The American Architect
Vol. CXIII
Wednesday, February 20, 1918 Number 2200
Thirty-third Annual Exhibition
The Architectural League of New York
T
HE Architectural JLeague ot New York was, perhaps, the first of our architectural socie
ties to discover that the ultra-technical exhibition, while of considerable interest to members of the profession, was dry and cryptic to the lay vis
itor. Architecture, as presented to the non-technical observer, was like something aloof, beyond his understanding. To him the intricate plan, the compli
cated detail, and the well-rendered elevation often contained nothing of interest.
The elimination of a large portion of technical material and the substitution therefor of many pho
tographs was an innovation made several years ago.
This was followed by exhibitions in which the arts
allied with architecture were very largely represented.
The transformation from an imposing (to the architect only!) array of black and white sketches to an assemblage of many-toned photographs, col
ored casts, and whole rooms devoted to brilliantly
Copyright, 1918, The Architectural & Building Press (Inc.)
SILK WALL HANGING. ARTHUR CRISP, DESIGNER