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TJ NPl)1u itY GALLERY, JOnN TAYLOR JORNCTON, President. ROBERT GORDON, Treasurer. THEODORE WESTON, Rec. Secretary. 681 FIFTH AVENUE, NEAR 53D ST. RUSSELL STURGIS, Jr., Cor. Secretary. G. P. PUTNAM, Honorary Superintendent.

NEW YORK, OCT. 8, L872.

Sir : We take the liberty of sending you herewith, a brief outline of the objects and the progress of the METROPOLITAN

MUSEUMOF ART,-(sketched before the opening of the temporary Gallery, ) with a list of Subscribers to the fund to this date.

The importance of this enterprise is too obvious to need any extended explanation or argument. Not only those who are specially interested in Art and Artistic Culture, but all in- telligent citizens who have anything at stake in this great city, and who wish to see it become as famous for its attractions in this direction, as for its wealth and commercial prosperity, will surely take pride and pleasure in being among the earliest pro- moters and founders of a great Institution, opening the treasures of art of all ages and nations for the free instruction and grati- fication of the whole people. ý872.

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Lath one hla. ß i' The 4ixth .1vauue and 31a lison _iveuue, (Central Park) Car's pass -k from the Jluscum. The Museum is also intended to exhibit a series of histori- cal examples, showing the APPLICATIONof the principles of A&T

in all departments of manufacture, and the practical uses of daily life.

The success and permanence of the Institution are now assured, as you will see by the enclosed, but a large addition is needed to its available funds.

It is hoped that a perusal of these documents and a visit to the Museum, may induce many to become Subscribers to the

Fund who have not had any personal application made to them, and who may hitherto have been without any definite knowledge of the condition of the enterprise. A Card of Admission is enclosed.

On behalf of the Trustees,

JOHN TAYLOR JOHNSTON, Pres't.

Subscription to the Fund may be addressed to the Treasurer,

MR. ROBERT GORDON, 45 Exchange Place.

*** A list of the Trustees and Officers of the Museum is printed in the enclosed Circular. \

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OUTLINE OF ITS PROGRESS, AND OF THE CHARTER, CONSTITU-

TION, I1'C., WITH LIST OF OFFICERS, SUBSCRIBERS

TO TILE FUND, ETC.

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The movement which has resulted in the establishment of the METl oPOLITAN MUSEUM or' Aml was initiated at a public meeting for consultation on this subject held, on the 23d day of November, 1869, when a Special Committee of Fifty was appointed. The number of this Committee was after- ward increased to one hundred and sixteen, and these gentle- men organized the Association substantially as it exists at present. On the 13th day of April, 1870, the Legislature of the State of New York granted an Act of Incorporation to this body by the name of "the Metropolitan Museum of Art, " to be located in the City of New York, " for the purpose of estab- lishing and maintaining in said City a Museum and Library of Art, of encouraging and developing the study of the Fine Arts and the application of Art to Manufacture and Practical Life, of advancing the general knowledge of kindred subjects, and to that end of furnishing popular instruction and recre- ation. " METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART.

On the 24th day of May, 1870, at the first annual meeting of the Trustees, a Constitution was adopted, which, with sub- sequent imendments, provides in substance that the Associa- tion shall be limited to two hundred and fifty members ; that new members shall be elected and vacancies filled by the Corporation on nomination of the Trustees ; that the annual dues of members shall not exceed forty dollars ; that members shall be entitled to free admission to the exhibition rooms at all reasonable times ; that the officers shall be a President, nine Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, a Recording Secretary, and a Corresponding Secretary, all of whom shall be Trustees, and twenty-one additional Trustees, beside ex-officio members of the Board ; that the officers shall be elected by the Corpora- tion at the Annual Meeting, on the second Monday in May. It is also provided that a contribution of one thousand dollars, or more, it one time, shall entitle the donor to be a "Patron ;" of five hundred dollars, to be a "Fellow in Per- pet uit' y, " with the right to appoint a successor, and of two hundred dollars to be a "Fellow for Life. " And furthermore, that contributions of works of Art or books which shall be accepted by the Trustees to the value of twice the above amounts, shall entitle the donors to the same privileges respectively. In April, 1871, the Legislature passed an act, which has become a law, by which the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars was authorized to be raised by the Department of Parks, to erect a building for the Metropolitan Museum of Art within the Central Park or some other of the public lands belonging to the City. Meanwhile the Trustees had, on the 28th day of March, 1871, become the owners of a valuable collection of pictures, consisting chiefly of specimens or the Dutch and Flemish METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART.

