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Pasadena Star-News Part Two - Pasadena, California, Tuesday, July 27, 1943 - Page 11 Nicholson Galleries, Now Publicly Owned, to Vitalize City's Cultural Life [[2 images]] [[caption]] These two views, at top looking west across the patio of the City's new Art Institute and Museum toward Los Robles; and, at bottom, looking east into the patio, indicate the magnificent facilities today added to the City's cultural life by the joint action of Miss Grace Nicholson, the Pasadena Art Institute and the Board of City Directors. [[/caption] Art Center in Pasadena Won at Last Directors Accept Galleries by Official Ballot Action today of the Board of City Directors, the Pasadena Art Institute and Miss Grace Nicholson in joining to convert the Grace Nicholson Building, 46 North Los Robles Avenue, into a free public museum to be operated by the Art Institute under City ownership marked another milestone in the advancement of Pasadena as a cultural center. Under the contract just approved, the City will hold title to the building as a result of generous action of a small group of public spirited citizens and of Miss Nicholson in conveying the Nicholson Galleries free of encumbrance to the City of Pasadena. This notable transaction definitely provides Pasadena with a museum building comparable to the finest in any city of its size and will put Pasadena in an increasingly outstanding position in its cultural and intellectual assets. Easily Adapted Today's action represented the culmination of several months of negotiation on the part of Miss Nicholson and other civic leaders. The building, one of the finest of its sort, in the United States, is so planned and constructed that it will be possible to utilize it as a public museum with a minimum of alteration. Designed by Marston, Van Pelt and Maybury and erected in 1924, in accordance with Miss Nicholson's exacting standards of perfection, the structure contains numerous rooms designed for major and minor museum purposes, including approximately 20,000 square feet of gallery space with ample provision for storage, exhibition, lecture and instructional facilities. Under the agreement Miss Nicholson retains the use of her apartment in the northwest portion of the upper floor and will serve as resident adviser on matters pertaining to the Institute's program. By further terms of the contract Miss Nicholson retains the use of her shop space for a period of six months during which she is to remove her extensive collections of Oriental art from the premises. Re-Entry Provisions The contract covering a period of 25 years, provides in the event prior to July 22, 1961, that the institute can find a buyer for the property it shall have the right to acquire the property from the city for the purpose of sale on the payment of $12,711.90, plus interest at 6 per cent, which money represents unpaid city and county taxes at the present time and which amount when paid to the city will be divided in proportion that the present tax liens exist. The institute agrees that the money received from the sale of the Nicholson building shall be used for the construction of permanent improvements at the northeast corner of West Colorado Street and Orange Grove Avenue, commonly known as Carmelita Gardens, which property the institute may use under contract with the city until July 22, 1961. The art institute was represented in the negotiations by Hahn and Hahn, while Mabel Clausen was Miss Nicholson's representative and (Continued on Page Fifteen) Dr. Robert G. Cl Huntington Libr Dr. Robert Glass Cleland, na- tionally known authority and writer on the history of the West- ern United States, has arrived at
