SPRINGFIELD, MASS. SPRINGFIELD ART MUSEUM State Street, Springfield George Walter Vincent Smith Collection MRS. GEORGE WALTER VINCENT SMITH, Director. ELEANOR A. WADE, Curator. CORDELIA C. Sargent, Assistant Curator. For foundation see Vol. XI, p. 157. Open free, weekdays 1 to 5 P. M.; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day, and Fourth of July. The collection of casts, which occupies part of the first floor of the building, is open on Sundays, but not the other departments. Opened 1895. Collection given by George Walter Vincent Smith, who died in March, 1923. Twelve galleries of objects including: paintings, statuary and drawings; arms and armor; Oriental potteries and porcelains; bronzes, jade, enamels, lacquers and ivories; textiles and wood carvings; work with children, groups being taken through the Museum by an attendant on Saturday mornings; illustrated story hours; drawing classes; open evenings upon request for clubs, etc. Pictures are lent, and exhibitions of photographs held monthly. WELLESLEY, MASS. WELLESLEY COLLEGE ART MUSEUM ALICE VAN VECHTEN BROWN, Director Exhibitions: Oct. 19 to Nov. 2, 1922-flower studies by Elizabeth W. Hanaman; November-Photographs of Italy by Emma Fitz; Nov. 18 to Dec. 11— Reims plates, Paul Vitry reproductions; December-Photographs of St. Mark's; Jan. 13 to Jan. 30, 1923-Photographs, portraits, landscapes, still life by Clara E. Sipprell; Feb. 1 to Mar. 1-Stained glass by Joseph G. Reynolds and the firm of Reynolds, Francis and Rohnstock; Mar. 3 to Mar. 23-Graphic arts, from the United States National Museum and the Smithsonian Institution; Apr. 6 to Apr. 30-Photographs of Greece, by Frederick Boissonnas, circulated by the American Federation of Arts; May 17 to May 31-Rubbings of Monumental brasses in English Cathedrals, by Laura A. Hibbard; sketches in pencil and in pen and ink, by Eliza J. Newkirk; June 1 to June 9-Etchings, color prints, and water colors by Ella C. MacKinnon; June 1 to June 21Work of students of the art department; June-Etchings and pencil sketches by Margaret Hardon Wright. +WORCESTER ART MUSEUM WORCESTER, MASS. Salisbury and Tuckerman Streets, Worcester FRANCIS H. DEWEY........ President THOMAS H. Gage............. Treasurer FREDERICK S. PRATT... Vice-President ALEXANDER H. BULLOCK....... ....Clerk WORCESTER, MASS. Worcester Art Museum-Continued ELLA I. SIMONS, Curator of Decorative Arts. MARY HAMILTON, Assistant Librarian. MARY P. THAYER, Educational Department. HELEN E. WERNER, Assistant in Charge of Information Desk. For foundation and history see Vol. XI, pp. 159, 160. Open 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.; Sundays, 2 to 5 P.M. Admission free. Founded 1896. Annual meeting third Tuesday in April; Trustees' meeting fourth Mondays. Anual dues, $5; membership, 223. Attendance 1922-23 was 39,046. Collections include archæology, architecture, casts, coins and medals, furniture, ceramics, metalwork, Oriental objects, old and modern paintings, colonial silver, sculpture, textiles, woodwork, prints, photographs, and a library. Of special note are the collection of paintings, Renaissance sculpture, the Bancroft collection of Japanese prints, and the Goodspeed collection of engravings by American masters. Lectures are offered to the public, to special groups of persons and organizations. Lantern slides and photographs are lent through Worcester County to clubs, schools, etc., and lectures are given by members of the staff in the Museum and in the towns of the county. A university extension course in appreciation of art continued from 1921-22, was given at the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Free concerts given every other Sunday during winter of 1922-23. Acquisitions, 1922-1923: "Crucifixion," by Bonaventura Berlinghieri, XIII Century; Portrait of a Woman, by Lorenzo Lotto, XV Century; "Garden of Love," by Gerbrand van der Eckhout, Dutch, XVII Century; "St. Sebastian," by Francesco Francia, XV Century; "Monk in Meditation," by Alesandro Magnasco, Italian, XVII Century; "Venetian Scene," by R. P. Bonington, English, XIX Century; "Portrait of the Artist's Son," by Boris Grigoriev, Contemporary Russian; "Prince