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BULLETIN
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART VOLUME XVI
October,
I957
NUMBER 2
INCORPORATING THE
EIGHTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF
THE TRUSTEES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1956-I957
ON THE COVER:Choir screen from the cathedral of Valladolid being installed in the
Medieval Sculpture Hall. Spanish, XVIIcentury. Gift of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation
MUSEUMOP ART BULLETINis published monthly from October to June and THE METROPOLITAN quarterly from July to September. Copyright 1957 by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth
Avenue and 82nd Street, New York 28, N. Y. Re-entered as second-classmatter November 17, I942, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, I912. Subscriptions $5.oo
a year. Single copies fifty cents. Sent free to Museum Members.Four weeks' notice required for change of address. Editor: Marshall B. Davidson. Associate Editor: Jean Leonard. Assistant: Josephine E. Case.
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CONTENTS
PAGE
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
30
THE OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION
3I
STANDING COMMITTEES
3I
THE STAFF
32
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1956-1957
35
REVIEW OF THE YEAR
38
ADDITIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS
62
OTHER MUSEUM ACTIVITIES
7I
CORPORATION MEMBERS ELECTED DURING THE YEAR
75
MEMBERSHIP BY CLASSES
76
DONORS AND LENDERS
77
INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING LOANS FROM THE MUSEUM
79
REPORT OF THE TREASURER
80
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
8i
THE BOARD
OF TRUSTEES
As of July i, 1957 EX OFFICIO F. WAGNER, Mayor of the City of New York LAWRENCE GEROSA, Comptroller of the City of New York ROBERT
ROBERT MOSES, Commissioner of the Department of Parks ELIOT CLARK, President of the National Academy
ELECTIVE
For the TermEnding October1958 FRANCIS HENRY TAYLOR
CHESTER DALE SHAVER
DOROTHY
STEPHEN
FRANCIS VOORHEES
For the TermEndingOctober1959 WALTER C. BAKER MRS. JAMES W.
ELIHU ROOT, JR. WHITRIDGE
ARNOLD
FOSBURGH
For the TermEndingOctober1960 JOHN W. GARDNER ROLAND L. REDMOND
P. ALDRICH
MALCOLM
C. CLARK
STEPHEN
IRWIN UNTERMYER
For the TermEndingOctober1961 CLEO FRANK CRAIG ARTHUR A. HOUGHTON, JR.
ROBERT
LEHMAN
HENRY R. LUCE
ARTHUR
HAYS SULZBERGER
For the TermEndingOctober1962 HENRY
ARTHUR W. PAGE
C. ALEXANDER MRS.
SHELDON
WHITEHOUSE
For the TermEndingOctober1963 IRVING S. OLDS
S. GIFFORD
WALTER
CHARLES B. WRIGHTSMAN
HENRY S. MORGAN
For the TermEnding October1964 DEVEREUX
MRS.
C. JOSEPHS
OGDEN
REID
JAMES J. RORIMER
HONORARY DWIGHT
NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER
D. EISENHOWER
C. DOUGLAS
MYRON C. TAYLOR
DILLON
30
THE OFFICERS
OF THE CORPORATION
President ROLAND L. REDMOND
Vice-Presidents ELIHU ROOT, JR.
ROBERT LEHMAN
DEVEREUX C. JOSEPHS
Treasurer
Secretary DUDLEYT. EASBY,JR.
J.
STANDING
KENNETH
LOUGHRY
COMMITTEES
NominatingCommittee HENRY C. ALEXANDER, Chairman STEPHEN FRANCIS VOORHEES
ARNOLD WHITRIDGE
ExecutiveCommittee ROLAND L. REDMOND, Chairman MALCOLM P. ALDRICH WALTER C. BAKER
ROBERT LEHMAN ROBERT MOSES
MRS. JAMES W. FOSBURGH ARTHUR
A. HOUGHTON,
IRVING S. OLDS
ELIHUROOT,JR.
JR.
DEVEREUX C. JOSEPHS
DOROTHY SHAVER
PurchasingCommittee L. REDMOND, ROLAND Chairman WALTER C. BAKER
HENRY R. LUCE
STEPHEN C. CLARK
ELIHU ROOT, JR. IRWIN UNTERMYER MRS. SHELDON WHITEHOUSE
ARTHURA. HOUGHTON,JR. ROBERT LEHMAN
FinanceCommittee DEVEREUX C. JOSEPHS, Chairman MALCOLM P. ALDRICH
J.