schools, but containing also important works of Italian, French, Spanish, and English masters. The authenticity of these paintings is attested by the written certificates of relia- ble experts, and among them M. Etienne LeRoy, of Brussels, one of the most distinguished authorities in this department in Europe, and M. Leon Gauchez, of Paris. " It became necessary to make immediate preparation for the custody and exhibition of these paintings, and the Trus- tees accordingly did not hesitate to take a lease for two years from May next of the building known as No. 681 Fifth Ave- nue, formerly occupied by Mr. Dodworth, which, although too small for their purposes, was still the most available hab- itation they could find. They have fitted up this building to show the pictures they have already obtained, and they hope to be able to open there also a Loan Exhibition of other pictures and objects of Art. The Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art believe that the results they have already attained show that their Institution is permanently established upon a sure basis, and will become a most important agent in developing a taste and knowledge of Art in this community. To extend its useful- ness, however, it is indispensably necessary to increase its funds, and for this purpose they confidently appeal to all friends of Art and liberal culture in the United States. A list of the donations already received is hereto annexed, and also a list of the Officers and Trustees of the Institution. Additional subscriptions will be received by any of these gen- tlemen, and particularly by Mr. George P. Putnam, the Honorary Superintendent, at the office of the Museum, No. 681 Fifth Avenue. *

Office hours from 2 to 6 P. M., or at 54 East gild Street from 9 to 12 A. M. OFFICERS FOR 1871-1872.

President. JOHN TAYLOR JOHNSTON.

Vice-Presidents. WILLIAM (JL LLP: N BRYANT, GEN. JOHN A. Dix, ANDREW H. GREEN, LION. EDWIN D. EIORGAN, WILLIAM H. HIGGS, ALEXANDER T. STEWART, WILLI. I II. AsPINWALL, SAMUEL F. B. MORSE, DANIEL HUNTINGTON.

Trustees Ex-Officio. (In addition to the President and Vice-Preýidente.

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. PRESTDENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC PARKS OF TITS CITY OF NEW YORK. COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. PRESIDENT OF TILE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN, NEW YORK. PRESIDENT NEW YORK CHAPTER INSTITUTE OF THE OF THE AMERICAN OF ARCHITECTS. Executive Committee. W. T. BLODGETT, G7i'a. [The President, JOHN TAYLOR JOHNSTON. WM. J. HOPPIN, 11 Treasurer, GORDON. J. F. KENSETT, ROBERT ý THEO. ROOSEVELT, I" Recording Sec'y, THEODORE WESTON. ý" F. W. RHINELANDER, l" Cor. Sec'y, RUS9EI. STURGIS, JR. s Finance Committee. fION. E. D. MoRC. 1N, R. STUYVESANT, II. G. Mnzzgonxv. Trustees. For One Year. RICLLARD BUTLER, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, Lucius TucKEItMAN, For Two Years. WM. J. HOPPIN, HOWARD POTTER, F. E. CHURCH. For Three Years. H. G. MARRUAND, R. M. HUNT, (iE0Y6E P. PUTNAM. Fm" Four Years. C. E. DrrTNLOLD, SALEM If. WALES, F. W. R, HINELANDER. For Five Years. S. L. M. BARLOW JOHN F. KENSETT, S. P. AV1iRY, For Six Years. ßUTRERFURD STUYOBSANT, W. T. BLODUETT, JOSEPH IL CHOATIFF. For Seven Years. G. WARD, ROBERT IIOE, JR. .`3AMUSL GEORGE WM. CURTIS,

G. P. PUTN ni, Honorary Superintendent. LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE FUND FOR ESTABLISHING The Metropolitan Museum of Art, TO FEBRUARY 1,1872.

