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Wbat tollOWII 11 the Rr•d.ln4 c:op:r"

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•kina thi• •peech.

• SPEECH OF TH£ PRESIDENT

NATIONAL GALLER): OF ART

W.RCH 17, 1941

It ls wlth a very real eense or satlsractlon that

I accept tor the peoplfo ot' the Unl ted States and on thetr

behalf thls Uatlonal Gftllery an{' the collectlone tt contatne.

The gtver o r the bulldlng htl.a utched the r1chneu or hh

glt't wi th tt.e modesty or hla splri t, otlpulat1ng thnt the

Gallery ahall be known not by hi8 name but by the nation ' a .

And thou other collectors or palntlnr;s and or sculpture

who Mve al!'l!lady Joined, or to"ho propose to Joln, their .arks

or nrt to llr . Cellon' a -- J.lr . Kreea And l!r . Widener - - have

rel t the same desire to eotablleh, not a memorial to

themselves, but a monument to the art they love and the

country to which they belong. To these collectlona "'" now

gratefUlly add the gtrt rroo l.!lu Ellen Bullard t~.nd three

anonyt&Oue donora, which u rks the beginning or the Gallery ' s

collection or prlnte; and also the loan collection or early

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American paintings from Ur. Cheater Dale.

':'here have been, in the past , aany glrta or great

palntl nga a nd or ro.moua ll'orka or !lrt to t he Arnerico.n

people. .t:!oot or the "eAlthy men or the last century who

bought, for the1r own alltlafact1on, the maaterp1ecea of

European colleotlona , ended by presenting the1r purchaaea

to their cltlea or thelr towr::a . Great 110rka or art hAve

a way of breaking out of pr1vt.te ownership 1nto pu"olio

use . They belong so obvl oualy to o.ll who love them -­

they are eo clearly the property not or their s i ngle

omera "out or ~ men e~ -- ti'..e.t the private

rooca and houses where they are hung boco=e in t1me too

narrow for their presence . The true collectors are the

collectors who u ndoretand thle -- the oollectoro of

great palntlnea who feel thAt they cAn never t r uly own ,

but only gt1 ther and preserve tor all who love them,

the treaaurea they hnve found.

But thoU£h there have been ~~~&.ny publle gUts ot

art ln the paat, the gltt ot thh National Gallery,

dedicated t o the entlro nation and oontainlng a conalderable

part ot the meet l mportnnt work broueht to thla country

troll the continent ot Europe, has necessarily a new

dr;nitlcance . It signltlet a relation -- a new relation

here made vltlble ln paint and ln atone -- bet ween the

't'hole people ot this country, nnd the old lnherltad

tmdltion or the nrt a . An~ we ahA.ll rc~:~er.~ber thtl.t thooe

'~"' ,<;:;::. halls or beauty, the ~or a great Al:lerlcnn

).t .. R" ~:d ,,..,... a rchitect A combine the clauiciam or the past with the

convenience or today.

In accepting thla bulldlnr 11-nl'l the p(lintinga 1t

contnine, the people ot the Unl ted States accept n pt'crt

in that inherltanoe tor t hemaelvu . They accept lt ro r

t hemaelvea not because thla Gallery is given t o them--

-·-though they are thankful tor the cut. 'Phey accept 1 t

for thcmsel vee because, ln the past few yenra, they have

come to under stand thl'l. t the lnherl t anoe 1 11 the irs and

thnt , like other inhe ritors of o t her things or value ,

they have a duty toward 1 t,

There was a tle~e l'l'hcn the people o! thla country

'f'Ould not have t hought that the inheritance of a rt

belO!lf;ed t o theo or that they had rccponllb111tlea to

gunrd lt . A f ew gene rations ago , the people or thla

country wer e taught by their writers and by their orl".;toa

and by their teachers to believe that art was sonathl nt;

rorelgn t:> America and to the::1aelveo -- aoaet~lng 1Ep<>rted

troa another co:1tlnent and rroo an &6e which wns not

theirs -- sor.~ethlng they had no part in, S.:lVII t :> go to

aeo 1 t ln a gua:-J.ed room on holidays or Sundays.

