The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
PHOTOGRAPHIC SALON
IS !. EVENT ! | !. IN, ART| 'I
INTEREST IN CAMERA WORK RE-
WIVES EVERYWHERE.
National Salon Exhibit will Ooen in,
Minneapolis March 90, and Continue
Two Weeks-Best Work from Many
Lands Will Be on Display Other Art
Notes. {.

Interest in camera work is likely to
take boom this spring, largely due to
the big wave of enthusiasm in matters
Photographic, which the progress Of the
Second National Photographic Salon
Exhibition is starting up from end to
end of the country.
The Salon has been on in Chicago for
some time, and is booked to open at the
art gallery in Minneapolis on March 20,
continuing for two weeks. There are
$50 photographs listed, representing
nearly $50 photographers Of more or less
international reputation. Amateur and
professional photographers stand side
by side in the catalog of names. Count
Won Gloeden of Sicilian Italy, is in the
good democratic company Of untitled
Mexico will exhibit in friendly company
with Holland photographers.
First Prize to England.
England contributes some dozens of
names, among them being Mrs. G. "A.
Barton Of Birmingham, who wins the
first prize of 800. A Brooklyn man,
James E. Underhill, carries off the $50
award given by the - Country Calen-
der'' for the best Landscape by an
American artist. Louis F4eckenstein of
Faribault, the director of ''The Salon
Club of America gets honorable men
ton for a charming little bit called
"The Lily Pond" From Bombay and
Barcelona; from Wien and Waukegan,
| and from the studio Of the Sweet Broth
ers in Syndicate Arcade, Minneapolis,
to G. F. Potter views from Santiago
de las vegas-nature in black and
white, in browns, and in grays, triumph.
antly proclaim the fashion of the ca
mera. Go, get your tools ready again,
all Minneapolis photographers, and be
in the vogue Of the hour.
Exhibit Sponsors. T.
| The exhibit here comes under the aus
pices of the Minneapolis Camera club
and the Society of Fine Arts. Repre-
sentatives from each body, met on Wed
nesday Of last week and definitely set
tied plans for the exhibition. The joint
local committee now consists of H. D
Murdoch, L. D. Sweet and T. w. Sweet
from the camera club. and from the art
society Robert Koehler as chairman anC
Mrs. C. c., Bovey, Mrs.W. H. Dunwoody
Mrs. Frederick Paine, Miss Emily Nc
MILAN and Mrs. Emma E. Beard. -
The old and new members Of the cam
era club, have been especially active fol-
some time IN promoting the enterprise
A good many of their members have
contributed generouslytto the; 6nancia
needs Of their share Of sbhe undertaking
The art society halves The expense, ant
the two societies are united in pushing
| the exhibition to q fortunate outcome
AS It is free exhibit the only income
will be from the sale Of the illustrated
catalogs. These are already here ani
are attractive evidences of the advanc.
Of photography from a fad to "a fine art
The whole display will make an effective
wind-up to the exhibition season, pre-
/ coded, as it will be, by the State Ar
society's exhibit. at St. Paul, whicl
opens in few days. s-. ~
$685.. Artists Best Work.
I At this last-named exhibit there will
be hung some fresh work by the bes
known illustrators and artists Of tn
country. Carroll Beckwith IS portrait O
Mark Twain will be there; Jules Gueri1
will send some of his illustrations
Charles Warren Eaton g success las
year brings some more Of his work her
now J. Alden Weir, Hugh II. Breck
enridge and Charles W.. Hawthorne ar
new exhibitors here whose work ha
Been entered. Others will be announce
later. .t:.5
From local artists there is much o
interest in various mediums. The Han
dicraft Guild workers will be well ref
: resented, especially by their pottery
! Miss Hope Mcdonald shows some beau
tiful jewelry, and Miss Grace Kiess
variety Of artistic leather work. Rober
Koehler will hang some new work
Heirloom Gausta will probably send
couple Of the paintings which got s
much appreciation by the general publ
last year. Mrs, Barnes willy exhibi
; again. The entries are not yet all il
but the art room at the capitol is raI
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