History of Milwaukee, city and county . ofJefferson and Mason streets. It is built of light-colored stone, smooth-faced,and designed by G. A. Audsley of London, England. It is a single story inheight intended for the display of pictures and statuary; the floor plan isconvenient and attractive, providing for a hall of statuary and three largegalleries for pictures, all well lighted, besides private rooms for the curatorand his assistants. The Layton Art Gallery was formally opened April 6, 1887, and presentedto the City of Milwaukee by Frederick Layton. It was placed under the con-trol of twelv
History of Milwaukee, city and county . ofJefferson and Mason streets. It is built of light-colored stone, smooth-faced,and designed by G. A. Audsley of London, England. It is a single story inheight intended for the display of pictures and statuary; the floor plan isconvenient and attractive, providing for a hall of statuary and three largegalleries for pictures, all well lighted, besides private rooms for the curatorand his assistants. The Layton Art Gallery was formally opened April 6, 1887, and presentedto the City of Milwaukee by Frederick Layton. It was placed under the con-trol of twelve trustees. The purposes of the corporation as organized aredeclared to be maintaining, regulating, and managing a public art galleryin the City of Milwaukee, to be known as the Layton Art Gallery; and takingand holding, managing and controlling, any real estate or other property whichFrederick Layton, of Milwaukee, shall convey and give to such corporation,for the purpose of providing and maintaining a public art gallery in said city,. THE DAVIDSON THEATRE THE PROGRESS OF ART IN MILWAUKEE 703 and also any other property which may come to such corporation by gift orgrant, devise or bequest, or otherwise, for the benefit of said public art gallery. Provisions Made in the Articles.—The articles provided that the signers ofthe articles shall be the first board of trustees and to continue for life, exceptin the cases of resignation or removal, vacancies by death or otherwise, to befilled by the remaining trustees. The officers of the corporation provided bythe articles were a president, a vice president, and a secretary. The signersof the articles were: Frederick Layton, Charles F. Ilsley, George Dickens,John L. Mitchell, James Clinton Spencer, William H. Metcalf, Francis B. Keene,B. K. Miller, William P. MacLaren, Edward Sanderson, William Plankinton,and Jerome R. Brigham. These twelve signers constituted the first board oftrustees. The organization of the corporation was comple
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