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Early
Exhibitions
The Photographic Society of
Scotland was established in 1856, and held its first Exhibition from
Christmas in 1856 until early 1857. The
Exhibition was staged at Hanover Street, only a few yards away from the
location of the Edinburgh Photographic Society Exhibitions of the 1980s
and 1990s
Press Reports for the 1856 Exhibition were enthusiastic.
There was debate at the time between artists and photographers -
the photographers claiming that their pictures were painted by the sun.
One letter to The Courant on 22 Jan 1857 supported the
photographers:
"Old
fashioned artists - the gentlemen of the brush - show a little jealousy of
the photographic exhibition and its success.
They are indignant that men who only fix the image as it lies
should be called artists. Let
the sun speak for himself."
This letter was followed by the poem, telling the readers
that they would not be disappointed if they invested one shilling in
visiting the Exhibition of the Photographic Society of Scotland.
The Poem appeared under the title:
A few days later, The Daily
Scotsman of Jan 31, 1857 told its readers of the marvels to be seen at the
Photographic Society of Scotland Exhibition in Hanover Street, in:
More Pages of
Poems
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