The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-27
THE SOCIETY OF ART.
The Twenty-second Exhibition Is Now
Open to the PubIic-The Artists
Whose Works Are To Be Seen.

| The twenty-second exhibition of the
| Portland Society of Art was opened
Saturday evening for private view by
friends of the artists and others. Be-
ginning today the rooms of the society
will be open to the public. opening at
| 1880 am. and closing at 8 pm. The exhi-
bition this year is not so large as in
some former years; but the limited num-
Der of pictures is duo to design rather
than chance.
The censorship this year has been very
severe, and it is said that fully one Ii alf
of the pictures offered were rejected.
The features of the work this year are
the water colors and the decorated china
| The water color display is large and
excellent; and the china department far
surpasses anything ever seen in the pre-
vious exhibitions.
The pictures are almost entirely. by
local artists, and for Portland people
have the double charms of artistic ex-
cellence and familiar scenery. The docks,
WIZ li0i OO1, ohO 1oldhoS, NllC htuOuDCp,
the marshes of Scarboro, have furnished
the favorite subjects.
In all, sixty-two pictures are exhibit
ted. % of which are in oil and 40 in wat
er colors. In all 2S artists have contrib
uted these pictures.
Mr.. Winslow Homer of Scarboro, who
has had several pictures that attracted
attention at the Worlds Fair, contrib
utes a single piece, a large spirited oil
marine estitled 1.-THE Signal of Dis
tress.'
Mrs. c. A. Dyer of Portland, has two
oils, mountain scene entitled ''Summer
in Lundy, CAL" and a rural scene, "West
Baldwin, Me-"
'Off the Cape Shore and Looking
Seward are pleasant reminders of
Portlands veteran artist, II. B. Brown.
These are the only pictures he has in the
collection.
Miss Anna E. Hardy of Bangor, excels
as flower painter, and her three contri-
buttons, the largest, la France Roses"
and two smaller pieces, Scotch Roses"
and Carnations attract much atten-
ton.
Mr.. Benjamin T.Newman of Fryeburg,
has four pieces, two oils, "The kittensn
and attic Treasures" and two water
colors, "Mt Chochorua from Fryeburgn
and Autumn Sketches"
1.-THE Sunny Corner" in oil, and two
| water colors, Autumn on Long Island"
and Feeding" a winter scene, are by
Mr. J. A. S. Monks of Boston.
Mr.. Scott Leighton of Boston, but
Maine artist, has one picture, an oil, en-
| titled Waiting"
| Mrs. Mary E. Pressey of Rochester, New
York, has three oils. marine repre-
senting a fishing schooner Outward
| Bound," and two pastoral scenes, peace
| fully Returning" and "Grazingn
Three oils loaned for the occasion, one
a Spanish love scene entitled "The Sur
prise" another " Autumn Foliage" and
| the third barn scene entitled "At
Rest" are respectively by Neghlig, VIM.
| A. Hart and A. F. TAFT.
Mr.. Charles F. Kimball of Deering,
contributes Meadow Brook" to the col
lection of oils.
"The Delano Field, ".springtimeAgai
and Mountain Brook are oils by Mr..
George E. Morse of Portland.
The work of Miss Mary King Long
fellow of Portland, is conspicuous among
the water colors, there being five Of
her pictures on the list. The subjects of
all are local. In a Portland Dock"
Portland at Sunset" as seen from House
island, 1.-The White Fleet line of fore
and alters such as is often seen in the
lower harbor, Marshes a typical Scar
boro scene, with hay stack on stills in
the distance, and Under the Mistsn are
all subjects in which Portlandres are. in
terested.
But Miss Longfellow is not alone in
choosing Portland subjects. Miss Mary
M. Burgess has four water colors, Port
land Light "Cape Shore,n House
Islandn and Simonton's Cove;" and Mr..
John Calvin Stevens has single water
color, Near Farm Landingn Cushing's
Island scene, which attracted much at
IGNITION.
Miss Catherine Talbot of Portland.
| contributes four water colors: "Pipe
Point Marsh, Foggy Day." Tip" and
Cushing's Island Road; :" and Portrait
TStuay," one of the two black and white
| SIX etches in the exhibition. The other is
An Old French Gateway, by Mr..
Francis W. Hight of Portland
Miss Mary E. Potter of Brunswick, has
in two water color sketches illustrated
Kennebu- kport scenery: Sketch at
Kennebunkport" and another with
Agamenticus in the distance.
Miss Medora f. Atwood of Portland,
contli butes to the water color collection,
Early Morning at PIN Point and
San August Day."
Mr.. Cyrus F. Davis of Baldwin, has a
single water color, Indian Island
Light" Miss Evelyn M. Bicknelr of New
York, two, "A Summer Morning" and
"Newburyport Coal Pocket" and Mrs.
Harriet G. Davis, Early Spring in
Georgia."
Three water colors by Mr.. John E. Hud-
son are: After the Shower,p "The
Meadow" and Cliffs, a Delano Park
scene.
Helen. M. Pettes excels in'miniature