Show Fine Ai ls Started by DeAnn Dawes Just 12 years Richard wife of the renowned cosmetic traveled to Salt Lake City with the sole intention of donating her priceless collection of art to the state of She was told at that time that the state did not have funds available for such a and she returned to her home in New York City with her collection of art still in her A year later A. Ray Ol-pin flew to New York City to discuss the possibility of obtaining the collection at this later Hudnut met him at the door of her home explaining to him that it was too late for her to donate her collection because she had made arrangements for an auction to take place in her home the following day in which most of her possessions would be offered for asked to speak with her for only a few and at the end of this small Hudnut walked to her telephone and cancelled the plans were made for the remodeling of the fourth floor of the Park Building to house the priceless Hudnut Shortly after this several other donations were made to the new Art Floyd financier and one of the richest men in the United and his a native of southern presented the University with their collection of English tapestries and A sister of Odium and her husband were traveling through Salt Lake during the same and after visiting the they also contributed a room of their valuable Marion Sharp Robinson is another one of the numerous people who have contributed to the Upon graduation from the University of a major in traveled to the east with her singing During her she collected various paintings and gave them to the Over people visit the museum each Last year 48 of the 50 states were represented and 15 Many secondary schools of Salt Lake City and Utah include in their schedule a tour of the museum each One an educator from stated to L O. director of the that even though he had traveled extensively throughout the United States and had visited most of the he had never seen on any campus such an outstanding CHINESE ART object is one of many on in the Art Park Paintings are also i 4 Museum is at an stated Each article is flexible in its price depending upon who wants He also stated that the Hudnut Collection alone was insured by Hudnut at The newest addition to the museum was recently presented by the Egyptian This gift consists of ancient government records dating back to written on VW s Horsfall lias been the rector of the museum for i most 10 Until of Horsfall as dean of the Extension W U sion and a professor of js At the time of ins in asked him if he would direct the museum for a w if Art from page because he was a great traveler and was very interested in the offer and he has been directing the museum since that One of the most interesting aspects of this museum stems from its Rudolph known as the greatest and most romantic lover in all of motion picture married the great granddaughter of Heber C. one of the three men on the is the Place The mother of this great granddaughter was the very person who made the first contribution to the University of Utah Art Elaborate oil paintings of and their daughter and Rudolph Valentino are among the art masterpieces in the |