Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-04
1t Reflects the Artists Temperament and Is Only One
Example of Unique and Startling
Group of Pictures
Group Of Pictures

Have YOU ever seen the portrait of a
! soul? And, moreover. the soul of an
artist with her vague artistic temperament
that so battles and enrages the laymen?
Thirdly have you ever seen the portrait
Of a soul of an artist portrayed by the
artist herself?
The sclf-portrait of her soul is the
momentous contribution of Miss Sallle NJ.
Hays to the most interesting innovation
in art exhibits held in Philadelphia.
Send self-portrait of yourself by your
self. sacred. serious or profane, was the
invitation sent out by the jury The
responses are miracles of individuality.
from the man who felt that only three
portraits would suffice to give his person.
ality, the post-impressionistic portrait of
an impression of a wet foot, a pigtall
and an eye, the man who saw himself in
a shaving mirror up to the miraculous
soul portrait, all are evidences that art and
humor--yea, self rdicule--are bosom
friends
An unassuming white placard glued to
the red brick wall of 1890 Locust street
announces that within is most startling
collection of self-portraltS Up eight steps
a turn to the left another turn to the
left and down the long corridor leads to
the small gallery in which the exhibit is
held. A ncver-loCked door opens oppo-
site the shrine of the most sacred portrait
of all.
The most fitting place for n sacred por-
trait is the fireplace. decided the jury
so in the deep hollow of the open fire.
place is hung" the sacred portrait of Miss
Christine Chambers one of the sponsors
of the exhibit. Inlighted saCndles are
placed before it; its title, painted on it's
frame reads: 'Renecting in the Wilder
ness"
The first prize is awarded to James
Gamble for reasons that hitherto were
never considered in previous academic eX-
hibitions. First, his contribution to the
exhibition numbered three almost full
length portraits. Any one who so well
filled the space on the walls deserved to
have thanks paid in Kind. So a guaran-
teed beer-tight stein is attached to one of
Mr.. CANDLES portraits with best wishes
for its frequent use.
Another point in Mr.. Candles favor,
insisted the jury, was his evident modesty,
Did he not portray himself in the act of
singing. with mouth extended? Such mod
esty deserves a prize, thought they.
Honorable mentions were awarded for
obvious reasons.
Miss Edith Tenney offered a portrait
of herself in her most familiar attitude.
One lock of her golden hair was stream
ing anarchistically over her forehead. The
jury in much appreciation of the truth
and in sympathy attached its award to
the canvas-a package of yellow bone
hairpinS.
Another self-illuminating masterpiece is
the portrait by Orlando Campbell. Mr..
Campbell shows himself at the most cru
cial moment of the day. Only that much
of himself as he sees in his shaving mir
ror Is shown in a narrow obong. A green
eye with red centre is glaring fixedly
at the spectator. Probably he had just
finished grazing the under side of his jaw
near the chin and has laid down the razor
for the brush and Dnlette
But the portrait of the soul, by Miss
Hays. is the piece de resistance. Disdan.
ing the use of ordinary pigment to por-
tray the sensibilites of her temperament,
Miss Hays has evolved maize of scraps
of darning cotton. each color used a SYM
boil of n bit of her soul
Attached TO the soul portrait is a white
pasteboard chart Even artists souls
must have charts, 1t seems. White stands
for truth, says the chart; light blue for
sentiment, gray for bad qualities, red for
energy; pink denotes a love of beauty;