KENNETH
HENRY S. MORGAN ROLAND L. REDMOND
LOUGHRY
31
THE
STAFF
As of September I, I957
GENERAL
ART
EUROPEAN
ADMINISTRATION
PAINTINGS
SeniorPhotographers
THOMAS MCADAMS ANTHONY
AMERICAN AMERICAN
THEODOREROUSSEAU,JR. MARGARETTAM. SALINGER LIZABETHE. GARDNER
Curator Research Associate
Curators Assistant Curators Assistant
\
CLAUS H. VIRCH
PRINTS
A. HYATT MAYOR JANET S. BYRNE CARLJ. WEINHARDT
Curator Associate Curator Assistant Curator Curatorial Assistant
ANNE WATERSON GORDON ART
MEDIEVAL
WILLIAMH. FORSYTH CARMENGOMEZ-MORENO
Associate Curator Curatorial Assistant
CLOISTERS
THE
MARGARET B. FREEMAN
Curator AssociateCurator ResearchAssociate StaffLecturer RENAISSANCE
RICHARDH. RANDALL,JR. VERA K. OSTOIA BONNIE YOUNG
AND
ResearchCurator Curator
POST-RENAISSANCE
GOLDSMITH PHILLIPS
CARL C. DAUTERMAN FAITH DENNIS
AssociateCurator,Textiles
EDITH A. STANDEN
JAMES PARKER
AssistantCurators
OLGA
GIARRAPUTO
EASTERN
ART
FAR
WING
VINCENTD. ANDRUS AssociateCurators JAMESBIDDLE
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ART
PRESTON REMINGTON
JoIIN
AssociateCurators
Curator Curator Assistant Curator
SCULPTURE
ROBERT BEVERLY HALE Curator AssociateCurator ALBERT TEN EYCK GARDNER MURIEL OXENBURG CuratorialAssistant
ExecutiveAssistantto CECILYB. KERR the Director AssistantTreasurer WARREN C. POWERS Controller Assistant Administrative JACK R. MCGREGOR GEORGE E. LUND Auditor A. PIERSON ROBERT Accountant Chief T. RECHTEN HENRY Clerk ChiefAccount F. MULLIGAN Cashier JOHN JAMES O. GRIMES City LiaisonOfficer ' SeniorAssistant,Secretary' SHIRLEY KNIGHT Office ADELAIDEA. CAHILL Assistantfor Archives AssistantCurator for GERTRUDED. HOWE Loans Personnel JESSIEL. MORROW of Supervisor BETSY MASON Service Supervisor of Office ELOISE BRUCE nt the Restaural Supervisor of BENJAMINKNOTTS Display Manager AssistantDisplay Manage JOSEPH HAYDOCK !r and Plans Supervisor of ARTHUR KLEIN Construction CHAPMAN ROBERT BuildingSuperintendent CADETTE WALTER Captainof Attendants HARTMANN JOHN PurchasingAgent Manager,Photograph WILLIAM F. PONS Studio
THE
AND
PAINTINGS
Director JAMES J. RORIMER DUDLEY T. EASBY, JR. Secretary Treasurer J. KENNETH LOUGHRY Administrator JOSEPH V. NOBLE Operating
EASTERN
RAGGIO
ART ART
ALAN PRIEST ASCHWIN LIPPE PAULINE
SIMMONS
ANCIENT
NEAR
ART
EASTERN
Curator ResearchCurator AssistantCurator
CHARLES K.
NEAR
EASTERN
Curator AssociateCurator
Dean SeniorStaffLecturer Junior Supervisor, Museum
WILKINSON
WALTER VAUGHN
EDUCATION
HAUSER
E. CRAWFORD
STERLING A. CALLISEN
STUARTM. SHAW LOUISE CONDIT
ANGELAC. BOWLIN BLANCHER. BROWN
ART
MAURICE HANNAH
S. DIMAND
-
Lecturers
E. MCALLISTER
BEATRICE FARWELL ROBERTA
PAINE
EDITH WHITNEY ALTMAN
COLLECTION THE
Keeper
THEODORE
ARMS
AND
Curator AssociateCurator AssistantCurator
Librarian AssistantLibrarian Supervisor, Lending Collections OrderLibrarian
ARMOR STEPHEN
V.
GRANCSAY
RANDOLPH
BULLOCK
NORMA WOLF
Armorer
LIBRARY
Y. HOBBY
LEONARD
JAMESHUMPHRYIII ELIZABETHR. USHER MARGARET
MARJORIE F. BRANDT LEAH DE ORLOV
HEINRICH
KATHLEEN THE
COSTUME
INSTITUTE
President
Assistants
SHAVER
MARY
ALICE D.
MCGILL
EMMA N. PAPERT RUTH
POLAIRE WEISSMAN
r
FRANKLIN
MILDRED
REHAN
SAMUEL L. DEITSCH
Assistants
I. DONNELLY
BELLE FIELDMAN
DOROTHY
Secretary Treasurer Executive Director
P. NOLAN
ANNA WOZAR
R STELLA BLUM
PATTERSON
TINATINE
TANEYEW
MAVIS DALTON M.
(ANGELINA EGYPTIAN
Curator AssociateCurator GREEK
FIRELLI
PUBLIC
ART WILLIAM
C. HAYES
NORA E. SCOTT AND
Curator AssociateCurator ResearchAssociate MUSICAL
Curator Associate
ROMAN
RELATIONS
Supervisor,Publicity Assistant, Publicity Supervisor,Membership Supervisor,Information Service
MEMBERSHIP LILLIAN GREEN
DAVID M. EDDY MILDRED
A. LYNES
JOAN STACK
ART
CHRISTINE DIETRICH
ALEXANDER PUBLICATIONS
VON BOTHMER
MARJORIE
Editor Sales Manager
J. MILNE
INSTRUMENTS
GERALD
AGNES PETERS
F. WARBURG
CONSERVATION MURRAY GERHARD
D. KELLEHER
LEONARD iJEAN
Assistant Editor ResearchAssociates
KATE
MARSHALLB. DAVIDSON BRADFORD
Associate Editors
EMANUEL WINTERNITZ
Conservator AssistantConservator Assistant Supervisory
AND
Editorial Assistants
PEASE
OLGA KRUPEN YVONNE
HACKENBROCH
lMARGARET
R.
J OSEPHINE
SCHERER E. CASE
ANNE GWYNN
Supervisor,Stock and Order
WEDEKIND C. LEFFERTS
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BOHUMILA M.
KOUDELKA
MARGUERITENORTHRUP Supervisor,Sales Assistant Supervisor,Sales MARGARETS. KELLY
CLARE EAMES MARIE G. LUKENS
Cataloguers REGISTRAR
AND
of Registrarand Supervisor the Catalogue
CAROLINE
CATALOGUE
MACOMBER
MARIA H. SEMAL