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30THELEGACYoFDWIGHTTRYoNANDCHARLESFREERSmithCllegesacquisitinFreersgitsandbequestsAsianartmainlyresultedrmTrynsassciatinwithFreerwhwashismajrpatrnandriendrmanyyears.TrynandFreerhadcmmninterestsinAmericanandAsianartandjintlycntributedttheCllegespineeringcmmitmenttdisplayingandacquiringAsianartattheturnthelastcentury.YetgiventheMuseumsstrengthsinnineteenthandtwentiethcenturyWesternarttheTrynFreerrelatinshipanditsrmativerleinestablishingalegacyexhibitingAsianartatSmithCllegehavebeenlargelyunexplredinthegeneralhistrytheMuseum.ThererethisessayandtheCollectingArtofAsiaexhibitinasawhleseekstrestretheplaceAsianartintheMuseumshistryandtestablisharmbaserbuildingnthegrundwrkthatTrynandFreerhadlaidtgether.FreernevermarriedbutpursuedhistruelveAsianthughthentermedorientalartwhichheenthusiasticallycllectedrmrethantwdecades.3Inacthiscllectingchicesrarelycnrmedtthsehiscntemprariesduringthelatenineteenthcentury.WhenmstAmericancllectrswerenlyinterestedinEurpeanmasterpaintingsandsculptureFreerbeganbycllectingcntempraryAmericanartandcusednaewartistshelikedincludingtheamusexpatriateartistJamesAbbttMcNeillWhistler18341903.AlthughlesswellknwnthanWhistlerDwightTrynwasalsakeymemberFreerscircleartistriendswhsewrksFreerpassinatelycllected.In1889FreerrstmetTryninNewYrkCitywhereTrynhadestablishedastudiaterspendingnearlyveyearsstudyingartinFrance.4InTrynsstudiFreerwasimmediatelyattractedtTrynsutdrscenesandpurchasedhisrstTrynpaintingTheRisingMoonAutumntheFreerGalleryanexceptinalwrkthatwuldsnhelpTrynwintwprincipalawardsininternatinalartexhibitins.5FreersaestheticsensibilityandtasterespndedwelltthesubtleclrsandcareullystructuredcmpsitinTrynspaintings.BelievingthatFreerwasnetheewpeplewhtrulyunderstdhiswrkTrynferedtdecratethewallpanelsthelivingandreceptinrmsinFreersDetrithmeaprpsalFreerhappilyacceptedin1891.AnxiustmeethispatrnsexpectatinsTrynspenttwyearsnishingasetsevenpaintingsthatincludedurseasnallandscapestwseascapesandanethereallandscape.6ThesepaintingscntributedtaharmniusatmspherethatFreersughttcreateinhishmewherehiscllectinsartweredisplayedin