▁very ▁popular ▁among ▁Washington ▁art ▁collect ors . ▁His ▁work ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁collections ▁including ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁where ▁purch ases ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁Gro ver ▁Cleveland ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Wood row ▁Wilson , ▁Ge or get own ▁University , ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Military ▁Institute , ▁Ki pl inger ▁Washington ▁Edit ors , ▁the ▁Cos mos ▁Club ▁and ▁many ▁others . ▁ ▁On ▁W ey l ' s ▁ 7 0 th ▁birth day ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁the ▁Cor cor an ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Art ▁held ▁a ▁ret ros pective ▁exhib it ▁of ▁his ▁work . ▁A ▁group ▁of ▁local ▁citizens ▁purchased ▁and ▁don ated ▁a ▁work ▁by ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Art . ▁In ▁recognition ▁and ▁pra ise ▁they ▁stated : ▁" From ▁the ▁stand point ▁of ▁art ▁you ▁have ▁contributed ▁works ▁of ▁genius ▁that ▁will ▁stand ▁for ▁all ▁time : ▁while ▁your ▁bearing ▁as ▁a ▁man , ▁citiz en ▁and ▁friend ▁has ▁been ▁of ▁that ▁mod est ▁and ▁yet ▁far - re aching ▁character ▁that ▁wins ▁the ▁love ▁and ▁retain s ▁the ▁este em ▁of ▁those ▁with ▁whom ▁you ▁have ▁come ▁in ▁contact ." ▁ ▁W ey l ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁His ▁great - grand son , ▁Christopher ▁Wolf , ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁collection ▁of ▁W ey l ' s ▁works ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC ▁as ▁a ▁fourth - gener ation ▁Washington ian . ▁His ▁grand son , ▁the ▁late ▁Max ▁W ey l ▁II