EPS - 1914 Members' Exhibition

Dates and Admission Charges

The exhibition was held from Saturday 21 November to Saturday 5 December.

Admission 6d - the same price as was charged in the 1860s!

It was reported in the EPS Transactions [Nov 1914] that the well known photographic artist, T C Mortimer, had kindly consented to let the Society have a loan of his collection of his Marine and Naval Pictures, and that this should prove a great attraction to the Public and help secure a large attendance.

Sections of the Exhibition

The exhibition was divided into seven sections, the same categories as for the 1913 Members' Exhibition. It was announced in November in the Transactions of the EPS that a further class had been added to the exhibition to encourage non-exhibition workers.

- Novice Class: to embrace those members who have never won an award at any exhibition. (This is to be part of Section I a.)

The EPS Transactions added:

"It is earnestly hoped everyone will do something to help because the proceeds are to go to the Belgian Relief Fund."

"It may be pointed out to our members , many of whom have travelled with their cameras in various parts of the War Area that photographs of the different beleaguered cities, such as Louvain, Bruges, Dinant, Brussels, Antwerp, &c. will be of much interest at this particular time, even if not of great pictorial value.

A good entry of such pictures will contribute to the success of the Exhibition."

[Transactions of the Edinburgh Photographic Society, November 1914, p3]

Exhibition Lectures

Exhibition Lectures were well attended. There were two lectures, both illustrated by lantern slides

- Reptiles - by Professor Leighton

- Spain and Morocco - by Rev Dr R Dykes Shaw

Judges

The judges were:

- Hippolyte J Blanc

- W Crooke

- J B Johnston

Open Exhibitions and Members' Exhibitions

With the outbreak of the War in 1914, this was the last Members' Exhibition to be held until 1920.

However, there was to be a separate sections for Novices in the 1915 Open Exhibition and sections for Novices and EPS Members' prints in the exhibitions from 1916 to 1919.

Proceeds to the Belgian Relief Fund

EPS Council decided that all profit from the exhibition should be handed over to the Belgian Relief Fund, and that in order to make as large a sum as possible, a nominal charge of 6d should be made for admission to the Exhibition.

Between £16 and £17 raised by the exhibition.

EPS Open Exhibitions

1861 1863 1872 1873 1876 1890 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 Feb_1902 Nov_1902 1903 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1923 1924 1926 1928 1931 1937 1939 1940 1942 1945 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1969 1981 1990s 1995 Photos 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Catalogues: from 1987 Posters: from 2001

Countries: A-G H-Q R-Z All by year

Medals and Ribbons awarded: 1994- 2004

Judges/Selectors: 1861-1910 1911-40 1941-60 1961-80 1981-

EPS Members' Exhibitions

1882 1885 1889 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1898 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1920 1922 1939 1940 1941 2004 2005 2006

Judges/Selectors: 1861-1910 1911-1960 1961- Trophies

Exhibition Rules 1891