Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-15
BRUSH AND PALETTE,
The Exposition Art Gallery Catalogue
Complete-About 500 Pictures on Ex-
hibition-N1edals md PRICES for Future

The Exposition Art Gallery Catalogue
Complere-About 500 Pictures on Ex-
hibition-MednIs and Prizes for Future
Expositions-some New Works of Art.
After many long and wearisome hours of
labor Mr.. Clarence Johns, manager of the Ex-
position Art Gallery, has at last completed the
catalogue of the art works on exhibition. 1t
shows an apparent total of 769 pictures. but
as there are many half numbers, the actual
number of works amounts close to 800. The
use of the split number was resorted to on ac-
count of the many difficulties which prevented
Mr.. Johns from hanging the pictures earlier,
giving him more time to classify from the
works on the wall. AS it was he was compelled
to copy the inscriptions from the picture, while
scattered about in every direction, and thus it
was that he in some cases left out from their
proper places works which he afterward en-.
deavored to place properly By the method
above mentioned. The neatly printed pamphlet
includes about 60 pages of closely printed mat
ter European, American and local artists
have each special department, likewise the
exhibit of the ladies of the School of Design
and the interesting collection from the
Century and other publishing COM
panies Mr.. Johns, anticipating unusual
interest in the latter has given special pains to
the enumeration of each sketch, the artist and
the name of the magazine and time of publica-
ton, SO that those interested can look each
III.
these sketches are attracting the lions share of
interest. although there are quite a number of
the oil paintings which have always crowd of
admirers surrounding them, especially that
magnificent work of Thomas Moran, called "a
Pastoral" This is said to be Mr.. Moran's best
work. and as an example of landscape art it de-
serves to take place among master pieces. To
the student it should be an object of the ut
most interest since in its composition it enun-
ciates the most thorough knowledge and en-
bodies, with its truth to nature, all of the most
perfect principles of art. Turner's Puritan
Wedding" and that interesting bit of realism
THE Christian Martyr" usually come in for
considerable attention, although the entire
gallery is SO filed with excellent works that
one finds but little space unoccupied by inter-
esting material
Judging from conversation with Mr.. Johns
concerning the future of the art gallery. il that
carry out the ideas he has in view, the people
of Pittsburg may look forward to interesting
developments in art shortly. 1t is that gentle
mans intention TO endeayor to put future ex-
hibitions in such shape that medals and prizes
will be offered for art works of various kinds,
Mr. Johns has not as yet put the matter in
perfect form: in fact, he is and will be too busy
until the present Exposition is over to give it
much consideration, but the success that he
has met with in the present exhibition and the
ability which he has shown to evolve a really
frst-class display from a condition of chaos
leaves it to be inferred that if he makes up his
mind to place future exhibitions on that foot
ing, he will do it. If he succeeds its Importance
as regards the artistic interests of Pittsburg
cannot be overeStimated. The Offering of
prizes will be certain means of bringing to
this city hrSt-class art works from all parts of
the country. This will mean a wonderful re-
vival of interest here The people will gain in
knowledge; our students will find in them op-
pOrtunities for study, all of which in the end
cannot but result in uncndlng good to Pitts
burg art