New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-16
A TRIBUTE TO DAGUERRE.
PHOTOGRAPHERS ERECT A SPLENDID Me
MORTAL OF HIM.
HOW THE DlscovERER WORKED OUT HIS PRO
CE>S-THE ACCIDENT WHICH LED 10
HIS ULTIMATE SUGGESTIVE
CESS-THE ACGl
OLD DAGUERREOTYPE.

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Photography was fifty years old last summer. On
August TO- 1880, Louis Jaques Mandc Dasuerre an
nounced to the world, through Arago, the great as
tronomcr and scientist. the secret of his beautiful
process. The French Government, thereupon, al inc
suggestion of Arago, granted Dagucrrc lie pension
Of 81 200 year. This was all he received lot t'
discovery which has enriched and given pleasure 10
many thousands in the brief fifty years since It's an
nOuncement.
The Photographers Association Of America very
properly celebrated the semiccnennal OF photography
last summer in Washington. This National assocla-
ton met in convention from Tuesday, August y, until
Saturday August 10. when the nt:ieth birthday Oh
photography nttlngly celebrated Among inc
things which done by this convention was the
adoption Of the resolution offered by J. F. Ryder,
veteran photographer of Cleveland, Ohio to erect in
front Of the Smithsonian Institution at Washington "a
monument in honor OF Dagucrre. The governing
Executive Board, consisting Of ii. McNichae OF
Buffalo, president 0. p Scott, Of Chicago, secretary
Dr. G. VI. Carlisle, OF Providence treasurer; George
IT, Hastings Of Boston, and j. VI. Appleton, OF Dayton,
Ohio was elected general committee. j. scout
Hartley the sculptor, Of NewYorh, was asked, among
others, to design monument, and his model was
accented By TIE committee. Local committees were
appointed in the larger cities to aid in raising tho
reausitc money for the memorial. The Ncw-Nork
committee consists Of j. Wells Champney, the artist,
president W. !. Lincoln Adams, Editor OF The Photo
graphic Tines: Dr.. Edward l.. Wilson, Edltor Oh
"Wilson's Photographic Magazine; Dr. A. H. Ehlo't'
Of Columbia College, associate editor OF 1.-The Photo-
graphic Bulletin and II. Lttlciohn Of the scovlll
& Adams Company, No. 423 Broomc-st, treasurer
The washington local committee includes E. j. Pull
man. photogra phcr: Thomas ". Smile. OF the Smith
sonian Institution: y. A. Adec, Assistant secretary OK
state: A. Dickinson Jcwett and Dr. Griiitls, OF the
United states Navy. The Chicago committee Is com
posed Of Clayton \. Douglass. Richard sweet lhohi'
pa;ti,on. Photographic merchants: o. p Scott. Pho
tographer and Dr. John Nicol Editor Of The Photo
graphic Beacon The st. Louis committee consists
of g. Cramcr and u. 4. Seed, Photographic dry pia'c
manufacturers: J. G. SOmerviile ana IL. ~ hSa'"
Photographic merchants; T. W. Guern, phctosrap'er
and ". II. H. Clark Editor Of "Thc st. Louis Pho
tocrapher- The philadelphia committee comprises W.
J. f,ntrchin photographer and manufacturers W. T.
buchanan and John Or. Hood. Photographic dealers
Edmund stirling, OF "The Public Ledger, ana john
BARTLETT Editor OF 1.-THE American Journal OF Pho-
tography.n The Boston committee comprises GEORGE
H. Hastings, vice president Of the National assoct-
tion: w. H. Robey T. IL. Blair, Wilfrcd A. French,
nhotorraphic merchants and c. 4. Chandler, Of The
GLOBE Ten thousand dollars is TO be raised by these
committees and otherwise, a large part OF which sum
has already been subscribed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEMORIAL.
The monument IS to be erected in front OF tho
building Of the Smithsonian Institution. that body Is
in this country the nearest approach to the French
Academy. where Arago announced the discovery OF
Dacucrrc II will stand about sixteen feet high and
be composed Of granite ard bronze The model Is now
being made in clay By sculptor Hartley, and repre-
sents Fame. in an attitude Of reverence, framing the
head OF Dagucrre with laurel wreath Of which also
extends around figure OF the Earth, thus typifyng
h. universally Of the discovery t. the human race.
rho monument will be unlike anything yet erected on
American soil.