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41obeauty.ItisnoteworthythatTryonhimselhadcontributedtothegrowingAsianartcollectionatSmithhemadehisfrstgitoAsianartinearly1914soonaterFreergavehistwelvecarvedpanels.In1921TryongavetheMuseumhiscollectionoseventyfveJapaneseukiyoeprintswhichhebelievedwouldhavevalueincultivatingstudentstasteinartanddesign.TheMuseumreceivedanadditionalbequestromhiswidowAlicein1930includingsomeeightypiecesoAsianceramicsandmetalwork.40Moreimportantlythisartproessorandhiscollectorriendsharedtheviewthatuniqueworksoartshouldbeavailabletothepublic.ThepioneeringgestureoFreertodonatehiscollectionorpublicbeneftmusthaveinspiredTryonsgittotheCollegeohisownartcollectionalongwithanendowmentorutureartpurchases.41ConvincedthattheexhibitionspaceotheoldHillyerArtGallerywasinadequatetoprovideacomortablespaciousenvironmentorstudentstostudyartTryonalsodonatedundstobuildamuseumtohousetheCollegesgrowingartcollection.AtwostoryNeoGeorgianstylebuildingdesignedbyFrederickL.Ackerman18781950acloseriendoTryonbecamethenewhomeotheSmithCollegeMuseumoArtwhichopenedtothepublicinSeptember1926fg.20.42GiventhatthesystematiccollectingoAsianartwasjustbeginninginthiscountryduringtheearlytwentiethcenturyFreersandTryonsdonationstotheMuseumdemonstrateapioneeringvisionothevalueononWesternarttoaliberal-artseducation.ThroughhisgitstothenationFreersuccessullymadehispersonalquesttobridgeEastandWestintoapublicventure.HealsospreadtheFIG.20.ExteriorviewothenewTryonArtGallerynexttotheoldHillyerArtGallery1926.SmithCollegeArchives.