The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-18

of the work there can be no doubt. That
is admitted by the artists and also by the
committee in charge, as is made evident
by the position the group holds at the end
of the main hall. Could it have been pos
sible to have placed this group nearer the
center it would have been better Tor the
work, because the quarter-rear view Is
probably one of the best. No matter how
it is placed the fact remains, and it is adj
mitted by competent judges, that as q
piece of sculpture Tilden's work is the best
ever produced by native artist. On the
newel-posts at the foot of the stairway
leading to the conservatory there are two
very clever studies in sculpture by l.. f.
Auzerais-one ga Portrait Bust" and the
other "The Hammer-thrower." The por-
trait bust is particularly good, not only
because it has no practical competition but
because the face is full of life and feeling.
In water colors the exhibition promises
more for the future of this medium in Cali
fornia than could reasonably have been ex-
pected. Jorgenson and Latimer are both
well represented, while Clara Curtis
informing in the Woods" and "Toward
Evening" are especially strong. Florence
Lund borg's "Sketch" and Miss A. f.
Briggs ''Across the Marsh" are by their
positions evidently appreciated by the
hanging committee. Mrs. Alice B. Chit
tenden, Helen Hyde, John M. Gamble, G.
Graham, Nellie M. Rodgers, Miss Edna
Smith and Carrie R. Callaghan have all
sent good work.
In the maple room, where there is prac-
tically no decent light in the daytime,
there are some excellent canvases. Rob
inson's 'Seine-haulers. Miss Heyneman's
Lady in White" Jorgenson's "Grey Por-
trait CANDLES ''Who Comes?" and Isa-
bella Morrison's "In Garden" are among
the best. The practical uselessness of at
tempting to hang pictures in this room
without a background is made clear by the
fact that some of the best things exhibited
are put under six branched side chande-
Tiers, which, when lighted, will in all
likelihood kill every color ever intended
by the painter of the picture.
The Partingtons have come out strong
in the whole exhibition, but their pen and
ink work is especially good. Miss Gertrude
Partington's ''Easter Grip and the "My
Sister of r. L. Darlington, her brother, are
the best, even not excepting their fathers
Head" Gibson has undoubtedly had
considerable influence over Miss Parting
ton, but the head in the "Easter Girl"
study is exceptionally strongly handled,
while the windy effect shown in the
handling of the skirts is well above what
ought to be expected from young woman
who has comparatively done so little
actually serious work
There are few pastels in the exhibition,
but among them Mrs. Caudlin's pastoral
is very good. This medium seems TO find
little favor among the artists here, al
though the reason is difficult to find.
Taken altogether the exhibition is good,
the lights in the institute are poor, as was
stated before and is admitted by the artists
with few dissenting voices. The wall
should have afforded background instead
of proving dissentient tone, but the fact
remains that with this exhibition of the
San Francisco Art Association at the Mark
Hopkins Art Institute there is shown
more and stronger work than has ever
been shown in any preceding exhibitions
on the Western coast of the United States.
Ii the public do not prove their apprecia-
ton by their patronage it will be their mis-
fortune as much as it will be their fault.