AVERY, SAMUEL PUTNAM American art dealer and connoisseur, was born in New York city on March 7, 1822. He began life as an engraver on copper and executed much work for the leading publishers in his native city. Later he be came a skilled wood-engraver and illustrated numerous books. In 1865 he established himself as an art dealer. He became identified with many scientific, artistic and educational associations and was a founder and trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In memory of his son, Henry Ogden Avery, a successful architect who died in 188o, he established the Avery architectural library at Columbia university. In 1893, in memory of a daughter, he established a library in the Teacher's college, Columbia university. He also presented a collection of some 17,00o prints to the New York public library. He died in New York city on Aug. 14, 1904. Eight years later, Avery hall, commemorating both father and son, was built at Columbia university. In this structure is housed the Avery library, a valuable collection of works on architecture and decorative art, containing in 1928 about 29,00o volumes.