DARTMOUTH'S ART SHOW

ONE OF THE Bicentennial Year's top cultural events, an art show entitled "The Protean Years: 1870-1970," was held at the Knoedler Gallery, New York City, from February 9 to the 25th. Some 700 persons crowded the gallery on opening night to view sixty works of art loaned by alumni and friends of the College or selected from the College's own collection. Proceeds from the exhibition will benefit the Hopkins Center Art Galleries Acquisition Fund.

President and Mrs. Dickey chat with Mr. and Mrs. William B. Jaffe, patrons, before Thomas Eakins' "Portrait of an Architect" from the College collection.

College Treasurer John F. Meek '33 (r) attended the show.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Revson pose with one of the toppaintings, a Picasso loaned by Mr. and Mrs. Jaffe.

Trustee John L. Sullivan '21 and formertrustee Sigurd S. Larmon '14 discuss art.

Truman Brackett '55 (r), director of the Hopkins Centergalleries, with his wife and Allan Dingwall '42 of theDartmouth Arts Council, one of the art show organizers.

Mrs. William Bright Jones ('49), chairman of thebenefit exhibition committee, with Warner Bentley.

One section of the exhibition of paintings and sculpture.

Mrs. Henry Siegbert ('19) and her daughter viewthe Redon still life loaned by Mrs. Siegbert.