New-York tribune., 1922-02-04
Architectural
League Opens
Its Exhibition
Medals Awarded snd Twenty
Participate in Pantomimc
After Dinner: Crcenley
Pre- SCENTS Certificates
Observation-Disclosures
Walker and Gillette Get
Highest Honors; Ezra
Winters Painting Cited

Ceremonies attending the opening Of
the Architectural League Of New York
including the award or medals for pre-
emlnence in architectural art and the
presentation Of pantomime. were held
last night in the galleries Of the Fine
Arts Building, 2l5 West Fifty-scvcnth
Street
The events, beginning with the an
nual dinner of the members of the
league and their guests, were contin-
ucd in the Vanderbilt gallery with 81
pageant and program, and an inspec
tion afterward of the extensive ex-
hibits representing the latest develop
ments in architecture and its allied
arts. The official opening of the cx
hibtion, which is invitational. will be
held this afternoon and beginning to-
morrow it will be open to the public.
Howard Grcenley. president of the
league, gave the opening address fol-
lowing the ceremonial procession Of
the officers and past presidents.
Dressed in the robes of their rank they
passed through the audience to the
stage set up in the main gallery. The
green toga distinguished the sculpt-
ors, the blue the painters, and the red
the architects.
Walker and Gillette Honored
The awards were announced by the
chairmen of the juries of award, while
the presentation of certificates and the
medal OF the league were given by
President Greenley. Messrs Walker
and Gillette received the highest
honors in architecture for "the gem
era excellence of their residential
work. "For the distinctive character
of his work in decorative sculpture"
Leo Lentclli received the medal in this
division. Ezra Winter, "for his decora-
tlon of the ceiling in the Cunard Line
Offices received the medal in paint
ing. Omstead Brothers, of BrooklinA.
Mass, were awarded first honors in
landscape architecture for their de
signs of the gardens of the Warren
Bicknell estate, in Cleveland, and II.
&. Latham, of Brooklne. In native in
dustrial art the award was made to
Samuel Yellin, of Philadc lphia for his
work in wrought iron.
Additional honors were the Avery
prize, which was given TO Miss Grace
II. Talbot for her bronze sculpture,
"The Novice" and the collaborativc
Prize in architecture, sculpture and
painting. This was presented to +. H.
Creamer, c. Paul Jennewcin and
George Davidson, for their design and
execution Of the full scale entrance
doorway in the south gallery.
Twenty in Pantomimc
Twenty prominent architects and
artists participated in the pantomimc
in three scenes entitled, 1.-THE Story of
the Princess Who Never Smiled" an
adaptation from the ancient Russian
folk lore. In the cast we're Mrs. II.
Van Buren Magonigle. Robert Aitken,
Leo Lentelli and Stcpan de Kosenko.
In the exhibition, which contains
nearly thousand individual exhibits
contributed by 1928 individuals of
groups, are the following important
works Of art:
Model of the Hardness Memorial
buildings at Yale, by James Gamble
Rogers; plans for the Liberty War Me
mortal at Kansas City, by II. V. B.
MAgnonigle; drawings of the Nebraska
State Capitol. by Bertram Goodhue ;
the Ohio University Stadium, by George
Dwight Smith, large mural panels for
he Eastman School of Music, Roches-
ter, by Barry Faulkner and Ezra Win
ter; large sculpture nagpole base for
the !. l.. Rice PlAyfeld, by Leo Len
tell; figure of Victory for the World
War Memorial at New Rochelle, by
Edmond T. Quinn. and an imposing
classic sculpture by c. P. Jennewein.