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The collection of 218
carvings, mainly in
Chinese jade, will be
the finest museum
exhibition of the kind in
the United States after the
Bishop collection in the
Metropolitan and the Mrs.
T.B. Blackstone collection
in the Field Museum
of Natural History at
Chicago.
– NEW YORK TIMES, 21 NOVEMBER 1915
「此收藏中含括218件雕品，
其中大部分為中國玉器，這
將會是繼紐約大都會藝術博
物館獲捐Bishop收藏及芝加哥
Fig. 5 Colonel Robert B. Woodward by Frederick William MacMonnies (American, 1863-1937), 菲爾德自然史博物館獲捐T.B.
1919. (photo: Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn)
Blackstone夫人收藏之後，全
圖五 Robert B. Woodward上校像 Frederick William MacMonnies (1863-1937) 作 1919年 (照片：布
魯克林博物館 布魯克林)
美國博物館展覽中最為精美的
Colonel Robert B. Woodward (1840-1915) (fig. 5) was a life- Robert B. Woodward 上校 (1840-1915) 玉器珍藏。」
long Brooklyn resident whose generous gift of 218 jade and (圖五) 是地道的布魯克林人。他於1914年
hardstone carvings was made to the institution in 1914. The 捐贈了218件玉器及雕件予布魯克林博物 《紐約時報》，1915年11月21日
Woodward family had deep connections to Brooklyn and to 館。Woodward家族與布魯克林及布魯克林
the Brooklyn Museum. Robert B. Woodward’s older brother, 博物館情緣深厚。Robert B. Woodward的兄
General John Blackburne Woodward (1835-1896), was a Civil 長，John Blackburne Woodward 將軍 (1835-
War general, a successful businessman in the import-export 1896) 曾於南北戰爭時期擔任將軍，他同
trade, and an active participant in Brooklyn political and civil 時也是一位傑出的進出口貿易商，活躍
life who served as the President of the museum from 1887 於布魯克林政治及文化圈，並且於1887至
to 1895. 1895年擔任布魯克林博物館館長。
It is recorded that by at least 1902, Robert B. Woodward 根據紀錄顯示，Robert B. Woodward至少
was supporting the museum financially, and in that year 於1902年已經開始給予布魯克林博物館
was documented as gifting $25,000 to the institution to 財務上的支持，同年記錄顯示該館收到
form a John B. Woodward Memorial Fund, in memory of his 了其25,000美金的捐款，用以成立John B.
other brother, which was to be used for the acquisitions of Woodward紀念基金，以向其兄長致敬並作
American Art. 為該館購買美國藝術品的基金。
26 PROPERTY FROM THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM, SOLD TO SUPPORT MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
