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Show PORTRAITS OF AMERICAN WOMEN. A Novel Loan Exhibition of Paintiiigs to Benefit New York Charities. Arrangements are now being made for a loan exhibition of old and modern portraits of American women to be held early in November at the Academy of Design. Such exhibitions of women's portraits are given by the Gallery club in London, but they are new in New York. It is proposed to divide the proceeds pro-ceeds from this exhibition between St John's guild and the Orthopedic dispensary dis-pensary and hospital. The ladies representing repre-senting these two charities who are arranging ar-ranging this exhibition are Mrs. Robert B. Potter, Mrs. H. Winthrop Gray, Mrs. John A Lowery, Mrs. Charles de Rhani, Mrs. J. Hobart Warren and Mrs Adolf Ladenburg. The selection of the pictures will be in the hands of a committee com-mittee of well known artists. It is believed that the novelty of s-.ich an exhibition, in addition to its artisrio merits, will insure its success. There are in New York many Valuable por traits of women. Some of them aie by American artists and some of them were painted abroad. So long as the subject is an American woman the painting may be hung in this loan collection. Already the announcement of such an exhibition has aroused interest, and it is intended to make it a social success. Mrs. Lowery said last night: "We propose to have the exhibition during the week of the horse show, for then there are many people in town who would be interested in such an ex hibition. There are many fine portraits of handsome women here, and I think that such an exhibition will attract at tention and benefit our charities. It is impossible yet to give any details about the paintings that will be exhibited That rests with the artists who are on ' the hanging committee, and of coursfl it is too ear ly for them to begin thett work. " New York Sun. 1 |