Evening star., 1907-10-26
WASHINGTON NEEDS
ART Commission
Central Authority on Statues,
Bridges, Buildings.
BOARD ON ARCHITECTURE
Division Of : =p7rsitili,y Over Gov
eraueat Works.
SUPERVISION OF TIE PARKS
sels Memorials ia Ei-r riet Of Co.
Iaa-lir $50. o. HIGHEST Ezeelic-ce.
Plans f-r the F-sare.
Division Of : sp1rsitili,y Over Gov
e1.ueat Works.
SUPERVISION OF TIE PARKS

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J. buildings and grounds ollie ra'
C#r-,.t..t avenue bridge. for example.
aas H- . H-It a.der the supervision OF
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sG-v a-.I plans FOR the rebuilding OF
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OLIi''is' OF 10 oulldIhgS occupied by
ohc"rS or the United States, and re-
serves the right to anuuI o. mOiify them
at rl7asura Evror, ,ba s,,,ar,.isi-,c, a,cLi
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come tAt ues'sns Tor the majority of the
ttueFat huild4hEs costing less than 500
80 49, ~ '!J Designs TOT those costing
NOR NOR ~ Ian liis amount may De OBTAINED
tLLo-sH CoL4peILtlol OF cEoSeh Dy COM
mt appointed py congress. Inc ertc-
tIVh Oh statues ana pupllc memorials IN
an pubic reSe Naunhs is under the charge
81 tHe puotlc DulIulhgs ana grounds once
rom "hICh tIlahate programs OF COM
PetNIoiis' COMMISSIONS and awards; but
there IS nothing TO prevent any private
&C., VI e4'up VI CiS,%eis' from erect
ing any "ileFs On publc thoFoushlare,
statue or memorial, OF any description
pToE-Geu pc. MISSION De gwen by the Dis
trict commissioners
Portrait Galleries.
The National Gallery of Art is now the
ward of the Smithsonian Institution but
every, government dapartmant has = MIC
tura gallery of its own II hairp crs-
tonnsry for each ex-secratarv IN no ranra-
sented by a portrait. Maid for bv the GOV
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i'iil-e'-'' anu p'ii'leu Dy any one "holl
MS succesSo2 may see NJ 10 name Is II
any wonder. then, that the plan OF Wash
ington is not being deyaIoDed homogena-
Ousiy that her statues are not rhf hest
her portrait coll -ctions unimDOrtant and
that her best citizens are urgiDg the a n
poirtm,ut by Congress of a national ad-
visory board on CIVIC arr which shall
serve both as a censor and a clearing
house, The need is great and ar the
present time particularly pressing Gr.at
-,roi.f.ts await eyarutfon md l.r9a onnor-
fuuities stand AT in. cfty.s E6or The
National Capital IS to h mad or r,arraG
In tn. next twenty wears Work vvFrirt is
badly done can il is tr1I.. he done again
but as Mr. Saint-C;sitsr,s oac, said
Brarza and stoa- ar. s5 irnr,.risbabl
VIII. v-5U destroy IN. works ,,-FIicr .Fn,IId
never have been proft1c.de' Washing
ton has a rIan 70 lis artistic 1aveI01-
mont. mad. hv mon Of III. most exnart