Kahn Lectures

The second was the French byzantinist Gabriel Millet, who held the chair for Æsthetics and Art History at the Collège de France.

The donation was reported on the front page of The New York Times, which quoted Professor Morey's statement that the money would be used for the "continuation of the special lectures in art, archaeology, architecture and criticism which were initiated two years ago with Mr. Kahn's help".

"[3] After considering Arthur Pillans Laurie, Eugénie Sellers Strong and Herbert Joseph Spinden, the department settled on the Swedish art historian Johnny Roosval, professor at Stockholm University, as the first lecturer.

According to Levine, Roosval had been asked to extend his lectures to the modern architecture of Sweden, an area outside the expertise of the Swedish scholar, who was known for his studies of medieval art.

Oud accepted, although he would have preferred to hold his lectures later in the spring than was possible, but ultimately he had to cancel because of illness (one of his frequent periods of depression).

[5] After once again considering H. J. Spinden,[6] Baldwin Smith, who was acting chair of the Department during Morey's absence in Europe, invited Frank Lloyd Wright.

[8] Despite this, Levine suggests that Wright's reason for accepting the offer was not primarily financial, but rather the "prestige of the venue and the bully pulpit it would afford him".