Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
fill any amount of orders with characteristic
promptness and care.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHOTO
GRAPHIC ART.
J. z. PenrsoD, 90 Fifth Avenue. and 43 Fed
eraI street, Allegheny.


]. z. PenrsoB, 90 Fifth Avenue, and Al Fed
eraI street, Allegheny.
The exhibit made by Mr.. Pearson in the
art gallery is the argumentum ad hominum
as to the superiority OF pictures taken by
this method. When the photographer has
met and conquered the difficulties of this
branch OF art, and has, so to speak, carried
off first honors, he is in position to do JUS
tice to his sitters, with credit to himself.
The secret of Mr.. Pearson's success does not
consist alone in his gifts of posing subject,
catching the happiest expression. arranging
a group, nor vet in his skill with the camera.
He does indeed possess all of these qualiti-
cations in remarkable degree, but his
popularity does not depend upon them
solely. A chief reason is that he is always
careful, patient and judicIous in his treat
ment of each sitter, showing un-
due partiality to none, but doing
full justice to each in turn. This
prevents any possibility of that air OF i'm
patience and irritability too often distress
ingly apparent in the everyday style of
photograph. His displays have always re-
ceived the greatest praise from severely
critical judges, who recognized in his work
the fact that he had not devoted great deal
of his time to finishing certain OF the finest
subjects, but had honestly given equal care,
skill and effort to all that came to him. By
this code of ethics Mr.. Pearson is enabled
to select at random from his collection any
number of pictures, knowing that all OF
them exempiiiy his careful and artistic
work in degree that renders them worthy
of place in any art gallery or any Exposi-
tion. These are the reasons why this splen-
did display ranks so high in the estimation
0f ho uhu h0l fa
take themselves to his studios To-
Gated in the two cities to be
photographed in those happy looking
groups; and why those that never have
gone, are seizing the opportunity Cater see-
ing the exhibit) to go at once and do like
wise, thus tacitly admitting their errors in
the past in having patronized anyone but
Mr.. Pearson. Probably no house in this
city has executed as many orders tor crayon
work, and surely none has given more
pleasure and satisfaction to its patrons.
Persons desirous OF procuring crayon por-
traits of themselves should visit the studios
to examine the superior life-sized pictures
to be seen there, as the wall space at art
gallery limits the number in the display.
Excursionists especially should take ad-
vantage of the occasion to have negatives
made, for they surely could have no pleas
anter souvenir of the Exposition of 1890
than their own happy faces photographed
by j. r. Pearson. With regard
to the display in art gallery.
one can but notice the
fact, that the faces upon the wall in such
countless numbers seem as though they
would speak to you if only they could COM
mand a voice, but they do speak anyway
with the clear, intelligent expression of the
eyes, which seem to meet your OVID. Not
even do the sil paintings seem to be more
attractive to many of the visitors than the
familiar faces OF Pittsburgers which have
been so truthiully conveyed to the cabinet
and other photo STYLES by Mr. Pearson, who
has received many compliments for this
splendid work. People were not prepared
for such an avalanche of pictures, and they
wonder how, even with their facilities, SO
many specimens could have been secured at
these studios, and in view of the prolonged
rains last spring it is even more remarkable,
for there is no appearance OF their
having been taken during cloudy
favorable or depressing circumstances.
They are too clear, too we'll defined for
that, and how has it been managed? Perhaps
the easiest road to solution of the mystery
would be to ask Mr.. Pearson. ANY way
visitors have been duly impressed with the
great merit of this display, and the remark
able success which has attended the artist
in these groups, aud single specimens, no
matter whether it is the wee baby in its
mothers arms or the veteran in camp. The
power of controlling people of a nervous
temperament is manifested in the easy, nat
ural positions and placid countenances, for
it stands to reason that all OF those people,
young, old and middle-aged, could not have
been OF the easy, take life as you find it,"
type, yet the pleased, semi-amused
look greets you from every angle.
of finish in all these
examples is strongly marked; pictures,
too, have what may be called reasonable
backgrounds; neither too light nor too dark.
Who would like to be backed by a dense
cloud of old-times Pittsburg smoke? That
is the way they used to look; or who would
be without just that delicate shading which
throws the picture out clearly, bringing out
all the beauties of form and face? With all
of these advantages to offer patrons, the rea-
sons for the unqualified success OF Mr.. Pear
son speak for themselves; and people will 20
i5 the future, as they have in the past,
when they want the best, to the Pearson
studios.