Exhibition of Queensland Art: Commonwealth Jubilee Celebrations 1951

. . . . - . . - . . HAROLD PARKER, b o r n Aylesbury, England, 1873; axrived i n Australia a t the age o f t h r e e studied a t t h e Brisbane Technical College u n d e r Clarke a n d Godfrey 77 Rivers l a t e r a t t h e S o u t h London A r t School u n d e r W S F r i t h m a d e h i s first success w i t h a life-size figure i n marble o f Ariadne exhibited a t t h e Royal Academy i n 1908 a n d purchased f o r t h e T a t e Gallery u n d e r t h e t e r m s o f the C h a n t r e y Bequest exhibited a t t h e Old Salon Paris i n 1906 w a s elected a m e mb e r o f t h e Royal Society o f British Sculptors b u t resigned i n 1926 returned t o Australia i n 1930 life memb e r o f t h e Royal Queensland A r t Society repre . 1 F 1 s e a t e d i n t h e National Galleries o f Victoria a n d Queensland 0 M A I ' 1 5 0 THE F IRST BREATH OF SPRING, Q u e e n s l a n d N a t i o n a l A r t Gallery. 151. ESTHER, Marble. Queensland National Art Gallery 152 PORTRAIT, B r o n z e Relief. L e n t b y t h e Artist J AME S LAURENCE WATT S 1849 1925 b o r n a t Weston super Ma r e England studied S o u t h Kensington School arrived i n Brisbane 1884 foundation member of t h e Queensland A r t Society, 1887 later elected Vice President Instructor in Modelling a t t h e N o r t h Brisbane a n d South Brisbane Technical Colleges principal work i n Brisbane is t h e bronze equestrian statue erected a s t h e S o u t h African W a r Memorial wh i c h now stands I n Anzac Square CHEETAH By L. Shiltam 153. PORTRAIT ( J o h n L e a h y , M.L.A., S p e a k e r i n t h e Legislative Assembly, Q u e e n s l a n d P a r l i a m e n t , 1907-1909), P l a s t e r Bronzed. L e n t b y J . A. W a t t s Esq. LEONARD SHILLAM, b o r n Brisbane, 1915; studied a t t h e Central Technical College, Brisbane a n d a t L.C.C. A r t Schools i n London, through a travelling grant awarded b y t h e Carnegie Corporation of New York; represented i n t h e Queensland MARGUER I T E WELLER, b o r n Winnipeg Canada; arrived Australia 1928; studied National A r t Gallery, a t t h e E a s t Sydney Technical College u n d e r R a y n e r Hoff; member o f t h e Royal - . Queensland A r t Society. 147. B IRD BATH, S t o n e . L e n t b y t h e Artist. 154, HEAD, C a r v e d i n J a c a r a n d a . L e n t b y t h e Artist. 148. CHEETAH, C a r v i n g i n Q u e e n s l a n d Wa l n u t . 155. FISH, C a r v e d i n Be e c h . L e n t b y t h e Artist. L e n t b y D. A r c h e r Esq., o f Brisbane. 149. HORSE, C a r v i n g i n Q u e e n s l a n d Maple. L e n t b y Mrs. E. Hooper, 27 2 6 -