PICTURES FOR SARGEANT ART GALLERY.
LORD LEVERHULME’S GIFT TO WANGANUI.
Waugnnui, Last Night
When in Wanganui some months ago, Lord Leverhulme was taken to the Sargeant Art Gallery by Air Louis Cohen. He was enthusiastic in praise of the beautiful building and promised a donation of pieturc>. To-night Mr Cohen received a letter from Lord Leverhulme, giving particulars of pictures which are expected to arrive shortly. The gift exceeds expectations, its value- being at least £2,000. There are six pictures in all, including two by Burne-Jones, “The Fountain of Youth," and “Tliisbe,” and Sir William Richmond’s “A Greek Water Carrier.” The others are: “Curiosity” by You Blass; “Healthy Appetite,” by Waller Bendy Sadler and “The Toast is’Britain,” by Fred Roe.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2749, 24 June 1924, Page 2
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120PICTURES FOR SARGEANT ART GALLERY. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2749, 24 June 1924, Page 2
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