The Washington times., 1922-12-10
WORK
ONEXH|B|T|ON
At ATARTCENTER
Paintings Of American Consul
at Paris Arouse Much Fa-
votabIe Comment in Capital
NEWcoURsEs ARE OFFERED
Art and Archaeology, League
Has Plans for Busy Winter
In Home on Connecticut Ave.
By VIKTOR FLAMBEAU.

Dy N1hlOn EAaYHcs
They were always regarded as the
most sedate people, the members
of the Art and Archaeology League,
until they opened new offices and
clubrooms this fall at the Art Gen.
ter, 1106 Connecticut Avenue north
west. Not that they have yet done
anything so sensational, but, at
least, they have been heard from,
and they are. telling now Of ambi-
tious plans.
TELLS ABOUT TRIPS.
Following their bi-weekly social
dinner at the Art Center last even
ing, the League members assembled
In the big gallery. where a new ex-
hibition is just opening, and Mrs.
Mitchell Carroll, vice president,
gave an illustrated lecture on her
visit in Europe. entitled Historic
Geneva" ~,
In the series of international ex.
positions about to begin at the
headquarters here, an interesting
one from Switzerland will probably
be arranged for by the Swiss min
lister in cooperation with Mrs. Car
roll. The first exhibit to open viii
be that Of Poland, about the middle
Of December. .a
HAS ADAMS EXHIBIT.
Meanwhile the public Is invited
to view the striking canvases Of
Philip Adams, brilliant American
painter who was discovered last
year by The Washington Times.
which devoted a page to his pic
lures and the discussion OF his
work. Now his first exhibition here
is held at the Art Center. though
it's bit like Hamlet left out"
for Mr.. Adams is at present In
to an excellent consular post.
Mr.. Adams distinguished h1mself
as chief of the passport division
in the State Department, and so
after four years of devotion to gov
ernment service, hes was promoted
and sent to Paris. The Art, and
Archaeology League, however, was
not going to let him escape like
that, 30 his paintings. which. he had
luckily left with a friend in Wash
ingtoon, were invited to the Art
Center gallery, under the auspices
of Mrs. william Hitz,t proprietor
Of the building, and q we,l.known
friend of young artists. Mrs. Hitz
is giving a tea this afternoon In
honor of the formal opening Of the
Adams exhibition.
OPEN TO PUBLIC.
The Art and Archaeology League
rooms are also. open to the public,
and there they are showing work Of
their own members, the mono
types" of Theo. j. Morgan and
pastel "nocturnes" by Mrs. Eleanor
A. Gleason. 1t will be the policy
of the league to present, one after
another, a series of small displays
by it's members who paint. draw or
''sculp." The pictures are for sale,
and at prices so reasonable that
anyone could afford them.
MAKE Washington a National
Art Centef!' That Is the new
slogan Of the league, and in pur-
suance of this plan the starting
of an art school Is announced. 1t
n not the intention of those in
charge of these art study courses" !"
as they are modestly called. to
duplicate art teaching now being
given in other schools but rather
to offer something new for which
there has been q demand. Ten
subjects are named: Portraiture and
life class, with criticisms by George
Julian Zolnay, well-known Wash
ington. sculptor, and e. Hodgson
Smart, who painted such q stunning
portrait Of the President last sea-
son: five classes by Theo. J. Morgan.
bition at veerhoffs gallery, covering
out-of-door sketch class in oil and
water color. composition class for de-