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THE EVENING SUN, BALTIMORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1934 
WALTERS ART GALLERY OPENS ON FEBRUARY 2

Trustees Name C. Morgan Marshall Temporary Director 

PICKS EXPERT BOARD TO STUDY COLLECTION

Exhibit Second Only To Metropolitan's In New York, One Says 

Announcement that the Walters Art Gallery will be opened on February 2 under the temporary direction of C. Morgan Marshall and that a board of art experts has been selected to advise the trustees on the appointment of a permanent director was made today by B. Howell Griswold, chairman of the Walters board of trustees. 
One of the duties of the advisory board of experts will be to study the whole gallery, including many objects which have not been exhibited, and to determine its real rank among such galleries in the country. One expert is reported to have said that when all the contents have been studied the Walters collection will be found to rank second only to that of the Metropolitan Museum in New York. 
Some Boxes Unopened 
Establishment of the rank of the collection is regarded as having an important bearing on the selection of the permanent director, according to the announcement. 
There are said to be many boxes containing rare objects of art in the Walters residence, the contents of the boxes not revealed and their art value not known. 
Griswold Announcement
Mr. Griswold's announcement read: 
"The board of trustees of the Walters Art Gallery announced today the selection of an advisory board to prepare plans and recommend policies to the board of trustees for the operation and maintenance of the gallery. These recommendations will be submitted to the board after intensive studies have been made of the whole collection, including the vast amount of materials which was purchased by Mr. Walters and which is now in the basement of the gallery and which have never been taken from the original packing, except for cataloguing purposes. 
"The chairman of the committee will be Francis Henry Taylor. Mr. Taylor is the director of the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts and is recognized as one of the outstanding museum directors in the United States. Other members of the committee will be: 
"Henri B. Marceau, curator of paintings and sculpture at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and director of the Johnson Collection. 
Miss Greene Named 
"Miss Belle Dacosta Green, who is in charge of the J. P. Morgan Library in New York and who is recognized as an outstanding authority on manuscripts and incunabula, many rare specimens of which are in the Walters collection. 
"Tenny Frank, professor of Latin at the Johns Hopkins University, who is a recognized authority on classical art. 
"All of the members of the committee have accepted and have agreed to serve. Work will begin at once. The determination of the Board of Trustees to secure the best advice in the country was due to the fact that it was their belief that with the great diversity of Mr. Walters' collection no single mind should be entrusted with the development of plans for the future of the gallery, which has been declared by one expert to be second only to that of the Metropolitan Museum in New York. 
Will Recommend Director 
"A better-rounded plan for the present and future development could best be obtained by consultation of leading experts in the various fields. 
"The Board of Advisers, upon completion of their studies, will also rec-
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ommend to the board of trustees of the gallery the names of those whom they believe best fitted to serve as a permanent director the gallery. The recommendation of experts will serve, it is believed, to secure the man best fitted for the special job of managing and directing the Walters Gallery; secondly, it will tend to insure the acceptance of the job by many men in the United States to whom it may be offered. 
Expert Studies Plan 
"The publication of expert studies of the contents and possibilities of research in the gallery, of its educational possibilities (which are little known among museum directors today) together with the assurance given by the advisory board that the gallery shall be managed and developed apart from any influences except the influences of those competent to judge, will invite the acceptance of the position of any leader who may be called. 
"The plan for the formation of a board of advisers was adopted by the board several months ago, but it was deemed desirable to make no announcement until those invited had accepted. The last acceptance was received this morning. 
Experts Consulted 
"Mr. Walters died November 30, 1931, but the gallery was not turned over formally to the board of trustees until last June. The delay was due to necessary legal formalities. 
"Both before and since that date the trustees have been in continuous contact with, and receiving the advice of, such experts as Herbert Winlock, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, of New York; Theodore Sizer, of the Yale School of Fine Arts; Fiske Kimball and Walter Siple, of the Cincinnati Art Museum, and other outstanding museum and art experts of the country. 
"All of these gentlemen have given of their time and advice freely and will continue to do so, but the official appointment of a board responsible for the anticipated studies will insure quicker and more decisive action. 
Opening in February 
"In order, however, that the opening of the gallery should not be delayed pending these studies, it was decided by the board to open the gallery to the public as near as possible in the condition in which Mr. Walters left it. The gallery will therefore be opened on or about February 2 under the temporary direction of Mr. C. Morgan Marshall, who was connected with the Walters Art Gallery for many years during the life of the late Henry Walters. The gallery will be staffed for the time being by those who have been connected with the gallery for some time past, assisted by special police protection. 
"The selection of the permanent staff will await the appointment of a director, who will be given a free hand in the selection of those best qualified for each individual position. 
Sketches Of Experts 
"A brief sketch of each member of the board follows: 
"Mr. Francis Henry Taylor is about 30 years old and is now director of the Worcester (Mass.) Art Museum. Mr. Taylor is a graduate of Columbia and Princeton universities, studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and the American Academy at Rome. His special field is mediæval art, and he was curator for two years in this field at the Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, before accepting his present charge at Worcester. 
"Mr. Henri B. Marceau is curator of paintings and sculpture at the Pennsylvania Museum of Art in Philadelphia and curator of the Johnson Collection. He is 39 years old, born of French parentage in Richmond, Va., attended Columbia University, was graduated at the School of Architecture there, and won the Prix de Rome at the American Academy in Rome. He was associate professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania before becoming connected with the Pennsylvania Museum of Art. 
Morgan Library's Head 
"Miss Belle Dacosta Green, librarian of the J. P. Morgan Library, has been with this library for many years. She is considered one of the foremost experts on manuscripts and incunabula. The Morgan collection as such is considered one of the greatest in the country. 
"Tenney Frank is professor of Latin at the Johns Hopkins University and well known for his writings on classical art. He was born May 19, 1876, received his A. B. and A. M. at the University of Kansas, studied at Gottingen and the University of Berlin. He lectured at the British Academy in 1931-32, was professor in charge of the Classical School, American Academy in Rome, 1922-1925."