clarks will.
Donation Is Surprise.
Mrs. Clark's latest donation came
wholly as a surprise 10 the trustees
and demonstrates the friendly interest
she has in the progress and welfare
of the gallery, which now ranks
among the foremost in the world by
the addition to the rare Clark collec-
ton. which soon will be ready for pub
lie exhibition.
From the income of the original
10000 trust fund the w A. Clark
prizes. aggrega ting 200, are award
ed at each exhibition. From the sup
Elemental donation by Mrs Clark all
expenses connected with the organ
zation OF the biennial exhibitions are
10 be defraye and anything left over
will he added To the other fund foI
the purchase of works for the perma
nent collection.
The gallery's eleventh biennial ex.
hibition will be held next FAN. These
exhibitions have done much Il
stimulate the zeal of many heretofore
unknown American artists and have
drawn entries from the most promi
nent artists in the country as well
/ Through Mrs. Clark's generous co
| operation the way is now clear t.
conduct the exhibitions on a wider
scale than before and to add many
additional works To the permanent
exhibition which could not otherwise
have been afforded.
Publication Of Mr.. GlOver's enlight
ening article i'm The Sunday Star OF
December IL. explaining in detail the
collection bequeathed by MIR. Clark
has stimulated wide public interest
in the gallery. While the beautiful
new addition which will house the
famous collection is under construc'
ton, the trustees are engaged in put
ting the entire collection in the best
possible condition for exhibition.
While the collection does not repre-
sent the original in it's entirety, il
contains majority of the noted works
of art which have attracted the at
tention of art lovers the world over.
Included i'm it are 1873 oil paintings.
numbering the works of such old mas
tiers as RubenS. Franz Halls, Rem
brandt, Van Dyck and others.
Louis XVI Salon.
One of the most interesting phases
is the Louis XVI Salon, which will
b feature of the new building. This
will provide an appropriate setting
for the rare furniture of the Louis
XIV and Louis XVI periods which form
pant of the Clark collection, and
Will also house the valuable an
tiquities. draperies and other furnish
ings which add to the collections wide
variety.