New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-25
PHOTOGRAPHIC Art.

THE SPECIAL BUILDING ALREADY MORE THAN FULL
A HANDSOME SHOW.
IYRoM 4 REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TrInuSE.i
PHILADELPHIA, May 22.-Onc OF the minor
Exhibition building, which was behindhand on the day
Of the opening but which Is nearly ready Is the
annex 10 Memorial Hall, better known "a the fho'"
graphic Art Gallery IL found at late day that the
exhibit Of photographer work alone, especially ny
Americans was intended to no 80 largo that 1t would
reoure a separate structure In which TO give
proper opportunity TO this largo art indus
try Even now. although the bnildns IL 2Io
feet long by 10 feet wide, Mr.. John Carbutt' inc
superintendent says 1t Ia not large enough to meet tho
demand. The displays of the large photographers IN
this country are already in place In the northern
half Of tho - acovcs, well lighted from above Into
which the building has been divided. The Americans oc
cupy two-thirtls Of the space, Notmnn OF Montreal
Ioeaehcr Petsch OF Berlin. and French firm being
tho only foreigners who have yet unpacked their
poods Austria Great Britain Germany, Mexico, and
Canada are present only In the unpacked boxes
The display consists wholly Of photographs, plain and
finished with all the touches OF which the art Is capable
in erayon pastel oil, and india ink. Altman Il Co. OF
New-York city make fine exhibit of samples OF All inc
,,les J. Lander OF Cincinnati gives probably the best
exhibit OF pure photographs, In which tn PRINT passes
direct from the negative untouched His picture Oh inc
marble bn.t of woman attracts marked attention, ana
the character pieces OF the Seven Ages OF Man arc
ngeuious as they artistic. Among tho Ihila"Ph"'
tina portats of the handsome and distinguished surgeon
Prof Gross, by wendcroth Of Hawey and Goshorn ny
VIM Curtis Taylor, the large landscape 'ie"S
along the Pennsylvania Railroad by Gutekunst, the en-
I,reed photographs finished In india Ink and erSoh ny
Broadbcnt & Phillips, the extremely line pictures OF "n.
mails noticeably the famous raoe-horses ny schrooo
Son of Philadelphia specially attractive 10 'no .s
tors 10 this building Tho Montreal collection OF nut
length pictures oil and crayon, Will cause lingering
ala A VrOu
studies alone would make 1t distinctive.
Kent Rochester exhibits the perfection to which work
may be reached in photographs OF Immense s~o'
plates being common in the display. Rochcr OF Chicago
in his ladies' groups gives examples Oh III a ''''V
that Judges say cannot DO exceed by anything abroad
The enormous slgnatured sarony OF NswYork here e1-
hits in al his perfection the wonderful skill in lighting
In posing and In making effects, whether in charcoal
drawings in small photographs, Tor which nc Is 80
Justly noted. Joseph Brady OF Washington presents
familiar faces among the past and present notaoo
people OF Washington
Tho South comes up from Richmond and baltimore
with the bellies OF tho two cities rs pictured by INC
cameras Of Anderson Of Richmond In plain photograph
and OF w. A Cox OF Baltimore In the shape OF porcelain
miniatures Tho vitrrd onamcs OF Marshall OF Bostoh'
near by show the efforts at making lkenesses enduring
Tho character portraits OF Ryder Of Cleveland Ohio IN
erayon give to the life indeed she newsboy the jockey
and tho saucy darkes Of tho South This artist mas
already made his reputation In this line, tho publisher
Of Pluck Nos and q Ohio also sends some hne sanf
pes Of landscape and architecture work through
sweeney Of Cleveland. Btinfred Ander'
son. An American firm In Yokohama
Japan, hang up few curious portraits of japanese
vomsn-ourious emily, however because Of the subject