Magnum Opus: The Story of the Memorial Art Gallery (1913-1988), by Elizabeth Brayer (oversize HC, 1988, $4)
"Since 1872 the Rochester Art Club had searched for a permanent home for exhibitions. In 1904 Rush Rhees, the university's president, had a master plan drawn that included an art gallery." Emily Sibley Watson, the mother of the architect James Averell who died young, was convinced to give the university an art museum to memorialize her son.
Here is the story of the MAG. Enjoy it. You can find it in the local section.
