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THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
Work of the Advisory Committee, 1917-1918

In August, 1917, the Advisory Committee of the Gallery was called upon to pass on two paintings (names not given) by Charles A. Watson, of Baltimore, Maryland, which had been exhibited at the Peabody Institute in that city. These were offered as a gift to the National Gallery by Sergeant-Major William A. Staus, U. S. Army, stationed at Fort Washington, Maryland. The verdict of the Committee was that, while they were pleasing works, they do not reach the standard of excellence required by the National Gallery.

For like reasons unfavorable report was made, in December, 1917, on Edward Trenchard's painting entitled "Sea, Sand and Solitude."