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made a very notable contribution of five prints. His treatment of 

 mass is broad and his lighting is skillfully handled. 



From Alexandria, Egypt, came four bromoils by J. H. Coats- 

 worth. They are very beautiful and show Mr. Coats worth's mastery 

 of this difficult process. Three bromoil transfers were the gift of 

 Fred Judge, of Hastings, England. These are the only specimens of 

 this kind in the section and are doubly prized for that reason. Guido 

 Bey, of Turin, Italy, is represented by some of his best work, which 

 is fine in conception and execution. 



In the portrait field there is some characteristic work by Angus 

 Basil, of London, England, and Nickolas Muray, of New York. Both 

 men put the stamp of originality on their work. 



Malcolm Arbuthnot, of London, England, gave two charming 

 prints showing his mastery of the pictorial. 



From Holland were received six platinum prints by Richard 

 Polak, showing in a delightful manner the old seventeenth century 

 costumes and interiors. Mr. Polak is the fortunate possessor of a 

 home of this character, and by his beautiful photographs passes its 

 charm on to all. 



J. Craig Annan, of Glasgow, Scotland, well known in the world 

 of pictorial photography, has sent 12 prints, a number of which were 

 taken in Spain, showing the remains of the Moorish conquest of that 

 country. 



Several pictorial bromides represent Charles Borup, of London, 

 England, in portraits and figure studies. 



Two prints, the gift of J. Arthur Lomax, of Cardiff, Wales, will 

 take a high place in the collection. 



The work of Louis Astrella, of Roxbury, Mass., shows high ideals 

 and beauty of conception and is well represented in portrait, still 

 life, and figure studies. 



The pictorial collection is now a very important one, represent- 

 ing the best work being done to-day. The work of other artists 

 will be sought, so that all pictorialists of renown may be represented. 



Thomas A. Banning, of Chicago, 111., continued his interest in 

 the collections by sending five more McDonough color transpar- 

 encies and one print made by this early method of color photography. 



In an effort to demonstrate the need of a lens of wide aperture 

 for portrait work, John Clacey, of Washington, D. C, furnished 

 three framed portraits, the negatives of which were made with a 

 9-inch lens of his manufacture. The pleasing roundness and per- 

 spective in these pictures more than proves his point. 



The accession of 42 autochromes, the gift of Maj. Murray Warner 

 through Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner, of Eugene, Oreg., was a nota- 

 ble addition to the color series. These transparencies were made 



