Statistical TablesSource: Annual Report of the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, No. 53 (1922), pp.35-46Published by: The Metropolitan Museum of ArtStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40303420 .

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STATISTICAL TABLES 1922

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

1921 1922 Cost of administration $764,872,97 $822,752.84 Part of cost received from the City. . . . 325,353.60 296,320.13

£439>5i9-37 $526,432-71

USE OF THE MUSEUM- GENERAL

a. ATTENDANCE

On Pay Days X921 l922 Decrease Increase Average Paid Admissions .. 52,922 48,777 4,145 488 Members 5>6io° 4,290* 1,320 Members' compli-

mentary tickets. 4,605 3,97° 635 Schools, by special

card 21,122 23,055 1,933 Students, by spe-

cial card 10,285 10,407 122 Persons on busi-

ness j,ioo 3,479 379

97,644 93,978

On Free Days (Including Holi-

days) . . 525>329 47i>025 54,304 2,211 Evenings 6o,5i5f 53,39*t 7,124 Sundays 390,417 374,^93 15,724 7,204

1,073,905 993,o87

"This number includes the attendance at three Members' Receptions 5,837. *This number includes the attendance at three Members' Receptions 2,515. tThis number is for eight concerts given Saturday evenings during January and March

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b. ANNUAL ATTENDANCE

From 1880 to 1892, inclusive 5,767,975 1893 559,267 1894 511,881 1895 526,488 1896 503,316 1897 555,769 1898 5",298 1899 54o,o6o 1900 57i,5oo 1901 593,946 1902 663,197 1903 (Fifth Ave. Extension opened) 802,900 1904 724,058 1905 • • 744,042 1906 761,476 1907 800,763 1908 817,809 1909 (Hudson-Fulton Exhibition) 937,883 1 9 1 o (Wing of Decorative Arts and Whistler Exhibition) 744,4 49 191 1 (Egyptian Department opened) 702,801 1912 690,183 1913 (Morgan Collection of Paintings) 839,419 1914 (Morgan Collection and Altman Collection) 913,230 1915 707,690 1916 695,904 191 7 (Closed Saturday evenings, April i-Oct. 1) 679,673 191 8 (Closed Saturday evenings after June 1) 635,497 1919 (Closed all but eight Saturday evenings) 880,043 1920 (Closed April 27-May 7 and all but eight Satur-

day evenings) 926,908 192 1 (Closed all but eight Saturday evenings) 1,073,905 1922 (Closed all but eight Saturday evenings) 993,087

27,376,417 C. HOLIDAY ATTENDANCE

1921 I922

January 1 6,245 3,546 Lincoln's Birthday 9,440 4,720 Washington's Birthday 4,896 9,936 Memorial Day 6,109 3>275 July 4-- 2,348 3,431 Labor Day 4,797 2,318 Columbus Day 7,820 3,947 Election Day 3,682 2,266

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STATISTICAL TABLES

1921 1922 Armistice Day 4*050 Thanksgiving Day 1,861 3,537 Christmas 4,292 3,136

Total 55>54O 40,112

USE OF THE MUSEUM- SPECIAL

a. STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS

Artists, Designers, and Photographers: Number of permits issued 7,660 Working in Galleries J8,555 Working in Study Rooms 1,829 Working in Class Rooms 454

Library Attendance: Readers 20,158 Users of Photographs 7,585

Print Room Attendance: Students 1,155

Study Room Attendance: Classical Art 4 Oriental Art 52 Textiles 1,773

Schools :

Employing Instructors' Services in the Museum, Number of 503

Employing Instructors' Services in the Museum, Attendance 24,692

Employing Instructors' Services in the Schools, Number of 70

Employing Instructors' Services in the Schools, Attend- ance 1 1,756

Not Employing Instructors' Services in the Museum, Number of 1,189

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Not Employing Instructors' Services in the Museum, Attendance 24,356

Individuals Employing Instructors' Services: Number of Appointments 5*9

Individuals Employing Instructors' Services: Attendance. . 3,201

b. lectures Number of Attend- Lectures anee

General Public Courses:

Saturdays 21 4,853 Sundays* 21 6,827

Special Public Course:

Josef Strzygowski 1 195

For Special Classes : Deaf and Deafened: Adults 2 69

Children 1 134 Elementary School Teachers 8 1,011 Gallery Talks 64 1,550 Gillender Lectures for Practical Workersf 3 242 High School Pupils 36 2,596 Members' Courses 25 984 Talks on Music in Connection with Concerts. ... 8 1,717 New York Training School 11 267

Total 201 20,445

C. STORY-HOURS FOR CHILDREN

Saturdays (Members' Children) 21 2,777 Sundays (including repetitions) 72 30,016 Blind Children 2 18 Crippled Children 5 879

Total 100 33,690 ♦This item includes 5 Gillender Lectures incorporated in the Sunday course, attendance

1,662, and a concert of music given December 24, attendance 432. fThree Gillender Lectures were given on Sundays as a special course; on Nov. 26 these

lectures were incorporated in the regular Sunday course.

