Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-16

| A most notable exhibition. and one
in which Westinghouse will be spe
cially interested. opens tomorrow with
a private view at the Metropolitan
! Museum of Art, New York.
| This exhibition comprises a painting
by John c. Johansen OF the signing of
the peace treaty, 1919, and twenty
one portraits of distinguished leaders
of the American and allied nations,
painted by eminent American artists,
for presentation to the National Por-
trait Gallery in this city. These por-
traits were painted during the past
two years for a national art commit
tee. composed of the following: Henry
White. chairman: Herbert l.. Pratt of
New York. secretary and treasurer;
Mrs. William H. Croker of San Fran
cisco, Robert w. de Forest of New
York. the late H. c. Frick. Abram
riman. Arthur w. Meeker. J. Pierpont
Morgan of New York, Charles =. Taft
of CINCINNATI and Charles D. Walcott
of this city. The collection"is valued
at over 100000.
! The portraits are as follows: Car
dinal MERCER, Clemenceau and Ad
miral Beatty. by Cecilia Beaux; Sir
/ Robert Borden and Gen. Currie. by
Joseph lie Camp Premier lt""i'""
Gen. Pachitch and Saionji. by Charles
| f1OphlHSOH, MdTSHdl JULY + lciN
Marshall Haig. Gen. Diaz and Premier
Orlando. by John c. Johansen; Presi-
dent Wilson, Gen. lie Man. Marshal
Foch and Herbert Hoover, by Edmund
&c. Tarbell. Albert. king of the Bel
! eians: Premier LLOYD G nr~.. s.rd =
Pershing. by Douglas volk. and Adj
miral Sims. by Irving R. Wiles.
| These portraits were all painted
. from sittings by the distinguished
subjects. arrangements for which
1 H.
one of the peace commissioners in
| Paris. The artists. with the exception
of Mr.. Wiles, all went abroad solely
for the purpose of painting these por-
traits and in some instances gave
full year to the work. For example.
for the purpose and did not return I'M
| til August 1920. Meanwhile she
! PAINTED Cardinal MERCER in Maline.
Admiral Beatty in London and Gle
! menceau in Paris.
| 1t is a most impressive and splen-
did collection of portraits of great
men. The artists were left entirely
| free to select backgrounds and choose
their own style of presentation. In
some instances the canvasses are
monumental in size. Mr.. Tarbell has
pictured Gen. FToch on horseback. Mr..
Johansen has portrayed Gen. Diaz
! and Premier ORLANDO. with elaborate
backgrounds suggestive of war times.
Miss BeauX has interpreted Cardinal
Mercier as standing in the bishops
palace facing the observer. Admiral
Beatty also is seen at almost full
length.
Each painter has unquestionably
more than risen to the occasion. and
in most instances has surpassed his
of her own high record of the past.
| The paintings have been secured
by the national art committee through
patriotic desire to thus commemo-
rate the leaders of the great war for
| liberty and with the wish that by
so doing impetus may be given to
! the development of a great national
gallery of art. which will prove a
i powerful influence in the education
| of the people of this country and
at the same time place our nation
on a footing in the matter of culture
and ideals. with the other great ma
| tions of the world.
| After the collection is shown in
New York, at the Metropolitan Mu-
| scum. it will be exhibited in the
various cities of the United States
under the management and auspices
of the American Federation of Arts
| In May it will be exhibited here at
the National Gallery at the time the