The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-08
Written for the Sunday Standard.

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Helena, Jan. THE exhibit of the
Helena Camera club, just closed, was
certainly one of the most pleasing anG
meritorious of any similar display evel
given here, and when, in addition to the
work of the local club, it was so splen-
didly reinforced by the exquisite work
of the Missoula and Bozeman clubs and
the individual contributions of some OF
the best amateur talent in the state, the
Helena club is deservedly proud of the
artistic feast that they offered to the
many app3eciative people who visited
William Biggs' art rooms the past week.
The object of the club in this it's first
annual exhibit, is not only excellence
of work, but the highest cultivation of
the artistic faculty in such. a degree
that the work accomplished shall be free
from the old faults of stiffness in pos
ing, bad perspectives and backgrounds,
imperfect lighting, etc. How well it sue
ceeded the work told the story, and
fortunate We're they who took the oc-
casion to visit the art rooms
The loaned prize exhibit of the Amer
lean Amateur club, New York city, is
an educating study of itself. One is
struck by the simplicity of the compost
ton of the work more than by elaho-
Tateness of the subjects chosen. For IN
stance, No. !, Before the Storm in
which a single feature expresses the
whole thought so wildly that one can
feel as well as see the scene.
The Miss1ula Amateur Camera club
furnished great variety of excellent
work, largely in the line of landscapes,
for which the Bitter Root mountains,
rivers and valleys are famous. Space
will allow US to particularize only a
few, and where all are excellent it is
hard to select
The genre pictures of DR.. c. w. LON
bard. four in number, are deserving
especial mention, as this class of work
appeals most strongly not to the artist
alone. but the great human family-for
the greatest study of life is man. c. F.
Pearls of the Helena club offers in this
line two admirable subjects, THE
Christmas Cake" and THE Staff of
Life
James H. Wills, in his fine collection,
gives us glimpse of the beautiful Mis-
soula river, and character sketch en-
titled preparatory for a Pose"
ogden Canyon S. H. Foickner, is a
fine specimen of natures handiwork, as
is also "On the Rattlesnake,'' by Mrs.
y
in his choice of subjects, eXcelling in
execution, as he appeals strongly to
sportsmen and lovers of nature
where the Ducks Come From" sug-
gests longing for the dogs and gun,
as does also F. M. Schenck's "A Good
Place for Pheasants.' No more beau-
tiful subjects could have been selected
by Mrs. M. S. Carlin than the Clear
water" and Mcdonald Lake" two
microscopes that one loves to dwell on.
w. E. Carlin in his Live Canada
Grouse on the Nest" has given us one
of the choicest bits of natural history
illustrated that we have ever seen
the wonder is how he ever did it. Among
the beautiful bits of natural scenery
offered by Ed H. Boos, we might spec
ify especially woodland Shadows" and
Light and Shadow" William H. Abers
four admirable pictures take one back
TO the dear old East in his Coast of
Maine" and his Last Load of Hay" is
very suggestive of boyhood days to
most of the denizens of the Rocky
mountains. W. E. Graham's land
Illustrative series of the lovely Bitter
Root Valley" fast being appreciated
as place for attractive homes
The Bozeman club exhibit, though not
so extensive. was not lacking either in
subjects treated or excellence of eXecu-
tloi II tle general me display maze.
"A Field of Iris" by F. W. Traphagen,
would command appreciation anywhere.
His Study in Detail" would certainly
appeal to the artist. e. V. Davis ad-
mirable selections of Montana scenery,
so new to those not ito the manor
born" is calculated to appreciate the
desirablity of this great state, where
ever seen.
W. NJ. CObleigh exhibits a series of
eight pictures of yellowstone Park"
although the subjects are more familiar
than any other Rocky mountain seem
cry, are SO we'll executed that they but
deepen the impressions ever written on
the tablets of the brain by constant as
ISOLATION with views from this wonder
1ul region of natures art gallery.
Stanley Koch's studies from familiar
real life in this mining state are good.
The Prospector' is familiar per-
sonage. His undaunted courage as he
buffets the ills of life, bouyed by hope,
makes him hero. as we'll as a grand
subject for grand picture as he
pursues his daily avocation c. f.
Pearls (Helena club made fortunate Sc
lections of this class of work in Gold
Washing, "Cleaning Up" and Pan
ming
The Helena club make not only a
very fnc, but varied exhibit of water
scenery, cloud effects, green work, por-
etc.
In the collection (all good none ex-
Gel Mrs II. P Clark of Winston either
in the selection of subject or exquisite
treatment and all around excellence.
Her Landscape Study would, trans
fered to canvas and oils in the hands
of proper artist. make a gem for
any gallery. Her "Gypsies" is as fine
a specimen of natural posing as is ever
seen, but as Italy's peasant daughters
furnished the model, it can scarce be
wondered at.
d. p. Patenaude. whose local reputa-
ton for cloud effects is certainly in
evidence in this exhibition, is an artist
who has successfully mastered that
feature of photography.
P, G. Schroeder in his CLOUD Study"
has made creditable showing Miss
Marie kleinschmidt in her two presen-
tations of Man Afrad-of- His Horse"
gives US a fine specimen of Indian per-
traiture.
c. Wilson Perry shows ten good pic
lures. the one of greatest local interest
being Lake Sewell," created by building
the Missouri river dam. This pjctura