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But r ecently, within the last fe,• ye,ra, they have

dhcovered ttu>t they have a par t . They have seen l n t heir

own towns , l n their o•n vlllngoa, l n echool houses , in

poet o r r l cea, l n t he back rooDs of shops o.nd stor es,

pictures painted by t holr aona, their nei ghbor s - - peopl e

they have k.nown and lived bulde and talked t o . They have

seen, aero as these last rew yel\ra , rooms full o r pe.lntlng -,l ... t~o ~/: ...

by A.~rlcana, wa!la covered wtth the palntlng of A:terlcane -

:J'lme or lt good, some or lt not good, but all or l t no. tlve ,

htman, et~c;e r, an~ nllve -- all or 1 t paint ed by their own

&lnd 1n thei r otm country, and painted about things they

k.t\')" and loo'< at oftsn and have touched an:! l oved,

The people of thll countn· know now, whatever they

wero tJ\ught or t hoUiiht they know betore , tha t art la not

aomet hl ng j ua t to be ownod but oocethlng t o be o.ade: thf\t

1 t 1a t he oo t of ~nc an<\ not the act of o~ne: 1'1hloh

11 a r t . And knawlnc th1a t hey know also t hat art 11 no t

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n tre"aure ln the )ftlt or an lmportntl"n tron anot.ljer

country, but part of the pr~t lite or all the llvlng

and crentlng peoples -- all who Mke and build; o.nd, moot

ot all , the young ant1. vlgorouo peoples l'l'ho have made o.nd

bu11 t our preaent Ylde country.

It 18 tor thle reaaon that the people or Anlerlea

accept the inheritance or theae ancient arts. Whatever

t~eae palnt l nss mny have been t'> men who looked at them

a generation back -- tod/l.y they nre not~ worka or art .

Todroy they are the s:rmbols or the hunan spirit , and ot

the I'I'Orld the freedom or the hWDan splr1t a:ade - - a 111'01'14

ar;nlnat vhlch ar:::lea nol'l' are ralaed flMd countries overrun

' ' and een l!ll.prleoned)and their work deatMyed.

To acce~t , today, the work or German painters such

as Holbein and Durer a nd of Itnllana like Bottlcelll nnd

Ro.phael , and or pa1ntere ot' the Low Countr1eo like Vnn Dyok

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and Rembrandt, and or !AIIOUe r~nchllen, famous Spaniards --

to o.ccept tht s work today on bohalt of the people of th1t

dO;locrat1c nation is t o auert the belief of the people

of this nation l n a hUL'Ian ep1rlt which no" is everywhere

ondanc::;ered and which, in many countries ~hero 1 t first

round forg and me:J.nlng, has been rooted out and broken and

destroyed.

To o.ccept thla work today h to assert the purpoee

o f the people or America. that the fl•eedoo ot the hu:~an

spirit and hu::An mind '11hlch hD.e produced the world1 fl (iroat

art and all lts science - - shall not be utterly destroyed.

0 Soven~y-elght years aso , ln the third year or the

War Between the Btatet, 11en and woz:~tm gathered here i n

i'l'nshlngton t o see t:~e dono above the Cepl tol cor.~pleted and

the bronr.o GoddeBS or Liberty sot upon the top . I t ha.d

been on expensi ve and la.borloua business, d1vert1T'Ig money

and labor fMIII the pro•ecutlon of the war, and certain

-s-

c1t1:tens round auch to cr1t1o1:te, There were ne"t' urble

pllll'l.re ln the Sonnte wing and a bronze door tor the

central portlll and other such expendi turcs and eobelllshments.

But Lincoln, whon he heard tho ori tlciems, a nswered: 'It

people eee the Capitol golns on, it is a Gign we intend

the Union shall go on• .

We =ay borrow the worda Cor our otrn . tfe too

intend the Union shall go on. We intend lt shall go on ,

carrying Vll t h it the grel\t troditlon or the hwnan aplrlt

which created lt.

The dedication of thls Gallery to a living past ,

and to:~ a t:reater and more richly livlnt. future , le the

men•ure o! the earneatne•• of our intenti?n that the

freedom or the hu::n.n &plrlt a halt go on.

'llhat. follova 1a t.he et.enop:raphic tranacript. of the

s peech a a taken dovn by t.ht 'lihitt House Repor hr,

Words in the prepared text. Ollit.t.ed by President.

Roo.eTelt. • r e eneloud in parmthe~•• · il'orda and

phraau ext.emporantoual::r added are indicated by

underlining.

~OF'!Hi:Y.~11'

·~ t-hl Dedteauon of U.. :'I!Uocal Oall_.y or A.rt

latMIIStoC, D. C. J.:.areb 17, 1941 , 10.00 P.~l ., :!. S . T.

It is wit-h s •ury r"latnta of e•Ut!'actton th.t- I acospl: for t-ba

peop:..a or the untt-&d St-aua and on ~blir bebalt 1:111 11 !:atlollll Oe.llary and tha

oollectloa.t 1t eonuiu. 'I'lll t:lnr or (tha).!.!!!.! built!irw, boa ~~ehld tba

riebn .. a ot hill glft ritb the aoda ty or hh spirit , etlPJ.latiDC t-bl.ttha

eollaetora of paloUru::a aDd or aeulptun Co t.l'a already joiaoad, or ...tr.o

rr·opoll to join, thatr works or art to Kr. lo!llllc:c~ 'a - - !Lr • .r:r.aa and liir.

