Evening star., 1901-04-27
A R T NO 7 E S

tai Camera Club, which opened with pri-
Vate view and reception in the IIemCyce
of the COrccran Gallery on last Monday
evening, mas been attracting considerable
attention during the week, and causing no
small str III art circles for photography
has for 50 long been regarded as merely
mechanical process REQUIRING but technical
skill that the truly artistic results shown
are to many a genuine surprise and come
as a revelation Possibly in no other field
has more marked progress been made in
the past five Years, for not only have the
mechanical means been greatly improved,
but also new methods discovered opening
broader possibilities and giving rise to
higher aspirations. Where the aim was
once to produce a sharp outlined print, 1t
Is now to give soft wholly natural i'm
pression-to interpret rather than copy
With microscopic fidelity. In order to ac-
compllsh these results the photographer
must needs take into consideration per-
spective, light and shade, and composition
after having gained complete mastery of
his material, for though there are in
stances salways to be found of accidental
high art in the long run it is the en-
perienced worker alone who succeeds.
TO this end the Capital Camera Club,
which Is composed altogether of amateurs
has this winter invited several of our To-
cal artists, among whom We're Mr.. Messer,
Mr.. Moser, Mr. Dunbar and Mr.. Dieu-
donne to give them informal talks on art,
and criticise their work, and it had as a
jury of selection for their present exhibit
tion Mr. Richard n. Brooke, Mr.. Hobart
Nichols, Mr.. Moser. Miss Mueden and Mr..
Thos. w. Smile, that the work might be
judged from it's artistic rather than tech
nical merit. Their plan is so admirable
that it could well be commended to other
art associations.
That the judgment of this Jury was
stringent will he Siopifip1 hV the
of the entire number of pictures submitted
to it over 40 per cent were rejected; but
that it wise the exhibition itself
strongly attests.
Out of the entire number Of 800 exhibits
this artist jury Selected as most merito-
rfous twenty-five pictures, which were des-
ignated as Glass Special and hung in a
separate group. The remainder they di-
Vided into classes A and 3, according to
artistic excellence. This subdivision was
indicated merely in the catalogue, how
ever as the photographs We're hung SO
that all Of each exhibitors work might be
seen together and viewed individually,
well as collectively. In the whole exhi-
bition an uncommon amount of admirable
work is shown. The compositions are good,
the views we'll chosen, and cloud and
moonlight effects especially well produced,
whereas the portraits are all far in ad-
vance of those done usually by profess
sionals. In fact, some Of those in class
special are quite extra ordinary, notably
Miss p by w. f. Peabody; Study of
Head by VIM. p. Herbst: S. Bernce Gal
laher's "The Author at Work. and "Por-
trait" by Edw. J. Daw. In this class some
excellent landscapes are shown. among
which of corn stalks, Autumn Is
Here by Estcll G. Mozart "A Daisy
Field" by John A. Massie, and sheep" by
Mr. Peabody are very artistic and pic
turesque. The last shows wonderful ef
feet of light and shade-sharp contrasts
without hard lines-and an unusually fine
sky "HomeWard," by Charles f. Fair
10 int ereSJing nctUrp hpinP what
is known technically as a -bichromate
print. and the only one in the exhibition.
This is a process by the means of which
the picture be transferred unpre-
pared paper and when finished resembles
much more a red chalk sketch than pho
tograph.
The majority of the photographs shown
are platinum prints, though some are on
the velox paper and few are bromides. In
this connection should be mentioned Miss
Esse Collins Study of a Head (No. 67)
Mr. DAVIS Sunrise Chincoteague Island
and THE Lullaby" by Mr.. Chas e. Fair
man, which are each in different shade
of brown, and all very beautiful and at
tractive. Mr.. Herbst shows three moon
light views, uniquely printed on silver pa
per, which meant more, however, as an
experiment than for serious representa-
tions. OF the genre pictures, "Adoration,'
by DR.. ]. w. Anderson; alone in the
by Miss Essie Collins; "a Disturbed sies-
ta.'' by Miss Kate S. Curry, and "A Bob
tail Flush'' by Frank s. Harries, are all
clever and good Mr.. Defender shows an
excellent picture Of the Bartholdi fountain
one of the interior Of the House reading
room and some landscapes, rema rkable for
their distant mountains. Mr.. j. w. L. Dill
mans views of the Capitol and Of Niagara
are specially praiseworthy, as are also Mr.
T. A. Mulletts flowers. after the Rain"
by Wallace c. Babcock; "The APPROACHING
Storm by T. B. Gardner, and Clouds"
by E. B. Thompson. are fine examples Of
oil afP rfc. md oil II
views in the Canadian Rockies are impos-
tngly picturesque. ]. Johnson Story's
Eclipse of the SUM- should be of real in
terest to astronomers, and Chas. w Had
ley's Chinese pictures to those familiar with
vidual groups possibly Mr.. Peabody's ranks
first; but Essie Collins. Edward J. Davis,
W. g. Dieffenderfer's are not far behind.
and all average nearly the same.
The extremely artistic mounting and
framing of the pictures is a conspicuous
factor in the exhibition, and the attractive
ness of it's illustrated catalogue well worthy
of mention. The cover of this was designed
by Mr.. Tom Hall. whose poster for the
late exhibition of the Society Of Washing
ton Artists was highly commended.
These early spring days, when the world
Of nature Is awakening from it's winter
sleep, are full Of inspiration for the paint
anything but propitous for outdoor work,
several have secured some good notes for
future reference. DR.. Kindleberger has
made three very interesting sketches at
Piney Branch on the 14th street road. all
of which are very atmospheric and In the
high key Of out-of-door light He has
painted the little stream with considerable
spirit, and pictured its surroundings with
great faithfulness. There is, indeed, a very
attractive play q color sas, in all these can
through which a slur Of green is family
visible. and over all, the blue sky with it's
scudding clouds,s significant of showery
weather, are all naturally picturesque but
only seem vividly SO through the painters
truthful Interpretation. Dr. Kindleberger
has also lately painted picture from a
former sketch of the sea on a misty morn
ing, off jamestown r. l.. that is in every
way most interesting 1t is done in the
impression of the salt fog and the chilli
ness of early day that is exceedingly
pleasing.
NJ C,opoar NichnlS too bo. bao.