Arikkharer Slaying His Enemies," stone relief, Meroitic, I Century, B. C.; "Sun-God, the Planets and the Rising Moon," Brahman, II Century, B. C. relief in stone; "Lady Francesca de Lasta," Italian, XIV Century, marble, low relief from tomb of subject; "The Adoration," French, XV Century, caen stone, Gothic arch and pillars; "Head of a Man," Indo-Chinese, XII Century, stone; "Angelus Pascarelli, Bishop of Allifanus," Italian, XV Century marble, recumbent figure from tomb of subject; "Tree of Jesse," wood carving, German XV Century; 3 fragments of Coptic tapestry, VI Century; 2 fragments of Persian brocade, XVII Century; brocade runner, Japanese, XIX Century; 21 bridal hair ornaments, Chinese, XVIII Century, silver with enamel insets. Exhibitions Apr. 9 to May 14, 1922-Paintings and drawing by Carl Sprinchorn. May 22 to June 11-Twenty-fourth annual exhibition of work of students in Museum School. May 14 to June 18-Photographs selected by "American Photography." June 18 to Oct. 1-Paintings owned by the Museum. Oct. 8 to Oct. 29-Nineteenth Annual Exhibition of work by local artists. Nov. 5 to Nov. 26-Paintings and drawings by Jerome Blum. Dec. 3 to Dec. 31-Paintings by the Taos Society of Artists. Jan. 2 to Jan. 14, 1923-Paintings and drawings by Boris Grigoriev. Jan. 7 to Feb. 4-Paintings owned by the Museum. Jan. 21 to Mar. 11-Persian miniatures, faience and ancient glass. Feb. 15 to Mar. 11-Portraits by Allan Barr, Ernest Ipsen and John YoungHunter. Mar. 18 to Apr. 15-Paintings by Henrietta Shore. Mar. 20 to Apr. 15-Paintings by Alexander Jakovlev. DETROIT, MICH. RALPH H. BOOTH.. DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS President Vice-President ALBERT KAHN, HENRY G. STEVENS, CLYDE H. BURROUGHS, Secretary and Curator REGINALD POLAND, Educational Secretary For foundation and history see Vol. XI, p. 165. Open, free, 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.; Sundays, 2 to 6 P.M.; holidays, 2 to 5 P.M. Incorporated 1885. Under the charter of the City of Detroit, adopted in June, 1918, provision was made for a Municipal Arts Commission, consisting of four members, with powers and duties summarized as follows: It shall hold in the name of the city such real estate as may be necessary for the accomplishments of its objects; shall build, operate, and maintain suitable buildings for works of art and auditorium purposes, to be known as the Detroit Institute of Arts; shall acquire, collect, own and exhibit objects of art, such as are usually acquired by museums of art, and shall have such other powers and duties as may be necessary for the proper discharge of its duties. Under the provisions of this charter, the corporation of the Detroit Museum of Art conveyed to the Arts Commission all its property and collections, to be administered by the Municipal Arts Commission, and hereafter to be designated as the Detroit Institute of Arts. Meetings of the Arts Commission are held every Monday afternoon. Annual meeting in June. Income for maintenance is $59,000; for purchase of collections, $50,000; toward erection of a new building, $260,000. Additional funds for purchase are held in trust by the Detroit Museum of Art. Plans are completed for the new building and have been approved by the Common Council. The plans are by Paul P. Cret. The collections include: an Egyptian Department, a Classical Department, Print Department, Department of Oriental Art, a Colonial Department, collection of paintings of the fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, as well as modern paintings, and a Children's Museum, consisting of material suitable for circulation in the public schools, and of particular interest to children. The educational work of the Museum is wide in its scope. There are Sunday afternoon talks in the auditorium, together with musical programs; the Society of Arts and Crafts, the Archæological Society, the Michigan Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and other societies, hold their lecture courses jointly with the Museum. Lantern slides, photographs, and objects from the collections are available for the use of schools and study clubs. A branch of the Detroit Public Library, in