6 THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 



Among the provisions of the conveyance, it is stipulated that 

 the sum of money to be bequeathed shall be used in the con- 

 struction and equipment of a fireproof building connected with 

 the National Museum or reasonably near thereto, according to 

 plans and specifications to be agreed upon ; that the building be 

 used exclusively for storing and exhibiting the objects com- 

 prised in the gift; that provision be made for the convenience 

 of students and others desirous of an opportunity for uninter 

 rupted study of the objects embraced in the collection; that 

 space be provided in which the Peacock Room shall be reerected, 

 and that no charge be made for admission to the building or for 

 the privilege of examining or studying the objects it contains. 



The original collection conveyed by a deed of gift on May 5, 

 1906, comprised about 2,250 objects, but the additions since 

 made have increased the number to above 4,000. Seven Ameri- 

 can artists are represented by over 1,000 examples, more than 

 four-fifths of which are the work of James McNeill Whistler. 

 The oriental part of the collection consists of Chinese and Japa- 

 nese paintings in screens, panels, kakemono, makimono, and 

 albums; of pottery chiefly from Japan, Korea, China, Persia 

 and Egypt; of Egyptian glass; and of figures, statuettes, sculpt- 

 ure, mirrors, boxes, etc., in bronze, stone, wood, and lacquer. 

 The special exhibition to which this catalogue relates comprises 

 only about 175 of these objects. 



