Middletown transcript., 1893-03-04
DELAWARE EXHIBITS.
Han dsome Old Pictures To Be Sent t

Han dsome Old Pictures To Be Sent to
Chicago.
Historic subjects and scenes in the Della
ware art exhibit at the Worlds Fair will
attract considerable attention H. c. Con-
rad, of the State Worlds Fair commission
has been promised collection of at least
fifty pictures, including oil and watercolor
paintings, etchings autographs and photo
graphs. The etchings and five water-coIors
have been received from Robert Shaw
seven from Clawson s. Hammitt, and several
from ]. D. Chalfant. The Delaware Camera
Club is doing extensive photography
designed to thoroughly cover Wilmington
and vicinity.
The pictures are temporarily exhibited in
the Equitable Building, Wilmington.
Shaw's etching of "O!d Sweedes Church" is
very fine 1t will have to compete for
public favor with Hammitt's oil painting,
but the difference in the character of the
of the work makes this only the most
friendly rivalry, as between an etching and
an oilpainting there can be no contest as
to the merit of the productions.
An etching of one of the famous -four
mills of Revolutionary time and the old
wooden box bridge at the head of Market
street will introduce the stranger who stud
les this exhibit to the entrance of the beau
tiful Brandywine Park. A picture of the
old Barley Mill, also an etching by Shaw.
will give the observer an idea of the
sBrandywine at the place where the Revo-
lutionary army, under Washington and
Lafayette, crossed the creek when on its
way to meet General Howe, previous
to the battle of 6rapdywine. Three
of Shaw's water colors represent his
toric churches The Oldest of this groop is
christ Church, near Laurel, built in l772
1t is an old frame building standing little
back from piece of sandy Sussex road.
The doors are open as if on Sunday morn
ing and in readiness for congregation.
The artist has chosen for the time of his
picture a bright sunny day, and he has
touched the old clayboard building with a
loving hand. 1t glows like a jewel in a
setting of gold. Its stained clapboards are
silver gray. streaked all over with tints that
run through the prismatic colors, making
the softest grays and riches browns and
warming them with touches of red and
yellow. Behind the church gravestones
peep out of the foliage and over the |
fence, while behind and over |
the ancient structure rises delicate blue |
sky, broken by white cloud. water color |
of similar tone by the same artist represents
the famous Barrett's Chapel Of the Metho- |
dis Episcopal Church. 1t was builtin 1880 |
and has been the sen of many notable |
events in the history of Delaware Metho |
dism. The other historic church repre-
sented in this group is the remodeIed Welsh |
Baptist Meeting House, originally built in
L746 A fifth water-color represents the
1arbor of the Delawareloyster dredgers, at |
N ahone's River, with half dozen boats at
anchor.
Among the other pictures an etching of
Church at New Castle, Sussex
county farmhouse and several small etch
ngs of historic buildings in Wilmington.
There are photographs of Delaware straw.
'erry fields, tomato patches and peach
richards, and stretch of picturesque Kent
ounty road.
Chalfant's famous "Dollar Bill' painting
will attract more than passing notice by
light seers because of its faithful reproduc-
ion of one dollar note.