We have spent the last decade immersed in the world ofAmerican art, never suspecting early on that our desire to learn and appreciate thislegacy could result in so meaningful a commitment to Virginia." -- James W.McGlothlin Private Passion, Public Promise: The James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Collection of American Artcommemorates the McGlothlins' plan to bequeath their splendid collection of Americanart to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Featuring such artists as George WesleyBellows, Robert Blum, William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, Martin Johnson Heade, Robert Henri, Winslow Homer, George Luks, John Singer Sargent, and James McNeillWhistler, this handsome catalogue is a fitting tribute celebrating the opening ofthe VMFA's historic expansion, and the treasures to be found in the James W. andFrances G. McGlothlinWing. Distributed for theVirginia Museum of Fine Arts