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38THELEGACYoFDWIGHTTRYoNANDCHARLESFREERandrstdirectrtheHillyerArtGalleryweredeeplyawarethevalueFreersgitsandtheptentialrurtherassistancermthisgeneruscllectr.Snaterthearrivalhisgitstheyselectedsmethemtdisplayinthegallery.ThrughFreersintrductinLaurenceBinyn18691943keeperorientalprintsanddrawingsattheBritishMuseumwasinvitedtgivesixcnsecutivelecturesnorientalartatSmithinNvember1914.29TheCllegealsinvitedPressrMasaharuAnesaki18731949theundertherstreligiusstudiesprgraminJapantpresentatalkthatmnthnJapaneseBuddhism.InactFreerlvedtinviteschlarstgivelecturesandtenpersuadedmuseumstrganizeeducatinalprgramslinkedtAsianartexhibitinsbasednhislans.30AvaluablebyprductthelectureinvitatinswastheexperthelpthattheMuseumwuldsnreceive.WithmneyrmtheHillyerFundnbehaltheMuseumBinynpurchasedinEurpemrethanthirtyrepresentativeJapaneseprints.AtertherenvatintheinterirthesecndfrgalleriesaselectintheseprintsalngwithgitsceramicwaresrmTrynandaewtherswasaddedtcmpletetheinauguralgalleryinstallatinAsianart.Aphtgraphtakenarund1915recrdsTyrnandChurchillwrkingtgetherinarmnextttheAsianartgallerywhichwasamngtheearliestsuchdisplayareassetasiderAsianartincllegemuseumsthattime.JapaneseprintsandChinesewdcarvingsaredisplayedntwwallsthisgallerywhileceramicwrksaregatherednshelvesandpedestalsg.19.31ThetasteulinstallatinthisgallerydemnstratestheaccmplishmentsTrynandFreerintheirerttdevelptheMuseumscllectinintheearlyyearsthetwentiethcentury.In1915FreermvedrmhisDetrithmetaNewYrkCityhtelrminrderthaveeasieraccessthisdctrs.TheredespiteailinghealthhecntinuedpurchasinglargequantitiesartandassistingthedevelpmentaewmuseumsthatheavredbyeringadvicentheiracquisitinsAsianartandprvidinglansttheirexhibitins.32FreeralshelpedsmeprivatecllectrsAsianartincludingEugeneandAgnesMeyerNewYrkandMargaretW.ParkerDetritwhwereinspiredbyhimteventuallydnatetheirAsiancllectinstthermuseumsinthisnatin.ThrugheringbthgitsartandhispersnalexpertiseincllectingFreermanagedtencuragehisellwAmericanstrecgnizeandappreciatethebeautyAsianart.FreercntinuedhissupprtSmithCllegethrughgitsandadvicenarteducatin.33HelearnedrmTrynthewrkbeingdnethereandsent