Evening journal., 1893-06-17
MANY FINE PAINTINGS.
Landscapes and Decorated China Dis
played at Z. S. Hammitt's Studio,
zine work by WilmingtonIans.


Landscapes and Decorated China Dis
played at Z. S. Hammitt's Studio.
Fine Work by Wilmingtonians.
The ninth annual exhibition of c S
Hammitts art students will be held in
his studio on the third floor of the
Institute Building, Eighth aud Market
streets tonight from to 10. The
style Of paintings this year is different
from former years More attention has
been given 10 working from nature
They are strong and original and reflect
more credit on the students although
not so pleasing to- the eye, that is. not
artistic Room 8, which is the first room.
is devoted TO sketches made in from two
to three hours and mostly by night
students
A. Marks is one of those deserving
special mention His best subjects are
The Old Brown jug" and sew
eral apples They are creditable
and are worked broad and freely
In all he has fifty nine studies
Another worthy of mention is p G..
Swartz's work His best is copper pail
10 is handled simply and without much
labor, which is true art He also has
about fifty nine sketches from nature
Two pigeons which were a very difficult
subject reflect much credit on William
Leach A pine apple is also among his
best Oscar Frock deserves special men
ton for his work as he is the
youngest scholar in the class He
has many original sketches, among them
the painting of French horn which is
the best. A painting entitled, Love
and Song, is also from his brush
Thomas Pierce and Howard Brinton
have lands cape paintings in which are
shown the real feelings Of out door life
Mrs Van Buren and Miss Katie Plum
mer are two women students who have
worked very hard and have been success
ful as their work will show. C. w.
Hazel is well represented,
Room No o is made up of water color
and pastel paintings Miss Julia Por-
ter whose work SEQ exhibited in this
room shows real talent Hen best
are The Truant Anglers" and
sever raj Venetian scenes in water
color and three paintings in pastel
Miss Cecilia Miller wa ter colors are the
best and the clearest her work both in
water and pastel shows rare talent Miss
Catherine Bonner's MASTERPIECE is Waves
and Surf. She has also many other cred
lN1hlt nltENh OA W0Ik MISS isabel
Loney, w. Hersey. w. f. Leonard and
j b Pierce also exhibit fine work. MISS
Florence Aspin has some fine work. but
she has devoted most of her time to
China work This room is given largely
to China work
In the centre Of the room is the table
Of Miss Name e. Hammitt The exhibi-
tion Of painted china ware here is ex-
quisite and the painted lamps are the
finest that has ever been painted
i'm this city. Miss Mamie Elliott
Mrs. Tolmie. Miss Gertie p ConneI.
Miss Lizzie Scott, Miss Jennie Scott.
Miss Annie Shaw, Miss Ida Cook. Miss
Grace Guthrie and Miss Mary l.. King
have fine collections ON various other
tables
ln room No 10 is displayed Mr. Ham
mitts last sunni er's work They are
mostly two-hour sketches and are of the
more approved French school and have
the sunshine and real feeling of out
door life plainly portrayed. Most of
them will be marked and sold,
This has been the best year that the
school has ever known. The method of
teaching has been changed and the result
has been more thought and study on
the part of the pupils Mr.. Hammitt
will go TO Water Mill, Long Island. July
.. where he will probably open summer
cnhool