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A Gift forthe CollegeCollectionBaltimore artist Wnsyl Palijczuk has presentedone of his oil paintings, "A FantasyFrom Fuczypy," to the College galleries forinclusion with the Maryland artist collection.Mr. Palijczuk, who exhibited at the Collegein Aprtl, is now painting in Europeafter winning the Henry walters EuropeanTrnvuling Art Fellowship. He is doing paintingsand drawings on commission whiletraveling. The artist was brought out of theUkraine as a child dnnrnr World War IIand lived in displaced persons camps from1942 until sent to the United States byQuaker social workers. He completed hiseducation here and became a U. S. citizen.Mr. Palijczuk has won numerous importantprizes in recent years with his drawings,paintings and sculpture.There arc two galleries in the Fine ArtBuilding: Gallery One, where current showsare on exhibit, and Gallery Two, whosethree rooms hold the College's permanentcollections. Maryland Room paintings wereoriginally the gift of an anonymous donor.Slncu the original gift, three other items ofMaryland art have been added to the collection:"Andean Forest," a casein by ShelbyShakelford, presented by the fermer homeeconomics department at the College;"Standing Girl," a Reuben Kramer bronzegiven by Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Scott ofWestminster; and an Olin Russum ceramic.the gift of Clifford E. Pfaff, '50.In The McComas Room is the death maskdisplay presented by Dr. Henry C. Mc-Comas, a former Baltimorean. The collection,which Dr. McComas spent 50 years assembling,is considered one of the foremostin the country. It includes both death mashand castings from life. The doctor gave aduplicate set to the Smithsonian Institution.Items in the Collection Room change fromtime to time as Miss Louise Shipley, associateprofessor of art, displays vnrying partsof the College's other collections. The bit,Winter Myers' gift includes Egyptianbronzes, Tanagra figurines, authentic Indiandress and crafts.Miss Shipley is currently trying to authenticateand prepare for exhibition til