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• Bandzählung: 24.1880
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1880
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614 THE PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS. LDECEMBER 24, 1880. Friday night these were well filled with a gay and brilliant company—the elite of Bristol and Clifton—to witness the opening ceremony, conducted by the Mayor of the city, in his crimson robe of office, assisted by other civic dignitaries. Colonel Biggs, who has recently been elected President of the Association, opened the proceedings by welcoming the company to the Exhibition, which he believed to be second to none previously held, and then the Mayor made his speech declaring the Exhibition open. The Mayor’s words were forcible and to the point. Both in palace and in cottage was photography welcome, he said; it was an art by which the rich and poor alike benefitted—so much so, indeed, that it had become a necessity. The photographic album was a household treasure, containing, as it did, the likenesses of living friends, and the shadows of dear ones who had passed away. Photography, too, gave us transcripts of the fairest scenes on earth, and reproduced the masterpieces of our great painters. Valuing photography for these and other reasons, the Mayor hailed with pleasure the efforts of those who had laboured to get together the Bristol Exhibition, which could not fail to have an influence in stimulating and perfecting art. The names of the judges appointed to make the medal awards are already known. They were:—Messrs. J. Jack- son Curnock, W. H. Midwinter, Payne Jennings, W. Rad cliffe, and Henry Whately. The decision of these gentle men was made known at the opening ceremony, and we may at once mention the names of the happy few. The gold medal of the Association—the grand prize—is awarded to Mr. Augustus W. Wilson, for his well-known pictures, “The Seven Ages of Man.’’ The prints shown are enlargements in carbon, illustrating Shakespeare’s familiar lines, and depicting man from youth to old age. The work is an ambitious one, and Mr. Wilson deserves every credit for the pluck and perseverance he has shown in combating, and combating so successfully, with a subject beset with difficulty. That he has not secured victory on all points—the “Lover,” for example, is a weak, sallow faced young man, with worn and weary features—was not to be expected; but the award of the gold medal will show that the judges appreciated Mr. Wilson's efforts in a manner that cannot fail to be very flattering to him, since they stamp his work as that possessing “ the highest degree of merit.” Eight silver medals in all were awarded. Mr. J. Gale secured one with his familiar picture, “ Brixham Trawlers another went to Mr. Harvey Barton, for his magnificent Bristol scenes; a third to Mr. Robert Faulkner, for his studies of child life ; yet another to Mr. H. S. Mendelssohn, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for portrait studies ; also a silver medal to Mr. H. P. Robinson, of Tunbridge Wells, for his fine picture “ When the day’s work is done ”; a silver medal to the Woodburytype Company, for their magnificent enlargements ; a silver medal of progress to the Platinotype Company ; and last, though not least, a silver medal to Mr. W. B. Woodbury, for his improved and simplified method of producing photo-relief prints. Thus, in all, eight medals rre given for work already familiar to our readers. The bronze mdals awarded were fourteen in number. Mr. William Bedford and Captain Abney received them for landscapes, and so also did Mr. H. A. H. Daniel and the School of Military Engineering. Mr. J. M. Young, and M. B. Czechowsky, of Odessa, gained medals for portrait ure. Mr. Adam Diston received an award for his genre pictures, Colonel Stnart Wortley for transparencies, Mr. G. Hare for an improved camera and changing box, Messrs. W. W. Rouch and Co. for a tourist camera of excellent design and workmanship, Mr. Geo. F. Williams for instantaneous pictures, and also Messrs. Hunter and Sands for similar pro ductions ; Mr. George Nesbit a bronze medal for the “ Broken Leg,” and Mr. T. G. Whaite one for his drawing room and beach pictures. Thus, with but one or two exeep tions, the medals were all awarded to exhibits that have already been seen elsewhere. One of the finest collections of pictures is that of Mr. Harvey Barton, a photographer of whom Bristol may well be proud. His magnificent work was duly appreciated this year at Pall Mall, but he shows here a yet more extensive series. An interior of “ Berkeley Chapel,” among others, may be cited as a delightful picture, and to mention a second that cannot fail to secure universal admiration, there is No. 8, a masted craft with flapping sails coming into harbour, having all the qualities of an exquisite paint ing, and none of the shortcomings of photography. The fair city of Bristol (12) is represented by a marvellous photograph, 42 inches in length, the atmosphere so clear and bright that the handsome churches aud spires for which Bristol is justly celebrated stand out with vivid distinctness. St. Mary Redcliffe and St. Stephen's, and a hundred and one other spires, may be counted in this fine picture. Mr. Harvey Barton also shows an excellent view of Bath, of the same dimensions. Next to Mr. Barton’s col lection are some Brittany landscapes by Major R. Gordon; the quaint architecture of Guingamp (25) receives ex cellent treatment at the hands of Major Gordon, who has also been successful in producing a good picture of Mont St. Michel (24). Mr. F. Trueman (44, &c.), sends some forest sketches from the neighbourhood of Balmoral and Braemar, pictures of deep-shadowed fir plantations that interpret well the Scotch woodland, but would have been all the better if they had not been quite so dark. Of Mr. John Terras’ pictures, we prefer “ Sleepers ” (51b), mother and child asleep. Mr. Edward Brightman, the Treasurer of the Association, is represented by several fine landscapes, some of which, unfortunately, are hung too high for inspection. East Lynn (54), with its tufts of ferns, its delicate undergrowth, silvery brooklet, and shadowy foliage, is our favourite. The Autotype Company forward some of Mr. Thomson’s magnificent China series, many of which were exhibited at Fall Mall this year. The pictures of the School of Military Engineering are also known; it is well represented here, the Glen (56), printed in platinotype, being one of the best pictures. Miss Miles (57 and 611), one of the lady amateurs of Bristol, exhibits an excellent interior, and also a “ pony tandem,” a picture exhibiting considerable tact and good taste. The Platino type Company and Messrs. Hunter and Sands both show largely, but the pictures are mostly the same as those exhibited in Pall Mall this autumn. The same may be said of Mr. E. S. Baker and Mr. G. F. Williams. Mr. C. V. Shadbolt exhibits a series of train studies ; we have the (71) L. C. D. R. cheap fast train, the S. E. R. Royal mail, the S. E. R. Continental mail express, the S. E. R. Whit Monday express, theS. E. R. ordinary express, &c.,&c.; but after close study of them al), we must frankly admit our inability to distinguish between a cheap fast, a royal mail, a continental, a Whit Monday, or an ordinary express. However, we are quite ready to take Mr. Shadbolt’s word for the “ cheap fast,” &c., and sincerely hope he may secure a large and appreciative public for his pictures. His series of landscapes, especially Stybarrow Crag, Ullswater (72), are much more to our taste. Mr. Matthew Whiting, who was absent this year from the Pall Mall Exhibition, also exhibits, among others, a very fine view of Sty barrow (78), together with some delightful peeps of the leafy country around Leatherhead. Mr. C. G. Cutchey is represented by “ Studies in Epping Forest ” (79), and a second frame of four pictures. Of Mr. Beetham’s pictures, which consist of transpa rencies and a frame of landscapes, we prefer “Tintern Abbey (83), a delightful view of the pile. Mr. Edwin Forehead’s “ Old Cedar, St. Lawrence ” (85), with its spreading branches and massive shadows, is one of many good pictures. Mr. Andrew Pringle’s high-class work we recently referred to on the occasion of the Fall Mall Exhibi-