For Commuters

The Grand Central Station Art Gallery, well lighted, planned, and furnished, and with the largest sales gallery floor-space in the world (15,000 square feet), opened March 21. As most of the Press remarked, a new situation thence arises in the life of the commuter, whereby the race for the smoking car may be to the swift, but the Sargent to the slow.

A three-fold benefit is hoped from this venture of putting art at the very doors of the city--familiarity on the part of the public with the current prices of art, with the art of contemporary artists, and particularly with the work of less known painters and sculptors who find it hard to gain the entree to the small exclusive galleries.

Over 200 artist and lay members from all parts of the country make up the organization which backs the Gallery's undertaking. Artists include John Sargent, Joseph Pennell, Daniel Chester French; lay-members, Mrs. Joseph H. Choate, Dr. Richard C. Cabot, Julius Rosenwald, Potter Palmer.

The Gallery, on the sixth floor, eastern end of the building, will include 20 rooms when finished, of which 12 are now open.