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d. STUDY-HOURS Number of Attend- Lectures anee

For Practical Workers:

Sundays 13 1,049 Fridays 16 420 Special Courses 28 1,160

For Members 6 139

Total 63 2,768

e. COURSES OF LECTURES BY SOCIETIES, ETC.

Alliance Francaise 4 708 Archaeological Institute 1 10 Columbia University Extension Courses 181 6,121 Needle and Bobbin Club 1 39 New York Classical Club 3 331 New York Library School 2 40 New York Society of Ceramic Arts 2 154 New York University - Fine Arts Dept 40 3,828 Rutgers College 4 77 School Art League 29 13,944

Total 267 25,252

f. OTHER COURSES OF LECTURES

A. U. Dilley 5 42 Mrs. Fancher 6 161 George Leland Hunter 17 223

Total 28 426

g. CONCERTS

January 4 27,814 March 4 25,577

Total 8 53,391

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USE OF THE MUSEUM-EXTENSION

Lending Collections Circulation: Number of Borrowers 2,063

Number of Objects Borrowed: Lantern Slides 68,899 Photographs 872 Maps, Charts, Casts, Coins, etc 76 Color Copies 5 Medici Prints (framed without glass) 50 Facsimile Etchings 205 Textiles (Frames of) 275 Paintings (for Branch Libraries of New York Public

Library, Bronx Botanical Society, and American Federation of Arts 298

Total number of objects . .' 70,680

ACCESSIONS

Classes Bequests Gifts Purchases Totals

Antiquities - Egyptian 18 Jacob S. Rogers Fund 2,000 Isaac D. Fletcher Fund . . 74 2,092

Antiquities - Classical 6 Jacob S. Rogers Fund ... in Income from Sales 1 118

Arms and Armor 11 Jacob S. Rogers and Isaac

D. Fletcher Funds .... 15 Jacob S. Rogers Fund. . . 2 Joseph Pulitzer Bequest. . 1 Clarence H. Mackay Gift. 7 36

Books 1,146 Jacob S. Rogers Fund 1,860 Museum Funds 86 3,092

Catalogues.. .Lending Collections 1 1 Ceramics 24 30

Jacob S. Rogers Fund. . . 38 Edward C. Moore, Jr.,

Gift 37 129 Clocks, Watches, etc 1 1 Crystals, Jades, etc 1

Jacob S. Rogers Fund ... 12

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STATISTICAL TABLES

Classes Bequests Gifts Purchases Totals

Drawings 2 13 Jacob S. Rogers Fund ... 8 Edward C. Moore, Jr.,

Gift 7 30 Enamels 2 1 3 Fans 2 2 Glass (objects in) 1

Jacob S. Rogers Fund. . . 15 Edward C. Moore, Jr.,

Gift 4 20 Glass (stained) 2 2

Frederick C. Hewitt Fund. 1 5 Ivories 1 1

George Blumenthal Gift. . 1 3 Jewelry . . . .Jacob S. Rogers Fund 16 16 Lacquers 5 5 Lantern Slides, etc 341 100 441 Leatherwork 1 1 Medals, Plaques, etc 77 yj Metalwork 6 19

Jacob S. Rogers Fund .... 70 Edward C. Moore, Jr.,

Gift 6 101 Miniatures and Manuscripts 1 2

Jacob S. Rogers and Isaac D. Fletcher Funds 3 6

Miscellaneous 1 Jacob S. Rogers Fund 8 9

Musical Instruments 1 1 Paintings 36 38

Jacob S. Rogers Fund .... 10 Joseph Pulitzer Bequest. . 1 George A. Hearn Fund ... 1 Maria DeWitt Jesup Be-

quest '. 2 Morris K. Jesup Fund ... 2 Catharine Lorillard Wolfe

Fund.. 3 Amelia B. Lazarus Fund 3 William C. Egleston Fund 3 99

Photographs 2*765 Jacob S. Rogers and Wil-

liam E. Dodge Funds. . M38 3>9O3 Lending Collections 14 14

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Classes Bequests Gifts Purchases Totals Post Cards. Lending Collections 8 8 Prints (including Books) i 652

Jacob S. Rogers Fund ... 1*364 Jacob H. Schiff Fund .... 109 Harris Brisbane Dick

