The Washington times., 1904-05-01
THE NEWCOMER INTO ART-THE, CAMERA AND ITS

which fancifui titles have been given.
and IN many cases he models have
been posed in costume In this class
may be mentioned Highland Mary
and Bohemian Girl by sigrid Gustaf-
son Thompson; ''Zona," by w. c. Bah
cock; An Old Sweetheart OF Nine"
by Anthony n. Taylor. a picture OF
such charming qualities that we can
forgive the frame IN which Il Is pre-
scented. We should also notice IN this
class From the Land OF the Lotus"
by E. W. Humphreys. of Woodstown.
n. j.; "Astrid" and "a Young Madon-
na." by Wendell O. Corthell. of woilas-
ton, Mass, and Nancy" by Walter
Zimmerman. OF Philadelphia
Some Notable Men.
Among the portraits OF notable men
In the exhibition we note the portrait
OF Alexander Graham Bell. by Frank
NJ BoteIer, and a portrait OF the Rev.
Edward Everett Hale, by J. II. Tar
bell. Both of these portraits are strik-
ing examples of portraiture and OF
widely different schools The portrait
OF Or. Hale IS as broad as his creed.
while the portrait OF Mr.. Bell 81 as
close to Photographic truth as the most
exact scientist could demand.
w. s. Sheetz competes strongly with
z. J. Daw in the number OF winter
pictures submitted. Mr.. Sheetz prefers
the stormy days OF winter for his SUD-
Jects while Mr.. Daw selects more quiet
phases for his studies of the sans
season.
C. H Claudy has a large exhibit, N
which he covers wide range OF photo-
graphic possibilities with equal skin.
HIS picture, ''Fire!' is an unusual street
scere, in which a fine engine at work
forms the object Of interest, and he has
met with success in this line which =
reached by but few. In his Lines or
" Rite he exhibits g marine arrange
rnent which contains whole lecture IN
composition. and Will repay careful ex-
animation.
EQUALLY interesting as an illustration
Of the possibilities of photography Ia
the streets of a city is a study by w.
S. Davenport. in which rare selection Is
combined with such fine atmospheric
effect that the picture forms one or
the strong features Of the exhibition
Studies Of Indiana.
J. w. L. DfIlman enjoys the distinc-
ton of furnishing studies Of Indians
among the other pictures which he ex-
iihits. But few exhibitions are held
which do not contain some examples OF
this kind of work. Mr.. Dillman Is well
represented. but none Of his work ex-
GELS a study of sheep which formed
part of his exhibit in the exhibition OF
1906
Among those exhibiting flower studies
are T. A. MuIlett. Esteile @. Mozart,
and Lewis F. Stephany- Mr.. Stephany
sends a large exhibit from Pittsburg.
Pa, showing wide acquaintance with
the art side of photography. and his
work possesses much interest by its
general art excellence
One OF the most noteworthy interiors
is a picture showing the interior of a
church with the congregation assem-
bled. The picture, st. Anne's Day" IS
The work of Walter Zimmerman. OF
Philadelphia, and points out new
field for Photographic endeavor.
w. Otto Engier is represented by five
pictures, among which his ''Old House.
BIadensburg Road is worthy OF spe-
cial mention 1t contains much Of the
tone quality Of an old engraving. with
softness which the engraver seldom at
ternpts 1t is one of the choice archt-
tecturaI successes of the exhibition.
For an exhibition containing nearly 500
is unusually high. There Is an absence
of that class Of work that raises the
question OF the wisdom Of leaving the
selection Of work exhibited TO jury
of painters. and yet we cannot claim
that the more than sixty exhibitors are
fauItIess in their art expression, or that
the day of the infallibility OF art Juriss
has dawned-