.. -. William 13 Astor $2,500 13. G. Arnold $500 ...... John Auclllncloss 1,000 Henry H. Anderson...... 250 ...... John Jacob Astor 1,000 William L. Andrews...... 200 ...... D. F. Appleton 1,000 Geo. W. Abbe 200 Win. H. Aspinwall...... 1,000 S. P. Avery ...... 100 ...... William T. Blodgett...... 5,000 Richard Butler 500 L. M. Barlow...... 1,000 Isaac li. Bull ...... 500 Samuel ...... William Cullen Bryant... 1.000 M. B Brady...... 500 ...... James Gordon Bennett, Jr...... 1,000 Stewart Brown 500 ...... A. II. Barney 1,000 John Crosby Brown...... 500 ...... Robert Bonner 1,000 James iI. Brown 500 ...... George W. Blake 1,000 1). W. Bruce 500 ...... N. M. Beckwith 500 ...... Nathaniel P. Bailey 250 James W. Beekman...... 200 ...... 1). C. Blodgett 250 Baltzor & Taaks 200 ...... 11. J. Baker ...... 250 Conrad Braker, Jr 100 ...... B. F. Butler ...... 250 Abraham Bogardus...... 100 ...... Alfred Booth 250 Vincenzo Botta 100 ...... Birdseye Blakeman...... 200 0. D. Baldwin. 100 ...... M. G. Baldwin... 200 Fordyce Barker, M. D...,...... 100 ...... J. B. Cornell 2,500 George William Curtis...... 500 . Henry Chauncey...... 1,000 Smith Clift 500 ...... Robert Colgate ...... 1,000 William F. Carey 500 ...... Frederic E. Church...... 1,000 W. C. Church 500 ...... James B. Colgate 1,000 LeGrand B. Cannon 500 ...... Henry Clews 1,000 Frederick Chauncey...... 500 ...... Edward Cooper 1,000 Ph. Caswell, Jr 500 ...... Robert L. Cutting 1,000 Harris Colt 500 ...... C. F. Chickerine 1,000 James M. Constable...... 500 ...... Edward Clark 1,000 Joseph H. Choate 500 ...... J. G. Clark 1,000 Hanson K. Corning...... 500 ...... 250 Elie Charlier 200 J. W. Chanler ...... George W. Carleton...... 250 George F. Comfort...... 200 Henry T. Cox 250 Bowles Colgate 100 ...... C...... 250 Albert Cooper 100 Charles Colgate ...... James C. Carter ...... 200 Jus. Conner's Sons...... 100 ...... E. Detmold...... 1,000 Jeremiah Devlin 500 Christian ...... Win. E. Dodge 1,000 Geo. B. Dorr 500 ...... William E. Dodge, Jr...... 1,000 Charles D. Dickey 5o0 ...... A. G. P. Dodge 1,000 Joseph W. Drexel 250 ...... 1,000 Henry W. Derby ...... 200 Sidney Dillon ...... 1,000 Carroll Dunham 200 Wm. Butler Duncan...... 500 Martin E. Deegan 100 Henry Dexter ...... 500 L. Delmonico 100 Henry G. Deforest ...... Dugan & hart 50 ...... METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART.