Fund 28 2,154 Reproductions 3

Jacob S. Rogers Fund ... 8 11 Sculpture 34 13

Jacob S. Rogers Fund ... 15 Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness

Fund 2 Isaac D. Fletcher Fund . . 1 John S. Kennedy Fund . . 1 66

Textiles 2 171 Jacob S. Rogers Fund ... 15 188

Costumes 1 13 Jacob S. Rogers Fund ... 2 16

Laces 10 2 12 Woodwork and Furniture 3 4

Jacob S. Rogers Fund 18 25

126 5,348 7,213 12,687

Number of bequests received 8 Number of donors of objects of art, exclusive of prints 97 Number of donors of prints 31 Number of donors to the Library 119

COMPARATIVE TABLES OF SPECIAL CLASSES

a. OBJECTS OF ART (EXCEPT PRINTS)

Bequests Gifts Purchases Totals

1921 466 1,208 1,114 2,788 1922 125 436 2,513 3,074

Increase over 1921 i>399 286 Decrease from 1921 341 772

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b. PRINTS

Bequests Gifts Purchases Totals

1921 o 884 793 1,677 1922 I 652 1,501 2,154

Increase over 1921 1 708 477 Decrease from 1921 232

C. LIBRARY (BOOKS)

Bequests Gifts Purchases Totals

1921 o 342 1,549 1,891 1922 o 1,146 1,946 3,092

Increase over 1921 804 397 1,201

<L LIBRARY (PHOTOGRAPHS)

Bequests Gifts Purchases Totals

I92I O 2,022 2,541 4,563 1922 o 2,765 1,138 3,903

Increase over 1921 743 Decrease from 1921 1,403 660

e. LENDING COLLECTIONS

Bequests Gifts Purchases Totals

1921 6 354 710 1,070 1922 o 349 115 464

Decrease from 1921 6 5 595 606

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LOANS

Antiquities - Egyptian i Antiquities - Classical 21 Arms and Armor 626 Ceramics 70 Clocks, Watches, etc. 2 Crystals, Jades, etc 2 Drawings , 5 Enamels 6 Jewelry 1 Metalwork 55 Miniatures and Manuscripts 6 Musical Instruments 1 Paintings 37 Prints, Engravings, etc 14 Sculpture 12 Textiles 56 Costumes 29 Laces . ; 46 Woodwork and Furniture 108

1,098

Number of lenders of objects of art 88

LOANS

COMPARATIVE TABLES OF SPECIAL CLASSES

a. OBJECTS OF ART (EXCEPT PRINTS)

1921 i>539 1922 1,098

Decrease from 1921 441

b. prints

1921 (including Books of Prints) 425 1922 (including Books of Prints) o

Decrease from 1921 425

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STATISTICAL TABLES

MEMBERSHIP

a. TABLE BY CLASSES

Loss by Deaths,

No. of Resig- Gain by Increase Lost Total Members nations, New for 1922 for Jan. 1 Jan. 1, or Trans- Members 1922 19*3 1922 fers

Benefactors 14 o 3 3 o 17 Fellows in Perpetuity. . 259 12 804 255 Fellows for Life 185 9 15 60 191 Honorary Fellows for

Life 34 3 1 ° 2 32 Contributing Members

(Annual) 2 o 4 4° 6 Fellowship Members

(Annual) 47 3 6 3 ° 5° Sustaining Members

(Annual) 691 47 136 89 o 780 Annual Members 9,503 1,473 2,029 556 o 10,059

Totals 10,735 i>547 2,202 661 6 11,390

b. CORPORATION MEMBERS ELECTED DURING THE YEAR

Fellows in Perpetuity Elected Qualification Dikran G. Kelekian February Gift Mrs. Margery L. Adams " Successor to Francis

Lynde Stetson Clarence H. Mackay . . . July Gift Mrs. Cora N. Schott October Successor to Ralph P.

Schott G. J. Demotte December Gift Pierre L. Le Brun 'Edward King " Successor to George

Gordon King Paul B. Tallman " Successor to William

D. Everit

Fellows for Life Elected Qualification Robert A. Chambers January Gift George D. Pratt Payne Whitney

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Fellows for Life Elected Qualification Joseph Dowd February Payments as a Sus-

taining Member Paul J. Baumgarten April Gift Miss Agnes Miles Carpenter . . " Payments as a Fellow-

ship Member Augustus S. Hutchins " Gift Oliver G. Jennings

" Payments as a Fellow-

ship Member A. Van Horne Stuyvesant, Jr. . .

" Gift John Gellatly May

" Louis J. Boury October Payments as a Sus-

taining Member Curt G. Pfeiffer October Payments as a Sus-

taining Member Miss Edith W. Tiemann " Gift Eversley Childs December " D. Everett Waid

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