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been left where it was.  In the Museum galleries see some great old furniture and some fine old stone sculptures  a St. James of great character.  The American paintings look week as ever.  Many should not be here at all.
     Sunday 4 Jan.  Still cold.  Go up to Library  See in Arts & Decorations a stupid article by Field on Bryson Burroughs  Stupid, sill, weak stuff.
     Monday 5 Jan   Stop at John Levy's new galleries. find them very good  too bad however all his hangings are same dull brown chestnut color.  Fine large rooms and [[strikethrough]][[a m?]][[/strikethrough]] a number of them but artificial light Enhance Foyer dark oak panels also artificial light. Find the opening door very small  almost no day light comes in - a mistake - a big mistake  Found the galleries all large but artificial light  rear one has sky light at one end only  light does not get in far
     Front window good for display of picture for Ariel but poor for inside showing as wall opposite window which is set low gets reflection.  On it hangs a Whistler absolutely not seen 

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    NYPL Art Dep
new book very fine  give it a review

     Jens Peter Thiis
Franks Aand OG Kunst
    Fra Gotik til Klassicisme
        Kristiania 1918
  pub. by Idendalske Bohrandel Nordish

illus examples from Gothic to Jean Fouquet

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Poussin  Self port.
         Deluge
         Summer
         Inspiration
         Floras Triumpf
         Bacchanal
         Bacchi Barndorn
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Jean Goujon
Jean Clouet
Poussin
Claude Lorrain
[[underline]] port of Claude Lorrain [[/underline]] by Jean de Boulogne.

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because of reflection  upper panel of large centre window screened.  [[Lerry with hair?]] to place a screen on something to shut off the glare of the big low window.  Pictures up are not much.  Colored man hanging some British things in foyer  portraits.  Compared with Knoedlers entrance opposite this is feeble.  Seems a pity to lose so good a chance.  Daylight is the thing.  Stop at Knoelders.  Clarlie says if you need to see my brother you'll have to catch him.  Find Roland going out to lunch.  Puts