The Initiated Eye: Secrets, Symbols, Freemasonry and the Architecture of Washington, DC

**Building the Temple Within
62" x 42", oil on canvas

The city plan of Washington, DC - with its radiating avenues and circles overlaying a grid pattern of right angled streets - presents daily challenges to visitors and residents alike as they navigate between the monuments and buildings that symbolize our national capitol.

But the circles, squares, angles, and architecture in the Federal city hold a far deeper symbolism for a small fraternity of men present from the time Washington began to rise from the tidal swamps and wooded hills lying along the banks of the Potomac.

The Initiated Eye: Secrets, Symbols, Freemasonry and the Architecture of Washington, DC, With Paintings by Peter Waddell explores the Masonic ideals and designs implicit in the fabric of the city. From the republican ideals made manifest in stone, to the carefully defined vistas linking famous heroes who were also Freemasons, an intriguing architectural and historical perspective is demonstrated by combining artist Peter Waddell's paintings with seldom Masonic artifacts.

From the Introduction of the exhibition brochure written by Paul Dolinsky and George Reader

From These Ashes oil on canvas	A Venue of Liberation 20" x 30", oil on canvas
An Auspicious Day 48" x 36", oil on canvas	Nobles of the Mystic Shrine 36" x 24", oil on canvas
The Light of Reason 30" x 40", oil on canvas	Within These Walls 36" x 40", oil on canvas
Fiat Lux 32" x 80", oil on canvas	A View to the Future 30" x 68", oil on canvas
A Vision Unfolds 36" x 48", oil on canvas	A Meeting at the End of the Day 36" x 60", oil on canvas
The Age of Reason Made Manifest 36" x 60", oil on canvas	The Lamp of Knowledge 40" x 42", oil on canvas
Journey Into Light 60" x 60", oil on canvas	Centerpiece of the New Republic 36" x 36", oil on canvas
Equality In Initiation 31" x 38", oil on canvas	First Light of Morning 28" x 22", oil on canvas
The Cornerstone of the Nation 50" x 56", oil on canvas	Laying Down the Working Tools 36" x 24", oil on canvas
The Good of Masonry Entirely At Heart 30" x 36", oil on canvas	The Triumph of Justice 24" x 24", oil on canvas