Adelaide S. Hall

Adelaide S. Hall (, Wade; 1857–1924) was an American art connoisseur, curator, and civic organizer from New York. Active in Chicago and later in California, she promoted the development of public art and parks through leadership in women’s clubs and art associations. Hall founded the Archè Club of Chicago and the Woman’s Auxiliary of the American Park and Outdoor Art Association, and held key roles in the Municipal Art League of Chicago and the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC). She was the author of Two Women Abroad and Import Symbols in Their Hebrew, Pagan and Christian Form. She also lectured on art, design, and civic beautification.

Early life and education Adelaide Susan Wade was born in Westmoreland, New York, November 2, 1857. Her parents were Schuyler and Susan (Waldo) Wade. with private tutors. She took the initiative in interesting the Women's Clubs of Chicago and vicinity in work for artists, and from this effort grew the custom of holding, during the winter, artist's exhibits at the art institute and the buying of pictures by clubs. Every year, many paintings were purchased, thus giving encouragement to the artists. A society called the Artist's Association was the outgrowth with Hall as vice-president. She was the founder of the Los Angeles Outdoor Art League,

Hall attended the Exposition Universelle (1900) to study Art Nouveau.

She favored woman's suffrage. Their children were Leone and Alma.

Selected works Two women abroad : what they saw and how they lived while travelling among the semi-civilized people of Morocco, the peasants of Italy and France, as well as the educated classes of Spain, Greece, and other countries (1897) (text) A glossary of important symbols in their Hebrew, pagan and Christian forms (1912) (text)