Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-16

lected, and a. their names were printed
On tho title page OF tho circular Of invi-
tation sent out BY the club the contribu-
tors were forewarned Of the men who were
to pass upon the merits Of their work Three
artists. not photographers. will make the
awards In class A. These are Mr. Edmund
laurence Messer, president of the Society
OF washington Artists. and widely known
as an art critic; Mr.. Max Weyl, the land
scape painter Of wide renown, and Mr..
Richard N. Brooke. genro painter of this
city.
The class B awards will be made by one
amateur photographer. one professional
ana one Of the artists already named
Whom they may choose. For this service
MIR. +. c. Beach of the Scientific American
and also editor of the American Amateur
photographer, who is widely recognized as
possessing rare attachments in the knoWl-
cage or Photographic technique, and as
one OF the fairest men who ever acted on
jury, and Mr.. c. NJ. Gilbert of Philadel-
phla, New York and Washington, have
been chosen.
In class the best print will be given
hrst place. and Its producer will be award
ed gold cross, appropriately inscribed,
hanging from bar. The second best pic
ture Will win for its author a silver cross.
Each exhibitor who is SO fortunate as to
have his work embraced in this class, will
receive diploma, setting forth the TACT
and signed by the artist judges.
In the foreign salons the mere fact Of
Il
and it is the hope of the projectors of this
exhibition that it will become a permanent
institution, so highly regarded by photo
graphic artists that there will annually be
strife for places on the walls and for the
coveted diplomas or certificates. At some
future time the crosses may be omitted
and only the diplomas granted, thus ad-
hering strictly to the principles that gov
ern the foreign salons.
The "BIue Ribbon,
The awards in class Is viii be ten certifi-
Gates of equal value, this award to be
known as the blue Ribbon" 1t is the
hope of those in charge of this enterprise
to establish so high standard that these
Blue Ribbons will be regarded as souv-
enirs of the most esteemed sort
All the works will be judged prior to the
opening of the exhibition and the sue
ceSstul pictures will be indicated, so that
the public may be able to k ow who have
won the prizes. The class A prints Will be
first adJudSed, that work being scheduled
Tor this evening or Monday. Only the
Judges Will be present While the awards
are being made. After they have selected
the Two photographs for the crosses the
jury in class Il will make their selectio
TO choose the ten for the award of the GER
tilicatcs. These reports, when made and
accepted by the committee in charge, will
be unaitcrab!e.
Those in the enterprise are congra tGlating
themselves that the salon is to be held un-
der such favorable auspices at the outset
Inc cosmos Club has taken a great in
tereSt la the affair, and the managers the
DINER evening voted unanimously to open
the entire assembly hall for the purposes
OF the exhibition, which Will admit OF
hanging every picture to the best possible
advantage. As i'll the European salons, the
amateurs and professional exhibit side by
siie. In the present exhibition, however,
tic professional work has been limited TO
those VINO Were specially invited bv the
\ bra.
urea works have been accepted for hang
lnS, being about evenly divided between
,"e TWO classes. 4 unique scheme for
hanging the pictures has been devised by
the committee. which VIII heiglten The, ar
tlstc effect of the exhibition in a marked
degree and viii avoid the monotonous
banking OF mounts and frames against an
entlfe wall as is usual il. exhibitions of this
character. ~