Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-29
ART In THE GAS CITY.
Growth of Intellectual Culture
Evinced by the Appreciation Of
THE EXPOSITION ART GALLERY.
A Very Credltable Exhibit by the School
of Design.
GOSSIP ABOUT OUR LOCAL PAINTERS

The attendance at the Exposition gall
leries continues as large as ever, or it may
perhaps show even an increase in numbers,
and what is equally gratifying to the man
agement the expressions of approval and
appreciation are still as numerous and as
hearty. Almost all temperaments and con-
ditions may be seen, and soon after the
doors are opened the galleries begin to fill
with people, and at 10 P. NJ, when the Ex-
position closes, the crowds seem loath to
leave. From room to room of the spacious
galleries the throEgs move incessantly; the
young and old, the grave and gay, all seek
ing pleasure in that highest of all orms in
which it is combined with intellectual
culture and Improvement.
A painting that attracts a great deal OF
attention is a portrait of the late William
Shaw. The frame of the picture is draped
In black. and 1t occupies prominent posi-
tlon, as it hangs on the line in one OF the
galleries. 1t is the work of Mr.. John j.
Hammer, recently of this city but now in
New York. A perfect little gem of water
color is the landscape By w. Hamilton Glib
son entitled ~ plaDd Meadows. 1t combines
beautiful color with fine effect OF sunlight
and mastery rendering perspective. Mr..
Thomas Moran's 'Towers of Colorado River"
is scarcely up to that artists usual standard
of work; the coloring is trife crude, par
ticularly in the red tint on the clouds, and
it does not show the vigor of handling char
acterstic of his best works. About the same
criticism would apply to bis "a North
easter" scene on Long Island.
NATURE LOOKS BEST IN DAYLIGHT.
Mr.. George Hetzel's picture, "A Scene in
Western Pennsylvania" is quite de-
psrture from that artists usual style of
work and it is picture thar, well as it
looks under its present conditions, would
appear vastly better if seen in daylight.
This is the case with all good pictures, but
it is particularly true of those in which
green is the predominatlng color, as they
suffer more than any others by being shown
in artificial light. Miss Olive Turney's
sumner Fields" is one of her best and most
pleasing works.
The exhibit made by the School of Design is
very credItable SO far as it goes, but it might
easily have been made more extensive as there
has been some really clever work turned out
BY its pupils recently that has not found
place on the walls. As might be expected,
work In design forms an important item in this
exhibit, and study of some of the examples
shown would lead one to think that the insti.
tuition was appropriately named, or, rather,
that it has well carried out the object for which
it was founded. OF the present exhibit, how.
ever, paintings in water color form the leading
feature, and there arc shown some very good
examples in this class of works, among which
Miss Mary Boyd's study of annunciation lilies
deserves and receives a great deal of notice,
and Is very generally admired
A SURPRISE TO ARTISTS.
In four of the larger of the eight rooms com.
prisirg the galleries are gathered together,
works by American artists located in different
parts Of the country principally in and about
New York, and also works by noted European
painters, such as Rico, Vibert Carpenter,
Stevens and many others. On the walls of
and the names mentioned above, together with
a large number of Americans of such celebrity
as Gibson, Eaton. Hamilton. the MOrans and
many who are scarcely less well known to
fame, would give standing to any exhibition at
which their works were shown.
That artists whose pictures are exhibited are
well pleased at finding the display to be such
that it is a credit to them TO have their works
included among the number Is fully evidenced
by letters which Manager Johns is constantly
receiving. One artist, letter frosn whom
came to hand yesterday morning, writes, in
spirit of humility and self depreciation as rare
as it is commendahle, that when he saw that
the balance of the collection was of such ex-
cellence he was surprised to find that any of
his pictures had been hung. Whatever else
may be said, one thing is certain and that is
that there has never before been such fine
collection of art works shown in this city, and
IT is reasonably safe to predict that there will
not be again until the Exposition opens next
year. Those who have not yet seen this eX-
hibit will do well to avail themselves of the
opportunities afforded them during the three
weeks which yet remain before the many valu-
able and important paintings will be returned
to the various places from which they have
been collected.