Letter from Gardiner M. Lane to H.C. Frick, 5 December 1910 [page 1 of 2]

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MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON, MASS.

December 5, 1910. Dear Mr. Frick: I have received your telegram and i imagine that Mr. Fairbanks in now at 4:30 P.M carrying out your wishes. The Polish Rider did not show to advantage as it was hung. I am sure that it will be better when it is lowered. In order to preserve the symmetry of the hanging it may be necessary to put the Ruysdael over the Polish Rider and the Hobbema where the Ruysdael now hangs, or Mr. Fairbanks may find that the Hobbema looks well over the Polish Rider. At any rate he will do the best he can. We enjoyed very much having Mrs. Frick with us yesterday, but we were sorry you could no come. In the afternoon Mrs. Lane and I went to the Museum to see how they were handling the crowd. In three hours over fifty-five hundred people entered the building. We had to close the front door at times in order to ensure safety. The picture gallery was of course packed with people. We had to keep them moving constantly in order to prevent congestion. The superintendent of our building, who was in charge, was obliged to discontinue giving out programmes, because everyone who had a programme moved slowly. It was not safe to let people stand as there was a long queue all the time pushing to get into the gallery. We had five policeman in addition to all other attendants.

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