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Edinburgh Photographic Society
1908
Open Exhibition
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Exhibition Entries
The 1908 Open
Exhibition was held from 22 February until 8 March in the EPS Premises
at 38
Castle Street.
There was no formal opening on account of
influenza and other causes.
The EPS Transactions,
in March 1908, reported:
"There is nothing, perhaps, of an
outstanding nature, either good or bad, but the work exhibited is generally
of a high standard.
The phenomenally bad summer which we experienced
last year has caused s shrinkage in the
exhibits, but this is by no means an unmixed evil, for as a result it has
been unnecessary to 'sky' pictures as an alternative to rejecting them, with
the consequent grumbling on the part of their owners."
[The practice of 'skying' pictures referred
to hanging them very high on the wall where they could hardly be seen.]
The number of Sections and Classes of picture was greater than in
recent years, this year including a Section for Photographs in
Colour. See the list of award winners at the end of this
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Exhibition Entertainment
Entertainment was provided
during the exhibition. The tradition of giving lectures of a
popular nature on each of the Saturday evenings continued, but this
year there were also six evenings when the lantern slides were shown:
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Sat 22 Feb
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''The Environs of Edinburgh''
[illustrated with slides taken by James
A Angus]
W Reid |
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Mon 25 Feb
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Exhibition of Lantern Slides |
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Thu 28 Feb
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Exhibition of Lantern Slides |
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Sat 29 Mar |
''The Passion Play of 1900
at Oberammergau'' [illustrated]
Robert T Skinner FRSE |
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Mon 4 Mar
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Exhibition of Lantern Slides |
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Thu 7 Mar
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Exhibition of Lantern Slides |
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Sat 7 Mar |
''Bonnie Prince Charlie in
the Highlands'' [illustrated
(with what?)] Mrs Parrott |
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Art Union
In recent years, the Art Union Draw has been a feature of the
exhibition, with the prize-winners receiving a selection of prints
from the exhibition. However, there there appears to have been
no Art Union draw in 1908.
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Exhibition
Judges
Judges for the exhibition were:
- Martin
Hardie RSA
- J Craig Annan
- William Crooke
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Section I - Class A
Portraiture
Open to All
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Honourable
Mention |
Eric Allan Rendall, Edinburgh |
"Portrait
of Mr JL" |
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Oscar Hardie,
Chislehurst |
"Portrait
Group" |
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Section I - Class B
Landscape, &c.
Open to All
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Medals |
G L A Blair, Paisley |
"While
London Sleeps" |
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W J Croal FRPS,
Edinburgh |
"On a Normandy Farm,
The Calves Dinner Hour" |
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Harry
Lindoe, Sunderland |
"The
Deserted Mill" |
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Honourable Mentions |
A K Dannatt, Blackheath |
"The
Early Boat" |
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Arthur Marshall, Nottingham |
"Nocturne" |
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Louis J
Steele, Portsmouth |
"The
Fringe of the Deserted" |
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Section II
EPS Members Only
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Medals |
J D Paterson,
Edinburgh |
"At
the Quay" |
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J D Paterson,
Edinburgh |
"On
the Foreshore" |
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Honourable Mentions |
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J D Paterson,
Edinburgh |
"The Last 'Rake'" |
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Section III
EPS Members Only
Restricted to those who have not
previously gained a Medal
at the Society's Exhibition
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Medals |
D W Thompson,
Edinburgh |
"The
Harvest of the Sea" |
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James A Angus,
Edinburgh |
"Across
the Harbour" |
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Honourable Mentions |
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A D E Mathison,
Edinburgh |
"Haunts o' Jack Howieson" |
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Louis C Login,
Edinburgh |
"Dusk" |
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David A Christian,
Edinburgh |
"In His Study" |
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Section IV
Lantern Slides
in sets of four |
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Medals |
Graystone Bird,
Bath |
No 187
(2) |
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Richard Hancock,
Stechford |
No 190 (3) |
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Alfred J Loughton,
Southwell |
No 194 (1) |
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Honourable Mentions |
George M Aikman,
Edinburgh |
No 177
(2) |
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Thomas Carlyle,
Paisley |
No 181 (4) |
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G Suter,
Loughton |
No 191 (3) |
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J C McKechnie,
Edinburgh |
No 197 (1) |
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Section V
Photographs in Colour
in sets of four |
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Medals |
Arthur
W Walburn,
West Hartlepool |
"A
Fruit Study" (Autochrome) |
EPS Exhibitions
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