HlTot , b.lt a aon'.lmlnt to tba art ~ they lo'l'e rmd tbe eoun~ey to wbieb

they belong . To t-heN eolleouona wa :10w ?,:ret.etullyadd thtl sif t (fl'OIII.) .£!_

~111 !lltn &.tllard and thNI aD0111110UI uonon, 11b1eh Mrlrl thl baglnniq of

\ba Gallery• a eollaet1on ot prinu; aa4 Wo the loan collaetic:c~ _f Mrly

A. ariean paintings rro. Cr . Ch .. ur Dala .

Theno haTa been, Ia u.a pe.at , aany e:ttta or g.r..at petnUD&& and

of r...tNa worl::a of art to tba A:-..arlelll raoplt . loiost or t-ba ~thy •a or

or tturopaan eolloeuona, andad bf !ll'llenttas their p.~rehaHa t o tbair ett-iaa

or ll their towna . ~ grent •orka or art h&ve a 'ay or braa.c:in~t out

or prt 111.te owneral1ip Into public uaa . 'nley halon~ ao ob1'1oualy t o all W10

101'1 thea -- they are 10 elllll"ly \hi property no\ of thatr etnaJ.a ome r l but

ot ~ •a ~ -- that tba trinta roo-a om!. houau w.r. they (ar.)

M'l'l lortll5lr hung~ baoocr.a ill tl.aa too narrow for thalr pruanca.

rranklln D. Roo•e-u Ltbnry

':h\• S. a tran•r-r:pt ~· b7 tll• IMU Kou•" •ttonOU'i" r ,._, • • • :tN1"4 not•• uh at .. o!fl 1 .. ' ''"~ 'IU!"I·tll th•JII Ill' •tlltP rto&thn,;c J..1 t.,:lt,

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&.lt thoue;h there han beep; UJ:11 public gttta of art. In the ~at ,

the gttt or this l!ttttolllll O&llery , cled tcated to tt. entire nation .... ( end )

cont alllhe: a cgnetderablo part or the t•oat lll.porte.ut WDrk broU(;bt to t hh

oountry from the COEI.tinent or Europe , bee naca11.arUy a new alga.ttioanoa.

I think I thin~~: U. at~trtea a r.lattoo - - a cew :relat1o11 !Jere •4• Tlalbla

in J*in\ aad 111 atOD.a -- bat .... JI. the ..tr.ola people or thh co=try, lU14 the

old leher•ted tr.dttton ot the arta . >.DIS .. ahall ~ber tnat theM helh

Of bM1.1t7 , tba (c~t101. ) concertton o: 1 !!';rM;t .ter1C&ll U'Cb.Uact, ~

Ruuell Pore, c01tblDe the claaetct~~~:. or the pa:rt wit& tM cQII't'ea1aooe or

today.

In aceetti~ t hte bulldn.c: aM the patnt1n~a and other art thnt

H contgtna , the p.opla of the tlntttd Su.tu accept a pllrt in thnt 1nber1tanea

tar tha:ueh·a~. Th17 accofl\ it tor thu.ulTU oot becau:.a thte >.ialllry ta

~ .... to tbe:1 - thcn~c:h tha7 ~ thua-tul tor the gltt . ":'r.1117 aecapt 1t tor

~Ylllue , tbeJhi!iYead<.~t)'tO .. rdit .

There •s a li• wlltll the people or this cou.ctry would DOt he.•• thJUebt that tbe inberHllll~t ot art btlOil8a4 to t heQ or that tlle)' tlllld rearonal ­

blUUea to g.~a:rd tt . A few FtntNttona ago , tba people or th11 oour.try ,..:e ~taught by their wr1t1r1 O.Dd by thl1r ertttc• ud by their Uaoharl to

ball••• tll.at a rt -• -th11'11 ror.lgu to t.Dartca aDd. to tha•el"'a -- ~<~Qe•

thl~~g l•portcd !'roo. IUI.ot.bar ccmU~~ant• -.thins {lllld ) rro. an ap wll1cl1 ••

aot tbelrl -- s-thtne: tbeT .. !u! M r•rt to, ... , to o;o to - it ta {e)

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.!!!!!.~rdlldroo..O!IbOltc!tcy'eor;:>n-a.

But reee:~tly, wttblo 1.ha l.ttet r.w rears{ , ) - - zee In our ltt'etU:.

