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and suggested that a written expression of appreciation of his long 

 and faithful service to the National Gallery of Art and its Com- 

 mission be recorded. 



THE JOHN GELLATLY ART COLLECTION 



The Jolm Gellatly collection of paintings, carvings, jewelry, 

 enamels, glass, statues, and miscellaneous art objects, offered early 

 in 1929, and accepted June 13 of that year, was transferred from 

 New York City to the National Gallery of Art, May 1, 1933. Its 

 installation was begun immediately and the collection was thrown 

 open to the public on June 23, 1933. The collection consists of 

 over 1,600 specimens. The fixtures, pedestals, and cases, are also 

 a part of the gift. 



Tliis collection fills 1 large gallery and 2 smaller galleries adjoining. 

 Mr. Gellatly was catholic in his taste and collected many rare and 

 beautiful specimens of the work of the goldsmiths, the ivory carvers, 

 the makers of statues in wood, bronze, marble, silver, and gold; 

 ancient glass from many countries; fifteenth and sixteenth century 

 stained glass; furniture, and paintings. 



There are 142 American pictures, of which 104 are oils, 22 water 

 colors, 12 pastels, and 4 in miscellaneous mediums such as silverpoint, 

 pencil, and charcoal. Five American artists are represented by 84 

 examples: T. W. Dewing (17), Abbott H. Thayer (23), Cliilde Has- 

 sam (15), J. H. Twachtman (12), Albert P. Ryder (17). Other Amer- 

 ican artists who are represented by more than one picture are : Henry 

 Golden Dearth (2), John La Farge (3), J. A. McN. Whistler (2), 

 Jolm Singer Sargent (2), Irving R. Wiles (2), Max Bohm (3), Gari 

 Melchers (3), John Noble (2), Lucia Fairchild Fuller (2 miniatures), 

 J. J. Shannon (2), F. S. Church (7). A few of the American painters 

 represented by but one painting are: John Singleton Copley, Frank 

 W. Benson, Frank Duveneck, George De Forest Brush, Edward G. 

 Malbone (miniature), Robert Reid, George Fuller, Paul Dougherty, 

 R. A. Blakclock, George Inness. In ail, there are 44 American artists. 

 European paintings are very poorly represented, there being only 22 

 paintings ])y 19 artists, 7 of whom are unknown. 



On the walls of the large gallery are shown exactly 100 American 

 oil paintings, while around the walls and the floor space are cases con- 

 taining glass, jewels, oriental specimens, enamels; ancient and modern 

 sculpture in wax, silver, wood and terra cotta; antique furniture, 

 chairs, settees, tables, and much other valuable and interesting 

 material. 



A second gjillery is filled to overflowing with a great variety of 

 material from Europe and Asia, tapestries, textiles, furniture, rare 

 stained glass, religious crucifixes and charms, sculpture in wood, 

 terra cotta, ivory, jade, emerald, bronze, and marble. Unique items 



