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movement of consequence finds place on these walls, with special emphasis 
upon the work of certain painters and sculptors who have risen to prominence 
as the result of postwar influences. You will hence be able to adjudge the 
merits of what may be termed the living art of Italy. You will be able to 
trace in line, color, and form the artistic physiognomy of a country recently 
fired to new effort yet ever mindful of its heroic heritage. 
Very appropriately the frontispiece of the catalogue is a three- 
quarter photographic portrait of Vittorio Emanuele, King of Italy. 
THE HENRY WARD RANGER FUND 
Since the paintings purchased during the year by the council of 
the National Academy of Design from the fund provided by the 
Henry Ward Ranger bequest are, under certain conditions, pros- 
pective additions to the gallery collections, the list, including the 
names of the institutions to which they have been assigned, may be 
given in this place. 
Since it is a provision of the Ranger bequest that paintings purchased 
from the fund and assigned to favored American art institutions 
may be reclaimed by the National Gallery during the 5-year period 
beginning 10 years after the death of the artist represented, it is 
appropriate that the death of Ben Foster, N. A., which occurred on 
January 28, 1926, should be noted. 
Title Artist igs Assignment 
52. The Enchanted Pool---_. William Ritschel, N. A_..| Mar. 28,1926 | The Minneapolis Society of 
Fine Arts, Minneapolis, 
Minn. 
53. From a Window-.-----_-- Carl W)- we eversso eee Pans Moe 2. eee Witte Memorial Museum, San 
| Antonio, Tex. 
DABHSpring esse le de, ere H. Bolton Jones, N. Ateis| et do___._..| Mills College, Oakland, Calif. 
DOs Passi eo ys Mee te E. Martin Hennings____-_- |-----do.......| Museum of Fine Arts of Hous- 
ton, Tex. 
56 Southaven Mill_-___-___- W.Granville-Smith, N. A-|____- docwatecs Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, 
Ohio. 
57. Circe and Anatol_____-_- Robert Reid N.. Ales. . 225/228) Gosh aie The Akron Institute, Akron, 
Obio. 
58. Clifis of the Upper Colo- | Thomas Moran, N. A____|__-_--_-.-____- Louisville Free Publie Li- 
rado River, Wyoming brary, Louisville, Ky. 
Territory. 
59. Days of Sunshine_______- WotlliamnVendt. Awe Asoo 2 soul oo Malden Public Library, Mal- 
den, Mass. 
The paintings purchased from the Ranger fund during the past 
fiscal year and unassigned at its close (1924-25) have subsequently 
been assigned as follows: 
45. The Wood-Cart, by Louis Paul Dessar, N. A.; to the museum of the school 
of fine arts of Yale University, New Haven, Conn. 
46, A Reading, by Thomas W. Dewing, N. A.; to the Cincinnati Museum 
Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, 