charge of Miss Isabel Weadock, fulfills an important sphere of usefulness. A bulletin is published monthly from October to May. Free sketch classes under the direction of an instructor from the Recreation Commission are held Friday evenings and Saturday mornings. During 1922-23, through the co-operation of the Chamber Music Society, free concerts were given in the Institute Auditorium each Sunday afternoon during the season. Total attendance, 121,139. In connection with the Detroit Institute of Arts is the Museum of Art Founders Society, which donates purchases of art objects to the Detroit Institute of Arts. Annual dues are from $10 to $10,000; when the contributions of a member reach a sum total of $1,000 in money or property he or she becomes a governing member of the Corporation. DETROIT, MICH. Detroit Institute of Arts-Continued Acquisitions, 1922-23: "Self-Portrait," by Vincent Van Gogh, XIX Century; "The Window," Henri Matisse; "Still Life," by Raoul Dufy; "A Cup of Champagne," by Edward Cucuel; "Portrait of a Woman," by Ferdinand Hodler, Swiss; Marble sculpture, fragment of Augustinian throne, I Century, B. C.; Stucco sculpture, "Christ Child," by Desiderio da Settignano, Italian, XV Century; five stone medallions, Venetian, XII Century; two Gothic marble capitals, Verona, XV Century; terra cotta sculpture "River God," by Tribolo, XVI Century; 8 Consoles from oak ceiling, French sculpture, XV Century; 3 gargoyles from Paris town hall, XIV Century "Abbess with Book," Burgundian stone sculpture, XV Century; "Madonna with Child and Donor," in the manner of Claus Sluter, stone sculpture, Burgundian, XV Century; 51 historical French_commemmorative medals; "Pieta," German wood sculpture, XV Century; "St. Bartholomew," Middle Rhenish wood sculpture, about 1620; wood sculpture, "Madonna and Child," by Christian Mauch,, XVI Century; "Pieta," terra cotta sculpture, XV Century; carved wood chandelier, Nuremberg, XVI Century; "Angel with Candle," German wood sculpture, XV Century; Greek marble sculpture, V Century B. C.; Spanish wood console, XVI Century; "Head of Buddha," "Seated Buddha with Attendants," “Head of Buddha," "Standing Buddha with Attendants and Lions,” all Chinese sculpture of Tang Dynasty; glazed tile, Nuremberg, XVI Century; two glazed tiles, "Angel of the Annunciation" and "St. Thomas," Vienna, XV Century; three lustred Persian tiles, XIII Century; five Delft vases, XVII Century Holbein rug, Western Asia Minor; rug with geometrical pattern, Western Asia Minor; Oriental rug, Ushak; six pieces of Coptic textiles; piece of embossed needlework; Persian brocade; copper bowl and bronze kettle, German Gothic; Frankish dish; three small stucco coffers, Italian; wine cooler and brass dish, Venetian; bronze candlestick, Persian; oak table, Italian Renaissance; Gothic oak table, XV Century; choir stalls, Italian, XVI Century; choir stalls, Bologna, XV Century; bench with high back, Italian XVII Century; two Dutch chairs, about 1700; oak table inlaid with tile, XVII Century; Gothic oak chest, Dutch, XVI Century; small oak chair, Dutch, XVII Century; red lacquer cabinet, Dutch, XVII Century; small cabinet with drawers, Dutch, XVII Century; large oak cabinet, XVII Century, Dutch; William and Mary cabinet, Dutch, XVII Century; oak cabinet, German XVII Century; small Gothic chest with notched carving, Westphalia, XVI Century; small oak cabinet, Low Rhenish, XVII Century; four poster bed, South German, XVII Century; French Renaissance cabinet, XVI Century; arm chair, Gothic, XV Century; Gothic oak chest with fluted pillars; Hispano-Moresque cabinet with stand, XVI Century; chest of drawers, Spanish with Moorish influence, XVI Century; two chairs, Hispano-Moresque, XVII Century; refectory table and 12 leather-covered chairs, Flemish, XVII Century; pine chest in flat relief, Gothic, XV Century; pencil portrait of the Maris Brothers, Dutch; "Seated Girl" and "Nude Figure," drawings, by A. B. Davies; "Portrait of a Young Girl," by Andre Derain, drawing; "Monday Morning in Charleston," drawing, by Alfred Hutty; "Temple of Venus at Rome," drawing, by Heinrich Schillbach; interior woodwork of a drawing room of Louis XV, with