A. R. Eno $1,000 Marc Eidlitz...... $500 Jonathan ...... Edgar 1,000 Geo. W. Eggleston...... 500 Leopold Eidlitz ...... 500 ...... Benjamin H. Field 1,000 Francis & Loutrel 1,000 Josiah M. Fiske ...... 1,000 Cyrus W. Field ...... 1,000 William H. Fogg...... 1,000 George W. Folsom...... 500 H. 0. Fahnestock ...... 1,000 ...... J. P. Giraud Foster...... 250 Michael Fitzimmons..... 50 ..... Robert Gordon ...... 2,500 Sheppard Gandy 500 John A. C. Gray 1.000 Sanford It. Gifford...... 500 C. K. Garrison ...... Bryce Gray 500 ...... 1.000 Charles W. Griswold...... 1,000 ...... W. H. Guion 250 C. A GaLmbrill 100 Parke Godwin...... 200 E. T, Godkin ...... 100 Andrew 11. Green...... 200 John II. Gourlie...... 100 ...... Richard M. Hunt 1,000 William J. Hoppin... 500 Robert Hoe, Jr ...... 1,000 J. Henderson ...... 50(1 Daniel T. Hoag ...... Julei It. Hall ...... 500 ...... 1,000 ...... Abraham S. Hewitt Henry 11. Hyde 500 1,000 ...... Marcellus Hartley ...... 1,000 Christian Herter 500 Harper Bros ...... 1). lluntington ...... 500 ...... 1.000 ...... Robert Hoe Richard M. Hoe 500 ...... 1,000 ...... Napoleon J. Haines...... 1,000 Charles Q. Have; ns...... 500 Edward F. Hale Ogden Haggerty 500 ...... 1,000 ...... A. S. Hatch 500 S. Hawk 500 ...... Miss S. M...... Hitchcock...... 500

Alexander Holland...... D. Match 200 . 250 S. H. W. Howes G. Hatfield...... 200 ...... 250 R. Meredith Howland...... 250 ...... Richard Irvin 500 Henry Ivison 500 ...... Charles H. Isham 500 Adrian Iselin 500 ......

John Taylor .Johnston...... 10,000 Edward S. Jaffray 1,000 .D. Willis James 1,000 James B. Johnston...... 1,000 ...... 1,000 John D. Jones...... Morris K. Jesup ...... 500 Johnson & Higgins...... 250 Geo. Jones 100 A. Jacobi, M. DD. .... 250 ...... Edward Kemp 1,000 John S. Kennedy 1,000 ...... 1,000 John F. Kensett 500 S. Kaufmann ...... George Kemp...... 1,000 Michael Knoedler... 500 ...... Hermann Knapp ...... 200 J. F. Loubat 1,000 Fred'k T. Locke ...... 500 Thos. N. Lawrence 1,000 J. F. D. Lanier ...... 500 Josiali Lane.... 1,000 Chas. G. Landon...... 500 Edward H. Ludlow...... 500 Walter Langdon ...... 500 C. F. Livermore 500 ...... John A. Livingston...... 250 George De Forest Lord...... 250 250 John Lafarge...... Charles Lanier ...... 250 James Ludlam ...... 100 SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE FUND.