=..:. tbey baTe discOTered tbot tUy !:::: a f'U' \ . Tbey taYa aMP ill tM1r owo

t0'1111a, t o their 011111 Tilla<:'ea, to achoo\_houaaa, In poet otrtc:u , 111 \be bee~:

ro011111 or 1hopa and storea, p t ctur11a f*11atad by tb.Llr aaoa, tl:lltr natehbore --

,r.ople t hey han know:n M4 t1Ye4 bal1da 11.1111 t, llc:ed to . They .an , .. n,

aero" tb• M lltst ruw yoara , I"::OCU run or palntt~ anti t culpture by ~rlcana,

• lla CO'rlre4 wit h t!ze pelctiJif' (or),& /.:r:,r lca::a -- 50M of a (J)041 ~

!.....:.!. tbcty ~ODd looli; at ct't• ODd hlliYO tOUC:hlc! liM lOTed,

'!'U peope or thia country lmo" tiOll , 'lfb.at.-Yer tb..,. were t~t or

thou ·.ht ot or t!Jou -ht they knew ~1'0:-a, tht.t art Ia not sa.et :ling juat t o be

0\'n'led (but) 2!. soaethlng to be ::.ada: the.t it Ia the act or relc:tns and DOt

the ac t or o• il113 {w!l.tch) !.h.!!. 11 arL ~ knowlno thiiJ t1101 ltllcM al.o t.b.u

art 11 not a tre~:~sure In the post or an I t>Or-tattez~ t r0111 another (counl.-ry)

l!!!!o but ~rt. ot the prnellt Ute ot all the UviDB c.nd e~UDg ~pln -­

all 'IIIIo .Ue aDd bulld; e4, 1101t or all , tile JWCS au4 11 ;:orou.a peoples Wbo

who looll:ed at th• Ia) ~eDenUoD.! bae lc -- t odl.y they tl!'e 110t = WOTicl or

art . Today they ere the .,..,bol a or th e hu-u spi rit , (and ) eYI!Ibols or the

world the r reedo• ot the huat.n spirit .!!!!. • de -- and. . inc1dilnte.lly , e world

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DJ."'r.._ (lllld) or hllllta111 Uke Jottt celU and Kaplulel , (anu) or painter•

t•ou• Spl.D.tnda -- to aoc'l!t Utla erie tod~ (on be;..alt ot) ~ t ba J*!pla

ot thh 4-retic u\lon ta to usert tbe Mlht ot tbe ~;U or this

wbtch , In -.ny countrlll lbare it tire\ found tom and -IIJ.U4, hal been

'to accept t .la .one \Ode)' t1 to aaHrt the JIUI'PO'IJI of the people

ot ,._rica that tile frMc!ca or the ~~~ ilplrit and bu.A a l c.4 tbie~ has

Stoua, •ll Sid -.n 'llthend t.en 1A the Capital or 11 cl11'1d" n.tion , b.ere In

Weflhln.a:ton , to IM tba da..a abova the Capitol OCllll.plated ud ~the bronw

O.>ddna of Llbe:-ty aet U!'On the top . It htld boell eo expc~ne11'1 and laborlou.l

tah (clUzena) eMUea - - tor there ~~ere crltlea In l8o3 -- certa111 cr1Uca

toUDd 11u0h to crttlcho . Tbe"' ..,r, r;- terble p1ll.ars In tha S.t.lltl wln~

of the Capitol; (and) ~a b~• door tor the ceut r.l portcal L'ld

othor aucb ~ndlturll uu.: •belllahal:tnts, !ll.t tb.a Preat .. cDt or the Unit ed

Shltu 'lllloae 811.11111 ..,, Lincoln, lbe.::; be beard (~b.• I ~ crl~let.s, an..,.

.. rM: "lt peoph- tila C.J:l tol .,Plnti on, 1t. la a al~!!!!!. .. lund (tba)

.!J!!.!. t1n1on ahall so Oil" , ( ,;,ppauaa)

We uy bor:ro• Uti words ror our c.on . 'le t oo tnt. end tbe t1n1o:~

all&ll F oa . We l nt.•ul 1t shell ~ oa , carr,IIIQ; wl t.b. It t.be ~t. 1.nuUt.lo11

or tM bumall spi rit wbleb cr.atec1 u .

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lnunuon t.bat. t.~ rr..cto. or • bu..~~ •plrtt. sllall &O 011 (.) ..o.. .!.!!2.·

(ApplauM)

iiOLL tOL N...t... ... f.

t.'JJ.C!l 17, 1941

CJ.X':'JQI, , The fol1ow1r.c: uiur<, 21 o~ tt. l':r, .ltient, to te C.t-Ivend In ton~ctlon 'r!th t..'l• C.ed.lct tt~n or t~• .• ~at1cm.l C>llll61")' or Art., ~~.. ... :l11r,t...r., D. C. , :.:tL'! St. • :.. I •. COl. I! t.I.CJ:. 1.11tL. rele•~fld .