two original marble mantlepieces and four original console tables; carved wood paneling, for room in new building, Italian, XVI Century; Colonial suite, consisting of drawing room, bedroom and stairway, from Whitby Hall in Philadelphia; _tile_stove, Nuremberg, XVII Century; Roman mosaic fragment II Century A.D. Gifts"Landscape" by Theodore Rousseau, presented by E. M. Sperling; "In the Garden," by Mary Cassatt, anonymous gift; "Marine Headland," by Max Kuehne, gift of Mrs. H. P. Whitney; "The D. A. C. at Twilight," by William Greason, gift of D. J. Healy; "Three Bells of Glasgow," by Robert Hopkin, bequest of Mrs. Mary R. Coyle; "Landscape," by William L. Sonntag, gift Detroit Institute of Arts-Continued DETROIT, MICH. of Charles W. Hitchcock; "The Crucifixion," by Rueland Frueauf, German, XV Century, gift of Ralph H. Booth; "Portrait of a Lady," by Jan de Bray, Dutch, XVII Century, gift of the Detroit Museum of Art Founders Society; marble bust "Dante," by Carlo Rivalta, Italian, gift of the Italian-American Citizens of Detroit; terra cotta sculpture, "Madonna and Child," by Luca della Robbia, XV Century, gift of the Detroit Museum of Art Founders' Society; "Moses" and "Prophet," stone sculpture, Gothic, gift of Rene Gimpel; “The Thinker," bronze, by Auguste Rodin, anonymous gift; marble relief "St. Grisant," XII Century, French; stone baptismal font, Gothic, XI Century, and "Madonna and Child," XVI Century, French, all gift of G. J. Demotte; "Madonna and Child," German, wood sculpture, by Gregor Erhardt, XV Century, gift of the Detroit Museum of Art Founders' Society; plaster models for panels for Dupont fountain and plaster model for Gallaudet group, by Daniel Chester Franch, gift of the sculptor; "The Lost Pleiad," marble, by Randolph Rogers, gift of Mrs. Sherman L. Depew; piece of black pottery of the moundbuilders, gift of J. A. Bucknall; pottery camel, Chinese, Tang Dynasty, gift of C. T. Loo; silver beaker and cover, German, XVIII Century, gift of Leonie M. Breisacher. Silver fruit bowl, silver bonbonniere and cover, silver receptable with detached base, all by Georg Jensen, Danish; drought iron grille, grape design, by Edgar Brandt, French; 16 pieces wrought iron models by Edgar Brandt, French; enamel on copper "Angel," by William Mills, English; all the gift of George G. Booth; portfolio of original lithographs by Franz Hackendorf, gift of Albert Kahn; "Hamburg," lithograph, by Charles Storm Vaus Gravesande, gift of the Detroit Museum of Art Founders' Society, from the Charles L. Freer Fund; collection of Colonial objects, 77 in number, gift of Mrs. E. B. Gibbs and Mrs. C. L. Williams; sampler, XVIII Century, English, by Elizabeth Row, gift of Mrs. Charles Spencer; 3 volumes Catalogue de Luxe of the P. A. B. Widener Collection, Philadelphia, gift of P. A. B. Widener; 189 books on archæology, 1,099 pamphlets on art subjects, 69 color prints of Italian, German and Flemish masters, gift by Sir Joseph Duveen, from the William Bode Library. JOHN VANDERLAAN.. WILLIAM H. WILSON. HACKLEY GALLERY OF ART Muskegon MUSKEGON, MICH. President CHARLES M. MARSH. LAURA B. HALL, Assistant to the Director For foundation see Vol. XI, p. 170. Open week days, 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.; Sundays and holidays, 2 to 5 P.M. Admission free. Founded 1912. The permanent collection includes 80 paintings by old and modern artists, etchings, drawings, bronzes, casts and a complete set of Arundel prints. The Hackley Library of 56,000 volumes contains 5,000 books on art. During the winter a Saturday morning story hour is maintained for children. Talks given regularly to classes in the Gallery and in the schools of the city. A course of lectures by well-known speakers on art subjects is offered free to the public. Paintings from the permanent collection are placed in the schools and exchanged every second month. The auditorium is much used by educational organizations for special meetings. Exhibitions, 1922-1923: Paintings in oil and water color, etchings, sepia, wood engravings and block prints by younger contemporary French artists; paintings by Gerrit A. Beneker; prints suitable for school room decoration; |