Henry G. Margnand...... $1,000 C. II. McCormick $1,000 ...... Levi P. Morton 1,000 L. Marcotte & Co 500 ...... J. Pierpont Morgan...... 1,000 J. Al. Munoz 500 Edwin D. Morgan 1,000 Moran & Armstrong...... 250 ...... Frederick Marquand 1,000 C. II. Marshall 250 ...... Edward Matthews 1,000 R. E. Mount 200 ...... Jeremiah Milbank 1,000 ...... Alban P. Mann 250 J. Wilson Macdonald...... 200 ...... J. B Musgrave 250 Edmund II. Miller 100 ...... 8. F. B. Morse 200 John C. Martin ...... 100 ...... Peter Marie 200 John Mullins . 100 ...... A. R. Macdonough 200 ...... Mrs. T. 11. Newbold 500 ...... George Opdyke 1,000 R. Al. Olyphant 500 ...... William II. Osborn...... 500 Chas. E. O'llara 250 ...... William B. Ogden 500 Fred. Law Olmsted...... 100 ...... Wnn. S; John O'Brien 500 ...... William Walter Phelps...... 1,000 Lewis J. Philips 1,000 Howard Potter 1,000 George Pancoast ...... 500 ...... James W. Pinchot Courtland Palmer,...... Jr...... 500 ...... 1,000 William Paton 1,000 Dr. Willard Parker...... 500 ...... E. A. Post 300 Arthur J. Peabody...... 250 ...... John E. Parsons 250 Car] Pfeiffer 200 ...... Arthur J. Peabody...... 250 John Pondir 200 ...... George P. Putnam 200 Alfred Pell 100 ...... William C. Rhinelander...... 2,500 James Renwick 500 ...... Theodore Roosevelt...... 1,000 James Robb 500 ...... William II. Raynor 1,000 Lewis Roberts 500 ...... Frederick W. Rhinelander..... 500 James A. Roosevelt...... 500 Lewis M. Rutherfurd...... 500 Theodore W. Riley 250 J. Hampden Robb 100 ...... Alex. T. Stewart 5000 James Stokes 1,000 ...... Rutherfurd Stuyvesant...... 2,000 William Sloane...... 1,000 Robert L. Stuart 2,000 Russell Sturgis, Ji...... 500 ...... Joseph Samson 2,000 Mahlon Sands 500 ...... D. Jackson Steward...... 1,000 Robert Squires . 500 I). L. Suydam 1,000 Russell Sage ...... 500 ...... Alexander Stuart 1,000 John Sneden 500 ...... Charles Stewart Smith...... 1,000 F. W. Stevens 500 John H. Sherwood 1,000 F. Schuchardt ...... 500 ...... Anson Phelps Stokes...... 1,000 Richard Schell 500 Wm. R. Stewart 1,000 David Stewart ...... 500 Jeremiah T. Smith...... 1,000 Samuel Schiffer...... 500 ...... Wm. Alex. Smith 250 James Somerville 200 Stone, Nichols & Co...... 250 William Schauss ...... 200 Otis D. Swan ...... 250 W. Pierre Slymus...... 200 John A. Stewart...... 250 Isaac T. Smith ...... 200 ...... A. B. Stockwell 250 Sam'l Sinclair 200 ...... Fred'k Sturges 250 J. Sabin & Son 100 John Sherwood ...... 250 Emil Sauer ...... 100 ...... Lucius Tuckerman 2.000 James Tinker 500 ...... Samuel J. Tilden 1,000 Edw'd Al. Townsend...... 500 John B. Trevor ...... 1,000 Sinclair Tousey 500 Griffith Thomas ...... 1,000 Tiffany & Co ...... 500 Charles L. Tiffany...... 500 ...... METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. -- ý John H. Treadwell...... 200 Douglas Taylor 100 ...... R. Upjohn 200 Calvert Vaux 200 ...... James H. Van Alen 1,000 William H. Vanderbilt.... 1,000 .... Alexander Van Rennsselaer...... 1,000 Jacob Van Wagenen...... 500

Miss Catherine L. Wolfe...... 2,500 Theodore Weston 500 ...... Samuel G. Ward 1,000 Stephen C. Williams...... 500 ...... Edgerton L. Winthrop...... 1,000 George Cabot Ward...... 500 . Samuel Wetmore 1,000 Will. C. Whitney 500 ...... Albert Weber 1,000 Sani'l A. Warner. 500 Wheeler & Wilson...... 1,000 L. Waterbury ...... 500 ...... 11. Wades ...... 1,000 R. Warren Weston 500 Salem ...... Geo. Peabody Wetmore...... 1.000 John Wolfe 500 ...... Charles C. Waite 1,000 G. Granville White...... 500 ...... John 11. Watson 500 ......

J. S. Williams 250 E. P. Wheeler 250 ...... Julen A. Weeks...... 250 Franklin Wiley 100 ......

Martin Zborowski ...... 1,000