MY&L: r.e.u: .... e t.o e-u1t1on .. o!· t.l.l """"Jll-per. t. ~ rlrt: on th• lln!"lt. looJ'! ~.o<i J.,- 'I ...,f, .10zl5 P.L, ~ •• • T. , IU.:-<:~ 17, .~-941. n;, I>Ut re .. ,IUILtl of t.il.fo text o:' t.t• wure ... ~o-1...0 .. , .1•• t.o n.o.lo t.l'-l"O{·II"I<'t:-.1 lonG

11e'I\ICO•e~;J.t6t.or. .

SPJ:!CII Or filE PIU!SltiDI"!

IU.TlOIIAL OA!..Lt:la Or AM

llAJIIOII 1?, 1841

n- p ... r o r llM WUdlrw •• -\ohM UM 1"1ohM" or b.h

or arl \o .llr • .lleJ.lon'e - .llr. l:reee an4 llr. W14eMr - ban

oolleotton or pl"1nt•: •114 •ho UM loat~ oolleotloo ot .u'l~

-l'lMft palOU"II f'W'oe .r. Cbot.tar DIIJ.1,

'ftMI'O ban boon, ln tiM pad, ~ p,., ot .,..at

patnttac- &1114 or ra.ou ""'- or art to Ute "-"­

people. • •t or U.. -.l.Uq - • or u. l.a•t '"c.IT 'llbo

~. tor tlw11' .... Mtld'acrUon, Ulo ••torpl-• ot

~ -llMUOIIO, aa4o4 bF pr.MIIU .. thlll' JMI'Oblt.IOI

to tMl.1' olU•• or Uloll' to-. a,..., wo11t1 or &11: ba-n

•..., or~_, or prtq,to •-l"'hlp lato .,..U.a

-•· 'ftw7 Mlonc oo abrt~ to all 'ltiD lOla -­

tM7 aft oo olou'J.J tho pi'OpOrtJ _, or '*»lr •1~•

...-row tor u..a , ..... -. n. tr. oou .. ton aft u..

oollM\o" 'llbo ..., • .,........., 12111 - ~. eollaoto" ot

..,..at pdntl.•• 1llbo r .. l O.t tbq 0&111 -1' tNlJ o-.

bWt olll.J satJMI' .-t '"''"' tor t.ll '!llbo 1010 u...,

1:bt tr.An:rtl tbo7 ht.Ya ,._.,..,

e.t tbo.P U.e" M 't'O .... __, p611o ctn• ot

tn41Uon ot tbe a rt•, AM - ahall ..-Mr tbat u... ..

ball• ot bea•tJ, Ul• or ... uon ot a ~at Aaertoaa

aroblteot, ~ ... ~ ol .. .tot .. "\~ p .. t with the

oo.-t•no• ot -.-..,..

oon&ala•, t.M f"Pl• ot tbe t1111ted St.t .. aooept o por1:

~I' - 1•1•11 ......... 11 v. PI-It ,... ,_ .. , t1litF ....

- to •Mion'Culll tN-t tM 1•"-"'- 11 tMln Ulll

tN-t, lUtl oUMr ll'llllrl.WPI ot other Ull .. l o t nl•o

UMJ' '-•• a O•tJ' to•N n.

non •• • tl.M .._.. tM ~ ot U1.11 _..,.

~4 •' laa•• U~HPt U..t UM hMrl....._ o t a-rtc

Ml.OIJIIP4 to U.. or U..t tMJ' "-4 nlpOnlllbUUlaa to

e-N U . A ta. _.-n.Uonl OCO o Uti ,.,.to ot U!lla

oo-b7 • oro tauPt b7 thllr 'ln"ltoro all4 b7 tlloolr orUloa

,_ ... u..r -tiiMtllt Ul4 rroa an &«e 'llhlola •1 1110t

Ulllft - -tbl· u..,. ,_, 1110 ~ .. h , .... to 10 to

-U1tt•~-oabD1141.111 or -....,.,.

poto$ otn .. o, 1• u.. b&ok I'OOH ot .-po aftdl otof'IHI,

u.r bot.•• no- &114 Uu4 11oel4o • 114 klUO w. ftor b&n

-· ooro .. \llofM l.o.o$ h• ,.."f-' f'llll ot palaU_.

1IIJ' .... n-..o, -.u a oo•o...O -.uh u.. pa.l•tt• ot Moo'l"l-no -

- ot 1$ pod, - ot 1$ aoc po4, tMC ~1 ot lC •""•

tlnd ln thdr o"" OOWI$1'7, ond poa1Jt.to4 about tbl .. • Ullo7

~. t.t part: or u.. pro ... , U.fo of 4111 tbo un.._

.,.. -urw poop).•• - a11 • ..-. • ..- -.u•1 ..... .-

of .U, \:hi 7..ac &ad nco- paoplll ............... ...

