The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-24
ART AT MECHANICS FAIR,
More Than Two Hundred and
Fifty Paintings of
High Order.
A GOOD UNIVERSITY DISPLAY
Two-Thirds of the Wc.'k In the Art
Department by California
Talent.

The art gallery is one of the most at
tractive places at the Mechanics Fair to
many of the visitors. Solly Walters, the
superintendent of the art department, has
introdu u ced q decided innovation in doing
away with the usual stiff grouping of oil
paintings in one place, water colors in
another, black and white in a third and
etchings at some prescribed place. Mr..
Walters followed a model of a studio.
Water colors are hung beside oils and
black and white sketches are in contrast
with vivid bits of coloring. The long lines
of pictures are broken by an occasional
picturesque drapery or a nook filled with
topographic sketches. The collection of
statuary is placed at irregular intervals in
the center of the hall.
The paintings number 265, the last being
received yesterday, and all seem of high
order. There are nine pieces of statuary,
and some handsome tapestry will be ex-
hibited on screens to-day. Two-thirds OF
the work exhibited is that of local artists,
and the remainder has been loaned by
local owners and dealers.
There are paintings by William Keith,
John A. Stanton. L. ?. Latimer, A. F..
Matthews, A. Joullin, C. V. Perbank, T..
Tojetti, F. Kano, A. G. Rodriguez, T.
Takahashi, J. A. Robinson. P. Garvini,
Maria Martinetti, A. SAM, George Frere,
G. Pennalesilico, G. Wertheimer, ]. B.
| Frauenholz, III. A. Verbeck, Homer Daven-
port, Blanche Loubens, Mabel ]. William
| son, G. Cadenasso. E. G. Peixotto, Martha
Patterson, H. R. Hops, Alice b.
| Chittenden. Lucia Wores, Mrs. T. Gihon,
Gertrude Dorgan, Kate Chandler Thomp-
son, Mary T. Mention, Emmy la ValIie,
Mrs. Clara Curtis, Lou E. Wall, Elenor
Lillian NJ. Chandlin, F. M. Vermorcken,
E. F. Van Wrinkle, Henry Raschen, Will
liam Hubacek, Alex Nicholson. Mrs. Will
liam Hahn, HI. Roullier, A. Hoelsel, G..
Hudson, 0. Kaltschmidt, H. r. Deitz, Mrs.
A. de Walt Payne, G. r. Snelgrove. Annie
Harmon. Nellie L. Burren, Annie Helm,
A. L. Best, Marion M. Frolich, c Burnet,
NJ. J. human, n. F. Buckley, Sidney
Armor, A. w. Best, H. G.. Best. Bertha
Stranger Lee, G. Cadenasso. Mrs. w. e.
| Shepman, l.. NJ. Carpenter, ]. Milo Crit
fiths, Sarah E. Bender, Selma Newman,
Josephine Bayley, Martha Patterson, Mrs.
Burton, r. Blum, A. Lynch and Howard
Pyle. Original sketches by Charles Dana
Gibson and w. T. Smeadley.
Among the loaned pictures is Murillo,
the property of DIR. j. M. Sharkey.
The art of sculpture is represented by
the works of Rupert Schmid, IL. Selig, ].
| Milo Griffith and Garry D. Terry. Except.
ing two bas-reliefs the statuary is rom
posed of busts in plaster and bronze figures
Busts of Governor Downey and DR.. Rich
ter are shown by Rupert Schmidt, and oil
General Sheridan and DR.. d. Mclean by
]. Milo Griffith.
/ The department of decorative and indus
trial art of the University of California
makes creditable display, especially con
sidering the fact that the department j:
only year old.
The work displayed comprises the fol
lowing: Geometrical designs, based or
vertical, horizontal and obEque lines; de
signs in which straight, inclined and
curved lines are used; designs based on
the circle and it's segments, elementary
| designs, plants adapted to the square
plants adapted to the pentacon, plants
adapted to the circle, plants adapted to the
triangle, plant units adapted to borders
plant units adapted to all-over surface dec.
Grafton, plant analysis for use in design
blanket borders, pen and ink sketches
from the object, original designs for stone
and wood carving, wallpaper borders IRE
! produced), original renaissance units foI
surface decoration, elementary wallpaper
designs, design for n achman' dining-room
decoration, plant forms adapted to geomet-
rio spaces, designs for book covers, designs
for tile flooring, designs for stained-glass
windows, design for wrought-iron girdel
and design for wrought-iron gate.
Perhaps the most meritorious feature Of
the display is the wood carving.