Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05

Memorial Gallery was eStapilSneo,
u Mr. Phillips let it be known that his
intention was to eventually show the
- works of art included in the gallerys
permanent collection in a domestic setting,
and to devote an entire building to gallery pur-
poses This original intention is now realized.
Whereas heretofore the Phillips Memorial Gal
Iery has been an extension TO 1000 Twenty
first street. it now includes the entire building,
and visitors will obtain admission through the
main entrance During the Summer Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillips have completed the erection OF
a suburban home, and the old residence has
been adapted for exhibitions and the extension
of educational work in connection herewith
The first two floors of the former residence
have been made ready for changing exhibits,
and eight rooms converted into new picture
galleries. The former dining room library,
drawing room, hall and stairway have been LETT
furnished practically as they were when the
building was occupied as a home and in three
rooms on the second floor, now unfinished,
paintings have been hung each room present.
ing an intimate exhibition of modern art On
the top floor study rooms and studios will ulti-
mately be equipped. Announcement of a pro
gram of educational work will be made shortly.
Not only will much more of the Phillips col
lection be view hereafter than has been
possible in the past, but this unique museum
of modern art and its sources will be open
every day instead of occasionally. The hours
Of opening will be: On week days from ii am.
to pm. and Sundays from until pm.
The opening exhibitions follows
Lower gallery, decorations by Augustus Vincent
Tack; dining room, works by Tack and the
brothers Predergast, one painter the other
decorator; library and drawing room, Is paint
ings by Pierre Bonnard the great French mod
ERNST gallery A formerly the little gallery,
examples of American painting from Eakns to
Kantcr a choice small group; gallery B twelve
Americans; gallery C, Marin Dove and others,
extreme modernists; gallery D, an international
group; main gallery, masterpieces of modern
painting.
In this main gallery is to be found what Mr..
Phillips himself believes to be as important
group of works as has ever been shown therein.
Here for the first time in Washington, is to
be seen Van Gogh's famous Public Gardens
at Aries" one of the Phillips Memorial Gallerys
most recent acquisitions painting which was
included in the first exhibition held in the Gal
lery of Modern Art in New York last Autumn
a work representing Van Gogh at his best.
Here too is on view an exceptionally important
decorative canvas by Georges Braque in his
own original STYLE and other works familiar
to Washington visitors, but rearranged in an
entirely new composition.
At present the Phillips Memorial Gallerys
great Daumier, 1.-THE Uprising" hangs as
center the right wall of this gallery but
it is shortly to be removed and sent to New
York for inclusion in notable Daumier ex-
hfbtion to be held in that city. 1t will be
replaced by the equally famous Ell Greco.
The exhibitions as now arranged will con-
tinue from today until January S. During that
time occasional changes may be made by the
director in his desire to afford opportunities
for visitors to see the reserve collections, or
perhaps loans from other collections. It is Mr..
Phillips hope that the people of Washington
generally will take advantage Of the opportuni-
ties which the Phillips Memorial Gallery offers
to become intimately acquainted with modern
art at its best as it can be seen here and
studied in homelike atmosphere
The Phillips Memorial Gallery has become
SO widely known and famous that it attracts
visitors from all over the world. In its plan, as
well as in its collections it is distinctly unique,
and in its establishment. maintenance and drec-
ton Mr.. Phillips is making q large and gen.