..u' O'U' pn""' wtoo •• ,..,..

u 11 tor thta ~aon that Ull paoplt or .-...ftM

aeoapl ella 111Mrll&M• ot tlleH aaol .. l arta. ,...........,.

UMM p&laU ... ~ baY• bean to •n llbo l ook.._ at ..,_

• c• ... nuoa b&ok - to4a7 lhiT ..,.. aot ~ "1"kk or art.

~oda,J' lbl7 an l!ll u•boh ot' llll tn.an •p1r1l, and. ot'

U.. '110rl4 the f....O.O. of l M tn.an •plr1l .. 4• - • 'IIOrlO

apJ.aal m.t.ob anal11 no• aft 1"1.1114 an4 -trill o"rNa

"ro aooepl, ~7. tt•• -.:oft o f o.-.-a palatan noirl

u Holbeln an4 Dlanr aM of ltal.t.anl UU ton.t.ollll aJid

"&~1, and. of palnhra of \:hi Lo• Cowi*M." uq Tan D7ok

................... ,,_,..........,,......lpaalal'f.l -

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t- forD 1oM •Mlv, Ma 11- root<.cl ""'~o.n.J llroba .at •u\10;-.<1.

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Softllt)'·~l ·)lt )'GUO OCOo ln the thl~d J'"aT of the •.utot ..... \I..,St.atei,MIIlUif.•·-~r•therodhtetln l•oM,.WII to .... U.o do!H .. 11o ... the C.plUI .,.,htod ud. tMbi'OnooGod.cl<>oootLlbertr ._t.,pontl••top. It ht.d 'o .. .,...,.,.f..,d""""l•bodouoNinuo,dlnrti"''....,.,.

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THE. Llfii.UIAN OP CONGIESS

w ..... ,_,o.c.

ll1r ch 13, 19i.l

Deu.r tussy:

~. rluaset.t u11Ud .. a r .. d.aya ago 1f

I would. t:T;/ rq ht.nJ a t " draft ot U~e speeca the

Pn•ident Lc to &he a t t.ne deoLClttlon ut w e N::.-

a ctu&lly, tor .. , the £ourt.,l d.ri!It. . 1 shQ-Qa it to

Fd1x o;.nci ret1d Lt to Sob SMrwood J.aat night and

both of the:~ think well or it . 1 hope tr.e Pre::~1dent.

will. Need.leca to ao.y, I llll ent i r ely a.t his dis-

position to do anyt.hlng with it~ 11111.y wllh O.one.

Always,

Taithfully yours,

a...<-· J,.rohlbe.ld lr.cLeillh

Ui aa !br6,'U8l't.e Lellanci Pe rsonal Secret.ary to Ule Pr~oldent. the Whi te House

THE: WHITE: HOUSE:

WASHINGTON

l.lare~ 17, 1941

HeN i l3 11. let.t.t>r (f"((e the National GallerJ ot A..-t. w~ch I t.h1nk the President. wi ll Yisb t.o - before be puto the t1na.l t.ouc:tu on his speec:h to be cel1Ten;JO. t.om.£ht.

w.u.H.

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

WASHINGTON, 0. C.

llAroh 15 1 1941

Dear ..:.r. Hassett :

It tho .:>resident in hla speeoh aakes r etorenee to the gltt or-r. Mesa and the prospective gift ot u-. . .!dener, would. it be possible tor him to mo.ke r arerenee a l so to the gift, which has been rooei vod by the Gallery I or e. very important oolleotion or prints t'ro!!l J..isa .:;uen Bullard e.nd three t111onymous donora \,hieh makes the beginning ot t11e Ge.llery 1s pr int collection.

tUS0 1 thnt the Go.llery has received on loe.n

~:: ~:;;, g~:~=~ :i: gof~~~i~~. ~J~~~J~;~;!~a the tine t~uality or pai ntins by some or the earlier American l"alnter s .

Ur . Ylllliam o. llaaset t The White House washington, o . C.

