The Washington times., 1902-05-08
TwoHundred Photographs
On Exhibition at Cor
coran Art Gallery.
MANY OF ARTISTIC MERIT
Large Crowds Throng the Hemicycle to
Inspect Work of Local Artists of the
Tripod - Best Exhibition in Life of
Club.

The number OF enthusiasts who in
spected the 200 superb photographs on
the walls of the Hemicycle of the Cor
coran Gallery OF Art. where the annual
exhibition of the Capital Camera Club
will be In progress until May ID, was
rather small last night, on account of the
bad weather. 1t was the first public view
night. The members of the club inspected
the pictures on Tuesday evening. and
many OF them returned last night for
further inspection of the work. which is
unanimously declared to be superior in
artistic merit to any of the eleven an
nual displays in the history of the club.
The fame of the exhibition has spread
TO all art lovers. and among those who
visited the exhibition were many promi-
nent local artists, who had nothing but
words of praise for the work displayed.
The keynote of the exhibition is art. The
seven artists, all OF them well known in
Washington, Judged the pictures by the
sole standard of artistic merit. Conse-
quentiy the technical qualifications SO
often priced by the camera enthusiast
were in many instances given a second
place in the points which secured the ad-
mission of the 200 cards selected for ex-
hibition in the three classes from an ag--
gregate of 500 photographs submitted.
Many Artistic Frames.
One of the most noticeable characteris-
tics of the exhibition is the artistic
effects in frames secured by many of
the exhibitors. The color tones are in
numerous incidents accentlated credita-
bly, by the setting they have been ac-
corded. The hanging was done admirably
by DR.. William P. Herbst. president of
the club, and Hobart Nichols, of the
art jury of selection The other members
of the jury were: Richard N. Brooke Max
Weyl. James Henry Moser. Mrs. Robert
Coleman Child, Miss Mathilde Mueden,
and Miss Juliet Thompson.
The exhibition is primarily local. Most
of the landscapes were taken in the vi
cinity Of Washington and many of the
portraits are of Washington people. AL
though. as rule, they are not named, the
faces are familiar
OF the portraits there is none which
excited more general interest than that
of Mary the quaint old newswoman
who is such familiar figure on Penn
sylvania Avenue.
Harriet B. johnson. whose work. with
a peculiar quality and expertness of fin
fsh all its own. is a prominent feature
of the exhibition, is placed in class
special" the coveted position, with an
excellent portrait of Miss Susan b.
Anthony. T. A. Mullet contributes an ex-
cellent portrait OF Senator Aldrich.
"Class Special" Well Filled.
In "class special great attention was
attracted by landscape study, Harvest
Time" by Mr.. and Mrs. Newman w.
Carkhuff DR.. Herbst mad an attractive
oddity in the shape of a sunset taken from
a passenger train in the Lehigh VALLEY.
Edward J. Daw has more pictures in the
class than any other member of the Capt.
tai Camera Club, four excellent bits be-
ing catalogued under his name, including
an excellent portrait of Charles E. Fair
man, who himself has scored a great sue
cess in the exhibition with two photo
graphs in "class special" and nearly
dozen in the other classes, including a
most excellent study OF James Henry
Moser
Emma de Zaulavsky. WHO is not now, but
soon will be a member of the Camera
Club. scored most heavily in class spe-
cial" with five pictures.
Miss Julia Bullock has an excellent
study. Sorrow which attracted no lit
tie attention. Mr.. Babcock's work in all
classes is of his usual standard. Three
of W. S. Davenport's pictures were highly
commended by the judges. Kate S. Curry
contributes number OF excellent views
taken in the vicinity of Washington. and
which G-e imbued with the true artistic
beauty o. Maryland and Virginia.
J, ". L. Dillman's work was most ex-
cellent from both an artistic and a tech
nical point Of view. Mr.. w. W. Din
widdie was represented by number of
excellent foreign views. W. Ottow Engler,
who failed to secure any place at all last |
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