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Show Paintings of World War Leaders to Be Hung in Washington i NEW YORK, June 1. Formation of i I Hie National Art committee to arrange ar-range tor paintings by American art-' art-' ists of portraits of military, civil and, i religious leaders in the world war. was announced tonight by Herbert L. , Pratt, secretarv and treasurer. I The American mission has endorsed j I the project and the portraits, together' with a group painting of the pencil I conference are to be exhibited in sev-jeral sev-jeral leading cities Later they will be placed in the care of the Smithson-lian Smithson-lian Institution in Washington to be .hung eventually in the new- National I Portrait Gallery Mrs. W. H Crocker of San Fran- cisco is a member of ihe committee. |