Sincerely yours ,

Dftl.Fl' Of' SPEECH: DflliC•TlO'I C:'l(£WJHI1 tff.TIO:tAL GALI.EltY Of' ART

ot t.M b.I.Udin6 hu -.tA:t..J. t.'W r1chness ;)f his ~!"t. -.tt.1 the

liiOdesty of his ::~pir1t, sUtJU].o.t.ing t h!.t t !'e Gelle r:r sMll M

lcnown not by hill na.e but by the nst1on1 :~ . i;nd t.l\oue ot!\or

eollcet.o:-s of paintin&ll t.nd of •eul)lWro -,;ho hue ll.l.rudy

>MUon' s -)liT . Kress fOnd Xr . 111dener - Mn f elt t.M a.&:M des1re

""""' the u-t t.Wy love and the country to "h1cl\ they beloot· fJ \

Thoro hsve been , in tM past, ~~~e.ny to1ft.s of great paintL'\104

and of r~ wo1·~ of ar t to the s..erican peopltl . Wost of the

wea.J.tny ~n of the lust cent.u.rr .-no bout.;b.t , for their own

aut.1efact1;m, t..'le ..._sterpiecel of !:)uoopean collcct.1onll, ended

by preaentJ.ns w.e1r purcu.11111 to t.'w1r cities or t.hel r towno.

11Up into p.1blic UM· The)' belen& ~ obviously to all •DO love

t.hll:a - they are 50 cleult t.~ •• proporLy not. or \..'l.elr 11n&].e

,,. u,..~• ·

~- The t.ruO collector. llrll t.M collectors wno W\Utlrstuld

t.il.h - L'l3 collec tor s of lf'Ht. .-lnt.!.ngs WBO ~ t..'l...L

who love t.he:a, t..'le Ll"llliSW"'IS t.her hi..,. found .

But. thoU<;h there bav1 been oMif\Y public gift.s of ~

the enttr. n.at.iO<l and ~nt.al.n!."' 1 coe1aldu•ble ,-rt. of t.hll

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t1nont of Euroye , hti.a necnaarlly • ne" d8llif1cwlco . It

a1cnU1ea a r du.t1on - n Mit rd•Uon hen flMoe.t. auie Yllibb

~,,J£ in pUnt lind 1n at.one - l»t~"n the

11j.IC!opb ot tllh: country,

-"'h"'"""""""'' ...,...,..._. _ _,,,._a.,.,-. __ ,.. .. ,,, tond the old inberltecl t.raol-

-_.. t.1onott::e..rt.a . Q,

t lte p$Opl e or the Unie.d St.t.Wa accept.~ j}Ort. in th.llt. lnhorlt.-

t.iLia Gallery la il"n t.o thMo - t.hoa.t;:n t.ney aro thw!.d'ul for

t.• 11ft. ,.,_, •eeet~t 1 t. tor Lblt:anl,es bec~us~ t.!le)' ho..ve eo.101 ,

~:;:;:;at.t.nd t.hat t he 1Meriu.ru::e la

t.neira end t.hnt., like other inhorlt.on of ottv>r t hine• or value,

-'-

of n.rt belonged to t.'le:t or t.llMt t.I'Moy h{.(!. reuponll1bll.itiee t.o

j-T .. • ~ it. a Zl *' g p .., .. aenoration:s 1141:o, the peoJ)b

i mport..<! fro~ anot l\or continent and froa. an aa:eo ;;ricn Wll.ll not

t.heir a - IIOI!tllti'ting they h.Ld no p...rt. ln , Sllvi'l to go to aee it

in a ~rded 1"00:1 on htlld&;{a or SUi\daJ'G.

to .na, in t..'lflir 00111 Yil.la~a , Ln achool bou.les, in post otUcaa,

in t:'le bt.c..: NO:&G ilf 1hoya 1!.1\J at.or u , plcturoa jlll.int.ed ITt tholr

tons , their neighbors - people t.hoy ha.,. !mown and 11~ ~olde

- ' -

pa.1nt.1ng of aorieUJII - IIO:t.l of it. cood , sOOII'I of it lh.lt. ~ood,

loved.

lU'e of 11.11 t.ho l1v1rt& and creat.lnc J>eOI)lee - fill • ho llllke

._nd buildj and • .oet of ...U, t.ho yo~ Wid vlo:oro\1:1 ptooplel

who tu.n -.de and bu.i.lt. ........_. ()• · •,l~l· ,.,/ l'vYI/1 /,., •• /)'

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It 1e for t~ls r u1on t.Mt t,, people of ;..arlen aeco,>t

thll1nher1.t.Mee ot t~•~• ..nolent. arte . ~

~-'bL:t. t.'a:;-'(1- w !'4al·a.dd7t.O~.

