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New York Sun
10 November 1916

H.W. RANGER AIDS AMERICAN ARTISTS

Noted  Landscape  Painter Leaves His Money to Purchase Pictures.
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By the terms of the will of Henry Ward Ranger, noted American marine and landscape painter, filed yesterday in the Surrogate's office, the income of his estate will be used by the National Academy of Design for the purchase by its council of paintings produced by American painters.  All such paintings will be presented to art institutions or libraries in America having galleries open to the public.  The estate, consisting of personal property, is valued at $213,320.
Mr. Ranger, who was a National Academician, died on November 7 in his home in the Sixty-seventh Street Studio Building, 27 West Sixty-seventh street, at the age of 58.
The will was executed on January 21, 1914.      After providing for the payment of his debts and funeral expenses, Mr. Ranger gave all the residue of his estate to trustees to be held in trust for the benefit of his wife, Helen  Eudora  Ranger,  during  her  lifetime.  Mrs. Ranger, however, died at Milan, Italy, in June last.  In case of her death, or if she was not living at the time of his death, the artist provided in his will as follows:
"I direct that my entire residuary be aid to the National Academy of Design, the principal to be invested and the income spent by council of said academy in  purchasing  paintings painted  by American artists, at least two-thirds of such income to be spent in the purchase of works by artists who are over 45; it may be optional with the council to spend the remaining one-third or any part thereof in the purchase of works of younger artists. 
"All pictures so purchased are to be given by the council to art institutions in America or to any library or other institution in America maintaining a gallery open to the public, all such gifts to be upon the express condition that the National Gallery in Washington, adminstered by the Smithsonian Institution, shall have the option and right without cost to take, reclaim and own any picture for their collection, provided they exercise such option and right at any time during the five year period beginning ten years after the artist's death and ending fifteen years after his death, and if such option and right is not exercised during such period the picture shall remain and be the property of the institution to which it was first given.
"The words 'America' and 'American' as used above shall be construed as equivalent to 
 'North America'  and  'North American'  respectively."
William  Macbeth,  art dealer,  and Charles Henry Phelps, a lawyer, of 30 Broad street, are named executors.
Mr. Ranger is survived by a sister, Miss Edith F. Ranger, who is not mentioned in the will.
Mr. Ranger was described by the late Sir Alfred East, one of the foremost British artists, as the greatest landscape painter of his day.  His works form part of many well known collections both in this country and Europe.  Mr. Ranger once said he estimated that 200 his larger canvases were in the United States.  Two of his beast known canvases,  "High Bridge"  and "Spring Wood," are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  At the time of Mr. Ranger's death John W. Beatty, director of fine arts for the Carnegie Institute, was aranging an exhibition of the artist's works to be held next year.