The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-31
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II 10 worth wae for those who tnssgesL.A - ~
process of photography % sspnes Brady'e gallery. a
the pictures exhibition shers thsy win Aud The
evidences Of extraoraisary advancement in the art
There Just ~ much dsnce between the photographs
present executed ia this establishment thsre be-
tween the chefs modern and pre- Raphaelte
schools Of painting The frequent biurs tho feeble
exaggerated tones the stir positons and shs imperfect
Knowledge OF enects generally. which marked the
earlier productions Of: the camera, have all given
place to the conditions demanded blythe higher prnci
pies OF art unl the photograph cosld be roodsrod
composou dis sud evenasss 90 tone equal 10
the works Ct tho posrait and landseape painter must
always have failed to satisfy persons cultivated ss te
We that ws-had dspaired Of seeing th,s point OF
excellence reached BY a,rsocsss which mucn de-
Ponds mechaui al resss II sesnsdso 40 ,mposs bio
photographer TO nfuse into his predictions ths
qualities that impsrt value every ether chase Or pic
That r Brady hsssuccceded IN cnqueripg the dime ulsy
is due entirely believe, to the fsst that he
artistic aspirations, who looks upon the mechanical fea-
lures Of his art subsidiary to tbs higher aims which
should guide thcss protesting 10 strive for sxeellsno IT.
The most extraordinary picture thai has yst been
Produced by Photography that ofthe Esecutir, Com
mtse or the sanitary Fair, tssbs sss Of u,is gal
ery Eacl ngure--and there are upwards OF nfty. OF
them stray itself In groups ftAh kind srea,
dculty photography hitherto been to risia stir.
nees aud tho repetition OF oss In the mpe sition
p,ntsng OF ths character there are seAAl
quiremeats, and whore so many figures arc introduced
there are but few sststs who stfctyou ply with
them In photographic pictures, whsrs the position Of
the sitter requires 70 10 Axstfor ahs cAuierats do iss
work, n would sssu next 70 impoaIbeto stiAip thsn
And yet IN this picture Mr. Brady bas nh only suoceeAsa
In divsstnS his ssoupiag Of all phosogra pdc ssus but
his Agures into the noss VAILED and nas1rAl
attitudes possibs There y not Of sn<that repeats
ITSELF And In It's other dstaah the pioHrs Il squs1y
sdm.rns.s, We md IN no impeNectnoa n
outline no barring or nAistncsness tha hlnue
Saturs~ Everything lssv, we'll &,nasAr slA sAAisfsc
tory tsths eye Tho haym0nsous t e. tbe picture II
smother Of IN great nsrsss Had ~ bsen sxecuAed By
hand II woald hsvs been inpsssibls prodncs sofsr
Or more p,ssssx eject There Sssoabsv oup-that Of
hs Arr ConmiNss i equally deserving efHnspss
tsa II rossssssa an tss INEQUALITIES Of the work thai
We have jus, noticed, with home sddusaal fsasxrss
,utsrss,, arising os the cmnsas Of the psseons intro
ducsd 10 ~ AasGhAc carlous auA equaiy dtcul series
OF photographs ~ ths Representations Of the work.
me Art Gallery aaths Fair. The dss Of each are Al
clear ar they sr|in the rcsuA but seldom OBJ
| tanned II p,o.urss OF this ksud.
70 ths psusrai visitor, who may not be verssd 10 ar,
msSters the arsatsst attraction Of baNaesy viii he IN,
portrsa OF the hsrosa Of the prcasa. campaign Most
them we're taken " M Brady 10 their d.
pMtuvs Cor W, teA GRANT, Hancock, Warren, rhonas
Hooker yidy smith, and tho smcnied sedgwiox, wade
worth aud hayes, are all 70 Us found there We wou,
advise those who have hour or Two Ia spare 10 vls
No nAdy's gallery We know no other PLACE whore
~ sts leisure can he - ybfl Sneal