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National Collection of Fine Arts Commission Meeting

The National Collection of Fine Arts Commission met on May 15, 1975. In attendance were:

H. Page Cross, Chairman
George B. Tatum, Vice Chairman

Mrs. Elizabeth Brooke Blake
Thomas S. Buechner
David E. Finley
Lloyd Goodrich
August Heckscher
Thomas C. Howe
Abram Lerner
Mrs. Robert Magowan
Harold Rosenberg
Charles H. Sawyer
Otto Wittman

There was a discussion of the committee structure of the Commission, which, except for the Accessions Committee, has been largely inactive.  In particular it was decided that the Scholarship Committee, to promote the program of visiting scholars, should become more active.

The Director reported on activities of the museum and called attention to two important recent accessions, approved by the Accessions Committee, portraits of Mary W. Alsop and her mother, Hannah G. Wright, by Ralph Earl.  Other works proposed for accession were approved by the Commission.

A report was made on the research program, and the Commissioners had the opportunity to meet the visiting research scholars and discuss their projects. 

The Commission voted to amend the Bylaws to increase the amount that the Director is permitted to spend at his discretion for individual works from $2,000 to $5,000.

By vote of the Commission, the winter meeting for 1975 will be held on Thursday, December 4, rather than on Tuesday as normally scheduled. 


Note: Mr. H. Page Cross, Chairman of the Commission, died in New York City on August 28, 1975.

Transcription Notes:
Transcribed double column of names as a single column, since the original formatting was only for saving space and not a real table.