The morning call., 1894-05-23
AN ART EXHIBIT.
By Pupils of the Hopkins
Institute.
Some Still Life That Shows Orioi-
naIity-Various Ideas of
Consolation

The spacious basement OF the Mark
Hopkins Institute of Art was turned ineo
regular picture gallery yesterday by the
annual exhibition of the art pupils, the
work filling the two large rooms and over
flowing into the hallway.
Still-life is the subject to which most
space is devoted. The large lecture-room
is hung thick with studies in oils of pieces
in this style Of composition, many of which
show considerable originality on the mart
of the pupils who have grouped and
painted them. Miss Isabel Hunter shows
some particularly good work in dead birds.
vegetables and kitchen utensils. A study.
principally in old gold and green, of
Chinese instruments and yellow chrysan-
themums was also much admired. Miss
McElroy is another student who had some
good work in the still-life department.
. Her study Of rapier and fencing gloves,
with a laurel wreath, is almost decora-
tive design, and is a pretty aud pleasing
one. Some of Miss McElroy's flower
pieces are also good.
Miss n. E. Mccormick shows consider
able versatility in her still-llfe work. Carrie
r. Callahan is another industrious student,
her study of Mexican pottery and bead
work and some of her flowers being par
tieularly good.
Miss 2. SchOenmacheT's flowers, vege-
tables and biEds all show ability, and Miss
Louise BruDer is also among a number of
others whose studies are pleasing.
One of the most interesting parts of the
exhibition, to those who are on the lookout
for incipient talent, is the little corner de-
voted 10 paintings containing several fig
uTes, the COMPOSITIONS Of which have been
left TO the students imagination. ''COpso-
lation" seems to have been the theme
which has proved most inspiring. q. PlaZ-
Zoni exhibits quite number of consola-
tions. One painting on this theme shows a
picture with rejected" written across the
back Of the canvas, while one artist in q
lilac coat is evidently cOnsoing the painter
of the rejected wOrS, who is attired In a
cheerful costume of snuff-color. Rumor in
the school says that these are paintings of
G. PiaZZoni and j. Martinez. The latter
student shows a number Of composition"
pieces, including Fairy Tales"
The portrait class contains some good
studies, most of them being Of girls heads
n. w. King, A. Blackwell and II. Ko-
bayashi seem to have been The most in
dustrOus in this department Charcoal
drawings from the antique are numerous,
as are also studies made in the life class
The water eOIOrs are in bad light, but
what can be seen Of them is pleasing. II.
Callahan, III. c. de UrunueIa, j. Martinez
and Sidney ArmeT are among those who
show good marines. 1t is evident from
the oil paintings of landscapes that Keith
has not in0culated the art school students
with his craze for the old masters, for
nearly all the work in this department is
very modern aud French in cOlOring.
Piazzoui, Raphael, Burnett. Martinez and
Miss CTOll are among those who have done
good work in depicting pretty landSca pes
and marines rOund San Francisco.
On Friday the closing exercises of the
term will take place, and the Avery gold
medal for progress, the w. Z. Brown gold
medal for a life study. and Alvord gold
medal for a study from the antique, will
be awarded. The judges will not au-
nounce tine fortunate winners before Fri
day. however.