~11!'!1~~ Rt'f'~S-~t!O'.tred. ':l'hat.evor thea. }.lll.lnt-

Holbein tL."'I DU:r.r and of .i.t....liane Uu ~ Bottlcelli

......,.~ LJJd 1\llpht.ol, and of pdntot•a of tho Low Count.rie~r

like Va.n Dye.: Wld f..e•br..rnlt ~)..nd of f&IIIOUII Frencl-n,

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t.oo people of thin de:IIOcr~&t.io ll> tion h to ~>o..ert t.ne ~lief

...( • .., .... ,, ;, ;1 of tile ;eople of t.M.a nut.lon 1:1 ",. _.. • nJ.c., noJ;" 1.> evory,.here

.,,. ... -.. :..nd atllr.in.;, hal Men roo<Ad vut. lind br:;.um &o"- ae.nruy-.J •

.-ople of ;...arlCII. Uu t t.rnt f....Uolo of t.'e hl»an spirit ar.a

/.1. t • f o e&.....,.. huon ':li nd 'lllllcfl -...e )lroti.uced t.~.e "or ld' o

&nat nrt 11.nd all 11.0 acleuce - '"'~"'"""'' ..,, ____ __

,,11( .!.} rA eoouriSf ar t! I G- 1hu.ll not bii\Q8Str.:Jye<i o

~ ::;enuty ... \.,:ht )'elo.TI _,o, in UK' ~ yenr of t.nlt .U

Goddeaa of Liber t.,. Get upon the top. It. hi. d been nn exponulv.

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and. a bronze door i'or toile cent.r.U vort11L ano other sucb

,;o any borrow the worde for our orn. 1e too 1:~t.-.lnd \.~

Union shall go on . \.CI lntAI'I4 it. ehl&l.l i O O'\ 1cu.rryin.; .tth

1t the great t.rudlt.lon ot tho h~ eplrlt •hich croN.tf'd it•

\ lp •na ''?CP'"tqp rocrn~"'",..' ---

:mn:~ure ot t..':le e(.rneotnen ol' our lnumtlon tho t. ~he frecdo:l

co on.

SPIU. or ns P11UI.art

IIAfiOJAL~ OP .I.IIY

..-t?, lecl

&114 tbo11 o U:r.or oollodor• o r palntll'llll • 114 o r ooalptu.

.tlo t.'l'e d re•e;r Jolno4, or wbo propo11 \o Jo l • , U.lr •ftJo

or ut \o Jr. • .tlon'• - •r. l:re11 all4 lb-. wtQ~~o~r - b&ft

oountJT \o ftlloh Ul17 blllftl. To t11111 oolleotlou .. 110•

"-rlM!I ,._t•UIIII• tro• 1.1'. Cb .. t or D&lo.

'nwN M,. Won, 1• U.. paot, -.., p tt. o t cr-t

p&laUJIC'II o..a ot ,_., _ .... o t o.rt to tiM "-rl_.

po.plo. ••t ot .. ~UII' -• o t tM l o.ot •••Wn' .._ ....,..t , t o r tbo.lr own nUetaotlofl, tM -•torpl-• ot

~ oollooU oo.e, 1ftllo4 bJ' pJ<UI IIUIII tMlr ,......,,,

to tllo.lr ' '"'' or tbo.lr toWM. o.,..t -rt:• ot U't """"

- · 'rMJ' Ml-c eo ob91ctii.U7 to o.ll -., lon U.. -

UIIJ' an eo ol ... f'17 the propertr 110t o t a.llr •111111•

o- N boot ot o.ll ... IYI1"f"b'N ~~ tbo.t the pr1.n.to

- otD4 b .......... CbiJ ..... Mule -- 111 u .. We>

Mrro'f tor tllelr pr."•"· TIM '"-"1 oo1lootol'tl an U...

oollMton 'lho IU'IdenW.ftll \blo ~~ tho oollooton o t

cnat pal ntl.,, IIIIo t11l tbat tbo7 oo.n ,..,.r tr.l.7 •-·

"-' OA17 1•"'-r _..., PN''"' tor a.l.l IIIIo lon ..._,

-·-.... rt,...., pala tUC• t'l'oe •r. Cb .. tor IIIJ.o.

ftMn ba.,. "-••· la tiM pe.•t, _.., PM• or P"M'

p&llltliiCI •• ot ,_, woft.e of art; \o '" .... rl_.

P""Pi• · •.t of -. ~- - • o f a. l ad ooa ta7 ,..

........ tor Ulet.l' •• HUif.-t1011, U.. ••Wrpl-• of

horopMA OOl1HUCMio, ..... Q' pNMfttlJIC tllelr JI"'NlllaoOO

\o ••tr otu .. or U.ll' to-. •.-.t wofto or an ~~e ..

U..t ue oo el.u'17 Ulo p,..,.117 aot of U.Ur 11~1

,_,.. kt of •11 ... orupiMN -- Uw.t tiM pr1.Yato

-·- ~••••n tblt&NlNJ!Cbe-la tt.e too

Mrno tor U..b ' """"· tta. no- eolloo\oro ..,. U..

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