Ten nationally-known artists exhibited during the galleryβs 1941-1942 year. There were two memberβs competitive exhibits.
Note:Β Within the gallery building, there were two galleries, the βlargeβ main floor gallery, reserved for professional artists, and the βsmallβ or βannexβ gallery, intended for local or emerging artists. Newspaper articles sometimes refer to The Whittier Art Gallery as the Whittier Art Galleries.
During the Galleryβs 1941-1942 fiscal year, 10 local artists exhibited in the small or βannexβ gallery, while professional artists exhibited on the main floor (large) gallery. Β The two Competitive Memberβs Exhibits were shown on the main floor.

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