The New York herald., 1922-12-19
Galleries to ShoW
and Sell Art at
Cost Open Soon
Painters and Sculptors Asso-
ciati0n's Permanent Head
4. quarters in Grand Central.

Special Dispatch to THn new YoSx HlaALp.
CHICAGO, Dec. lS.-Furtier details OF
the formation OF the Painters and Scuip-
tors Gallery Association Of America by
200 OF the country's leading business
men and artists, to provide a medium
through which the work OF American
artists may be exhibited at cost and
sold. recently made public in New York,
we're announced here to-day by Erwin
S. Barrie, who was for fifteen years
manager of Carson. Pirie. Scott & Co.'s
art gallery here lie has been appointed
manager of the association. The gallery
will open early In January In the Grand
Central Terminal. New York
The plan Is entirely altruistic,' said
Mr.. Barrie. 1T is similar TO the idea
of the Fine Arts Ministry in France"
The new national association. though
its headquarters and galleries are 10 be
In New York, is national In scope. Art
lists OF national fame who have accepted
places in the association include John
Singer Sargent. Ezra Winter. Elliot
l'aingerfield. Robert /. Aitken. sculptor :;
Frederick MacMonnies. sculptor: Bessie
Potter Vonnoh. sculptress Henry Wat
rous, Leon Gaspard. Charles Warren
Eaton. Oliver Bennett Grover Albin
Polashek sculptor. and dorado Taft
Tho association Is already underwrit-
ten for three years by the COMMITTEES of
one hundred laymen." said Mr. Barrie
today. Il, win be conducted under the
presidency and business direction OF
Walter l.. Clark, retired financler. who
Is well known collector and amateur
painter Our galleries on the dome floor
OF the Grand Cntral Terminal. New York.
VIII have twenty rooms for display OF
American art. total floor area OF
$4,000 square feet. top light over all.
Mr.. Clark obtained this srace from the
Terminal Company and the New York
Central Railroad Company, for the
annual rental OF $4,000 under ten
year lease. The Terminal Company Is
spending $4,000 in arranging the space
for the galleries
THE rlan Is the most altruIstic thing
OF Its kind put forward In this country
The people OF .\merlca have done much
for artists with their collections schools
scholarships. museums, &C. but there
has been no outlet for the product OF
The artists except the private purchases,
which have come slowly I'm most cases
The country's leading painters and
work TO the galleries for sale. at low
commission. The 100 underwriters SUBJ
scribe 5000 annually for three years
Each year each guarantor receives one
work of art from the galleries worth at
least $500, and each Of the artists IL
TO contribute annually one painting or
piece OF sculpture Of that value or more
Sargent already has given painting
worth $1,000
Each invited artist may send as
many examples OF his work 20 be ex-
hlbited for sale--the value TO be ixed
by the artist as he wishes In the
Grand Central Galleries will be a per.
manent exhibition. In addition. smaller
exhibitions will he carried to various
cities. Taking PARTS OF collections for
exhibition and sale 20 near by cities
has been successful IN Chicago"
Among New Workers. on the business
committee OF one hundred are Bartlett
Arkell. Harry Payne Bingham. Irving
T Bush. Joseph VI. Choato. Daniel
Chester French. Miss Helen Frick
Charles w. Gould, Henry Phlpps, ". r.
Stettinius Hr q. Thayer. Felix and Paul
warburg, Mrs. Harry Payne whitney.
Mrs Otto ". Kahn. Mrs ". IT. Harri.
man and Alexander Smith Cochran. i.
Charles l.. Hutchlneon, president. and
Frank q. Logan and Martin Ryerson,
vice-~r residents, OF the Art Institute OF
Chicago william o. Goodman. presi-
don't. Friends Of American Art Potter
Palmer, Edu ard b. Butler. r.. T, CLnd.
ZACH. l.. l.. Valentine. Percy u. Eck-
hardt, Bernard a. Eckhardt and Julius
Rosenwall are among the Chicago
members
Guarantors OF other cities include Gen
Butler Ames. DR. Richard G. Cabot and
Arthur r. sharp OF Boston James Par
melee. Corcoran Galleries Washington .
Major IL. u. stAhlman, Nashville, Tenn. A..
Wallace -. Simmons, Edward Mailinck-
rodt and william X Bixby. ST. Louis .
Charles Iieber Clark. Mrs. Edward T.
stotesbury and Morris n Bockiu~, Phil.
adclrhia.