Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 1 : Presscuttings, 1959-1962

From "COURIER MAIL" Brisbane, aid. BOUGHT BY GALLERY .. NATIONAL Art Gallery chairman of trustees (Mr. Edgar Ferguson), left, and Gallery treas- urer (Mr. M. S, Her- ring), inspect William Dargle's 1957 Archibald prize-winning portrait of aboriginal artist Al- bert NamatHra. Gallery trustees at their monthly meeting yester- day afternoon derided to buy it. The price agreed on is the largest set paid by the Gallery trustees for a painting-but the amount will not be disclosed. Mr. Ferguson said yes- terday that the artist had specially asked that the price paid for the paint- ing be kept secret. He described the picture as a "powerfully-painted portrait," and said the trustees expected It to be very popular with the pub- lic. He said that Mr. Dargie had received many offers for the portrait from com- mercial organisations an- xious to use it for repro- duction purposes, but the artist wished to sell it to a national gallery, and Queensland had been first in with Its offer. MILDURA FIRST Mr. Ferguson said the picture would not be on view at the Gallery until mid -June. It was being shown in Mildura first. It was also a condition of sale that the portrait was to be shown at an exhibition in England for part of next year. Queensland possesses one other Archibald Prize portrait. It was painted by Ivor Hele and its subject is Robert Campbell, a for- mer director of the Queensland National Art Gallery. Diergie IceepS it secret Tiir. Queensland Na- al .Art Gaiter% has hough( 'illiant Dar.tie's 1957 Archiliaid Pritc portrait of abort. gmi,ititailii., :itrtist Albert Na- price is the high - eat ever paid by the Gallery for a painting. but the amount is not disclosed - at Magic's request. "NEWS" Adelaide, S.A. 011I'ggie Ne114: prize mind!, 1. 11.1.1AM D whost-: t' .1 I 11111 ttlir118 him Int:It altitly top-level lludd 111011 make anti look, more like a iv..- neas man than an must hos sold his Archibald Prize study of Albert Namathra to tie Queens- land National Gallery. Cln only ones to know tile native he got are the gnllrry trustei,s Mr. Dar- gie and the 'man. Who !Inds out evervtlung eventually. sir Arthur Padden, N7, "MORNING,. HERALD" Sydney, N.S W 1 .!'r 1St l'1?17.1.1PI('1'CIRE ()1,1). Ilk iSii A NI'. I the Qiiceii.l.tittl N:111011,1 I I it,let's deckled Ira tl.t, Ito Mt, \\IIII,Int 1t,1111).11i1 1.(1,,,,k liming pill- Itda ,ti N.Ittidlitid. the purr lids iltil horn but it 1, the highestr,e1 ihe II it,leos h gallon it .1 ;Lit:11111g. 'the1.11.1i1111,111 Ill 1111,4V, ;111.I..$11,0111. lei V1/11 Imdat hart Air. Daigle had ast'rt that the :ice he ken secret "POST" Cairns, Queensland ''' DARGIE'S WINNING PORTRAIT BOUGHT BY QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY BRISBANE, May 14.-The Queensland National Art Gal- lery trustees to -day decided to buy William Dargie's 1957 Ar- chibald Prize winning portrait of the aboriginal artist, Albert Namatjira. The price is the highest ever paid by the gallery trustees for a painting but the amount will not be disclosed. The chairman of trustees I Mr E. Ferguson), said to -day that the artist had specially asked that the price paid for the painting be kept secret. The trustees had undertaken to hon- our that request. " TRUTH," 7 MAY WE/ PORTRAIT L. itISBANE Adelaide, S.A. ttri Of Another Brisbane mai. alto has just !.,11ceessItilly. all alidielit t: of urrltlwtt, is the QM:141,- 11111d Nitta/nal Art (lithely Di:Tetra. NT,. It, diet t l hr i.,11 111.11 pinged from the fort t!:,,it kitutit'll "'It 1. 1111le, l/it'srt Ii cry flow a hill-11,ln ,'horses a hat, she cart - rise. her right 05 an :r- tisL The same artistic grin - apply hi a (I maul's 10,01 to, lot a piece or sculpt 1111 I.I, t hor it part a lila! It iiifth .1:r Ip Or tit s1 ;0,111.. I," . 1.,.,;11:, !is lint unit 1111111,! - 01110 liI 1..11:11,111..p. arts 1111,1)1111( 1111111 Ill Mice, of :4, ;I 4.: flint Is n ltt:111,- lur. "AGE" Melbourne, Vic. Dargie Portrait fin. Brisbane _BRISBANE Tuesday. The Queenslauti Nationai Art Gallery trustees Way decided to buy William argles 1957 Archibald prize-winning portrait of aboriginal artist Albert Narnatilra. The price Is the highest ever paid by the gallery trustees for a painting. but the amount will not be Ms. closed. (Mr. The chairman of trustees day that E. Ferguson) said to - the tist spe a cially asked that the had price be kept paseidc ret. for the painting, "TELEGRAPH" Brisbane, Gild. . MATING OF TWIN ARTS . !o 11!1'. III I I): II, all ! 11 , 111,1 '1 11-I 1 11! I