Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-02
Washington Is to Have
a New Gallery of Art
Mrs. D. C. Phillips and Son Announce In
tention of Establishing Phillips Memo
rial Gallery-The Plans to Date.
Other Notes of Art and Artists.

Washington is to have a new ar
gallery of a unique and impressive
character Mrs. d. c. Phillips and hel
son, Duncan Phillips. the well known
art writer and connoisseur. have an
nounced their intention of establish
ing here at some future time the
Phillips Memorial Art Gallery, pub
lie institution privately endowed fol
the advancement of art and the bene-
fit of the nation.
The general character of the gal
1ery, as now conceived, is unusual
Frank Jewett Mather has spoken OF II
as IAN art gallery for delight Inc
building, as proposed, and for which
site has not as yet positively Deeh
selected, will be of domestic rather
than a formal type of architecture;
The surrounding grounds Will De laio
out as are villa gardens of Italy with
terraces and appropriate adornments
in keeping with the general archl-
tecturaI plan.
In this building the permanent col
1ections will be exhibited in units
There will be rooms containing the
best obtainable works by selected art
lists considered worthy of this special
honor, rooms that will be memorials
to the genius of the artists and to
which their admirers will make pill
z
cational intent tracing the origin and
growth of certain esthetic tenden-
cies from early periods in the history
of art, and there will be groups of
ment and of related saims which will
have special appeal for kindred
spirits and will help to clarity for
all students of art certain significant
aspects of the creative impulse
throughout the ages.
Furthermore, the backgrounds will
be carefully planned and executed,
with the object of enhancing the erect
of the paintings and of emphasizing
their essential character. In other
words, the pictures in this gallery
will be exhibited as in a home and Wis
itors will be tempted to linger in its
livable rooms
The chief purpose will be to reveal
the richness of the art created in our
own United States, and to stimulate
our native artists, Offering them en-
couragement and inspiration. 1t is
the conviction of the founders of this
gallery that if renaissance of art is
TO come in our time it must come not
from the very devoted few, but from
the awakened interest and en1ighten-
ed patronage of the many. Their OBJ
ject is, furthermore. bringing art to
the people in the most attractive way
without lowering the standard that
art will become related to the lives of
the people for their inspiration.
AS part of the scheme this building
will contain a small auditorium for
plays. concerts and lectures. and a
comprehensive art library, as well as \
galleries for exhibitions.
The plan is one which will require
years to be put into execution and
will, doubtless, be subject to many ,
notifications and alterations. But. as
a distinguished critic has said. ''the |
Phillips Memorial starts passing rich"
Mr.. Phillips has for some years been I,
a discriminating collector of modern !
paintings in the broader sense. He is ]
interested not, as are many collectors, |
in technique or mere rarity. but in \
beauty as manifested in art through