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THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART 
bition of this character and extent. Accommodations in the 
atrium of the Corcoran Gallery of Art were at once tendered by 
the trustees of that establishment, and it is, therefore, through 
the courtesy of the latter that the public has been enabled to 
enjoy the benefits of Mr. Evans’ gift to the nation. 
On March 12 Mr. Evans wrote that, in order to make a credit- 
able showing in the large atrium of the Corcoran Gallery, he 
had increased the number of paintings constituting his initial 
gift to the National Gallery, adding, “I have every reason to 
believe that you will like my selections, but should any of the 
examples not hold well, others can be substituted, as it is my 
desire to have every artist represented at his best. As already 
intimated, I intend that the present gift may not be considered 
as final. Additions may be made from time to time as oppor- 
tunities occur to secure exceptional works.” 
Fifty paintings were enumerated in the list which accompa- 
nied this letter. Forty- three of these were received and hung 
in the Corcoran Gallery on April 2, and the remaining seven 
within a short time thereafter. Placed in a single row, they 
occupied the entire eastern and southern sides and most of the 
western side of the atrium. Additions have since been made at 
frequent intervals, and in December, 1907, Mr. Evans formally 
announced his intention of increasing the number to one hun- 
dred. A few of the original pictures have also been replaced by 
more satisfactory examples of the work of the same artists, and 
still further changes are possible. 
The total number at the Corcoran Gallery on July 1, 1909, the 
date to which this account has been brought, was 84. During 
the first week of July the entire collection was transferred to 
the National Museum. Since then Mr. Evans has transmitted 
two paintings, as follows : Groton Long Point Dunes, by Henry 
W. Ranger, and Ideal Head, by the late George Fuller, and 
has announced the purchase for the Gallery of The South Strand, 
by Emil Carlsen, and Southwesterly Gale, St. Ives, by Frederick 
J. Waugh. 
[Year by year since 1909 Mr. Evans has contributed with 
great liberality toward the increase of his donation until it has 
become a most notable presentation of the work of modern 
