Rossiter (artist)

820

Cleveland Morning Leader, 25 February 1864 (166 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.2,4 ~ View at ChronAm

820 - L. Feb. 25:2/2,4; 3/2, 6 - A beautiful sunny day greeted the fair yes-
terday. The bazaar occupies the west wing of the fair building which is
lighted by gas with heat supplied by stoves and steam apparatus under the
floor, covering an area of 6,000 feet. It has the splendor of oriental
magnificence with its drape of flags and evergreens. The bazaar has a
large book and stationery booth, and delegates from the land of the celet-
tial offer for sale a splendid collection of Chinese and Japanese wares at
their booths, Cotton, evergreens, sledges, reindeer, Moscovian ice palaces
make one booth distinctively Russian. The bazaar boasts its own postoffice
for the convenience of patrons,
The SANITARY FAIR GAZETTE is published daily and circulated by thou-
sands. Editors, printers, and pressmen are all there and the paper is made
up and run off amid the throng. - -
H. Craig, well-known microscopist, has a glass-blowing apparatus which
turns out beautiful varied figures.
In the fine arts hall several hundred worlºs by leading artists of Europe
and America are shown. There are paintings by Teniers, Kauffman, Rossiter,
Clough, Paul Webber, and others. Among the truly great pictures are CAMP
FIRE, TOWN PUMP, and MAIL DAY.
The third floor of the court house contains a museum which has curiosi-
ties from the fields of geology, mineralogy, zoology, and ornithology. War
machinery, E. Beebe's collection of stamps, coins and specimens of auto-
graphs from all the famous men in the United States are also on display.
Floral hall takes its text from nature and has so shaped its bowers,
water falls, and summer houses. Here is beauty, culled from nature and
shaped by art. The hall is octagonal-shaped, occupying the center of the
square. Entering the hall on the south side you ascend a stairway to an
elevated floor to view every part of this beautiful layout.
The fruit, the telegraph, cone, flower rustic gardening, and Indian tea
garden booths are just a few of the beautiful booths of the fair. It is
estimated that clear profits will amount to over $100,000. - (166)

Fairs and Expositions / Sanitary Fair

Index terms:

Bube, E. (collector); CAMP FIRE (painting); Clough (artist); Craig, H. (microscopist); Cuyahoga county court house; Europe; Kauffman (artist); MAIL DAY (painting); Northern Ohio Sanitary fair; Rossiter (artist); Russia; SANITARY FAIR GAZETTE, THE (newspaper); Teniers (artist); TOWN PUMP (painting); Webber, Paul (artist)

824

Cleveland Morning Leader, 2 March 1864 (31 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

824 - L. Mar. 2:4/2, 3 - Mr. Griffith of New York, the celebrated billiard
table manufacturer, donated a splendid specimen of his work to the Sanitary
fair. The table is NE PLUS ULTRA, everything for a complete game of bil-
liards set up in the Bower of Rest. - - - - -
tº Rossiter sends more of his oil paintings to be exhibited, among them are
AUTUMN SCENERY, A BRUNETTE, A DEVOTEE, and three others. :
Produce and manufacturers' hall is large and crowded with articles of in-
terest. Several more boxes of war relics from Hilton Head, S. C., have been
placed in the museum. - - - (31)

Fairs and Expositions / Sanitary Fair

Index terms:

AUTUMN SCENERY (painting); Brunette, A. (painting); DEWOTEE, A (painting); Griffith (New York); Hilton Head S. C.; New York; Northern Ohio Sanitary fair; Rossiter (artist)

826

Cleveland Morning Leader, 3 March 1864 (30 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

826 - L. Mar. 3:4/3, 4 - The audience hall at the Sanitary fair was filled
to view the disclosure of rites of the Ancient and Honorable Knights
of Malta.
In the evening a dramatic entertainment was given. Rossiter's great
painting, WASHINGTON AND LAFAYETTE AT MT. VERNON, arrived. The
size of the painting is eight by 12 feet.
A machine for knitting stockings by power, a beautiful vase of flowers,
many humming birds, one carload of petroleum, and a fine sewing machine
were donated by Mrs. West. (30)

Fairs and Expositions / Sanitary Fair

Index terms:

Knights of Malta; Northern Ohio Sanitary fair; Rossiter (artist); WASHINGTON AND LAFAYETTE AT MT. VERNON (painting); West, Mrs.

830

Cleveland Morning Leader, 9 March 1864 (20 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3,4 ~ View at ChronAm

830 - L. Mar. 9:4/3,4 - The amateur theatricals, MARRIED LIFE AND THE
ROUGH DIAMOND, were put on in professional style at the Sanitary fair.
Pictures of Rossiter, Clough and others are to be auctioned off.
After the fair is over, the buildings are to be sold for lumber.
Up to last night, $75,000 was the estimated total of cash receipts.
When the fair is over they should average $100,000. A grand ball will
close the fair. (20)

Fairs and Expositions / Sanitary Fair

Index terms:

Clough (artist); MARRIED LIFE (play); Northern Ohio Sanitary fair; Rossiter (artist); ROUGH DIAMOND (play)

831

Cleveland Morning Leader, 10 March 1864 (16 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

831 - L. Mar. 10:4/3, 4 - The Sanitary fair closes today. A gentleman
from Pittsburgh purchased the fair building which will be taken down in
sections and rebuilt in Pittsburgh. Famous paintings in the fine arts
building were sold at auction. Russiter's DOMESTIC LIFE, was sold for
$75. (16)

Fairs and Expositions / Sanitary Fair

Index terms:

DOMESTIC LIFE (painting); Northern Ohio Sanitary fair; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Rossiter (artist)

834

Cleveland Morning Leader, 15 March 1864 (7 inches) ~ See original
p.4, col.2 ~ View at ChronAm

834 - L Mar. 15:4/2 - Yesterday, we found Messrs. Chapin, Edwards and
Sterling, planning for the final disposition of the unsold articles from
the Sanitary fair. The unsold articles donated by Mr. Rossiter and Mr.
Clough were disposed of by draft. (7)

Fairs and Expositions / Sanitary Fair

Index terms:

Chapin, H. M.; Clough (artist); Edwards, William; Northern Ohio Sanitary fair; Rossiter (artist); Sterling, J., jr.