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Henry Poor, Dr. H. C. Merriam, Miss Wilkinson, Mrs. 

 J. P. Cook. 



ART EXHIBITIONS. There have been during the past 

 year, two exhibitions by the artists and amateurs of Salem 

 and its immediate vicinity under the direction of the 

 CURATOR of ART. The first was held on Wednesday, 

 Thursday, and Friday, June 11, 12 and 13, 1879. The 

 collection was confined, with one or two exceptions, to the 

 works of the artists of Salem, and as such was extremely 

 gratifying to all who are interested in aesthetic culture 

 comprising some fine oil paintings, beautiful sketches 

 in water colors, charcoal, and crayons ; tiles and decorated 

 china, some charming results of the Potters' wheel, almost 

 equalling Limoges and Faience ; a good exhibit of pottery 

 from the Beverly establishment ; some excellent mechani- 

 cal drawings, original designs for oil cloths, etc., the work 

 of the pupils of our public schools. Some fifty-three ar- 

 tists represented were residents of Salem, contributing 

 over two hundred paintings and specimens of decorative 

 art. 



The following is a list of the principal pieces on exhibi- 

 tion : 



St. John the Baptist and other pictures, Miss Mary R. 

 Kimball; head (oil), pencil drawings, Mrs. Horace S. 

 Perkins ; oil paintings, C. C. Eedmond ; Cashmere goat, 

 Sybil (copy), Chilian milk venders, D. M. Shepard ; oil 

 paintings, J. Mackintire ; rocks at Marblehead, Julia S. 

 Warden ; water colors, C. P. Brown ; souvenir of Lex- 

 ington, Henry Chapman ; head in charcoal, water colors, 

 storks, pottery, Miss M. M. Brooks ; house, seven gables, 

 Geo. M. White; dog's head, tile, G. B. Haskell ; old 

 Notch house, Miss Agge ; pencil drawing, H. R. Stone ; 

 Beverly shore, oil pictures, pastel, Miss Louisa Lander; 



