The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-17
FIVE Arr nv PHorosRAPHa

| Aunuat EHhibitor OF the A.,steurs OF New
| York, Pbiiaaeirhis, and aorton.
The seventh annual exhibition Of the Society
| Of Amateur Photographers Of New York 10
| given this year In conjunction with the Photo
graphic Society OF Philadelphia and the Bos-
| ton Cam era Club II was opened with q reoep-
ton last evening at the Fine Arts Society
| building. Immediately following the show Of
| the Society Of American Artists In the same
| galleries. 1t lie an admirable exhibition oil
| what may be done with taste and an artistic
| instinct with camera, and II is probable that
| many persons will find the results more plsus-
ible than that Of the pteinairis,es and slspdssh-
lists who have iust vacated the place
For the fret time the prints have been sub
jected to the Judgment OF jury. and the COM
mittse declsrss. with refreshing candor. that
1t is believed that nothing was rejected that
could claim recognition either as . work Of art
or as an achievement In photograph" But
753 prints are shown Of the 1.310 submitted.
They come from England. Germany. Austria,
Switzerland. Holland. Russia. India. Spain.
Italy. and Australia, as we'll as from various
parts OF the United States ana Canada. The
show will last for two weeks. and there will be
lantern slides on Monday. Wednesday. and
Saturday evenings
1t will surprise good many persons whose
ideas Of the possibilities Of the camera are
based upon the familiar photograph OF COM
merce to observe With how near an approach
to real art some OF our amateur photographers
have contrived to produce their pictures. One
Of the novel effects, for example. Is produced
By making bromide enlargements upon or
binary rough-surfaced water color paper. Civ
ing an effect very like that Of . sepia or India
ink wash. Among the most effective Of these
prints are the enlarRenents on carton or
platinotype paper. In which there 10 a soitness
OF color masses and an effect OF atmosphere
that 10 not commonly attainable in . photo
graph. Many Of the most artistic OF those en-
largements are sent by English amateurs
They are printed in Rrays browns. blues. reds.
and greens. Appro priately framed. as many
OF the exhibits are they make very beautiful
pictures indeed. ., ,..' ......
A number OF silver medals have been award
cd for excellence OF prints and one special
New York society. Mr.. Robert A. B. DAYTON. for
amateur. This prize has been won By Mr.. Il.
plns AS%e s sbEs san
III picture Of heavy snow fali with fresh
SPs st eat. e sss
ais are j.. n. ,Iiienstt Of Chester. Eng land,
s:.al !, %ss Js!sket S %ssp fnSiaps a %isssS;
yres OF. Spanish Artillery" c. L.. Pancoast.
PHILADELPHIA. for "AIidsum mer on the Housa-
tonic:" Henry Troth. Philadelphia. for the old
Fairbanks homestead at Dedham. Mass. built
IL 1852 hn:sae R Smith M for Gs,n0-
Mass Lewis Cohn. London, for Locat-
York. Tor "ForeeTonnd study" Of .wat.r
and grassss:I. BiaeE. New York. Path
.,,Fogg5 Day ON the battery" Charles l. Bsrs.
New York. for frame OF three, compositions.
rier:" James l. Breese. New York. for n car
bon tableau, Miss NJ. ~ Statue OF the Republic.
after S ?; G Frenchs eolocssaI sculpture toE the
Nabuc: . Landing on the Connecticut
baron julius waldberg. Vienna, "ploughing;"
James L. Goold. England. Autumn"
Among other wel,known amateurs exhibit
ing are ": y Post Fred s vilmrr. the thunder
istic portraits Of artists in their studios;
robert Frost OF England with some beautiful
flowers ind fruits. Miss Edith Eliot Of New
bedford, Miss Lmiie Y. Clarkson, potsdam. n.
markably tine carbon portraits; Mrs Francis
J.. Cassard. Lindsay c. Ivory. Charles Scolik,
Vienna. who sends some charming types OF
yienness. beauties; 4, {. Wilmerding. Alfred
sfhoin Nelson g. isImsr Cle5F
Champney. A. Schweizer. Fred Weber, Edward
j. Bellows, Paul Sala, W. b. Post Robert
Louis p; Schrem. Constance Par.
sons. A. n. Zabriskie. T. H. Carter. Augusta
.. AnS1 Beach s%pi E.kn pp J ESwAFf
TsTSslI.- b. Murphy. Arthur. Booth, r. b.
Willis Herman Bucher. Jr. John T. Magic.
and Madeline Smith.