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

Est. 19111 1'111,m :111' Australian Press Cuttings Est, 1904 Phone MU 511/1 Australian Press Cuttings Est, 1904 Phone MU 5133 Australian Press Cuttings Stalbridge Chamisos, 443 Little Collins Street. Melbourne, Victoria. From Est. 1004 "TELEGRAPH" Brisbane, Old. LET'S DAVE MORE OF IT That the combination 01 music and pictorial art is ex- cellent was shown in the pro- arunune by string players from the Queensland Sym- phony Orchestras, and oboist Pauline Roberts, under the direction of Mr. Farnsworth Hall, at the Art Gallery last night. In the serene atmosphere of the Gallery, which re- vealed an unexpected degree or resonance, Hoist's St. Paul's Suite, a little gem by Pelmgren, Elgar's Serenade for Strings and a Cimarosa oboe concerto gained added attractiveness and made one wish for more such occasions The pity was that so few availed themselves of the privilege of the invitation ex- tended by the Friends of the Gallery and the Director, Mr. Robert Haines. The Idea is one that might well be extended to include regular public recitals, as has been done in the south and overseas, to the mutual bene- fit of the sister arts.-F. R. Phone MU 5133 Australian Press Cuttings Sta!bridge Chambers, 443 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria. From "COURIER MAIL" I;.>2, Brisbane, Old. World etkIts' work on show An exhibition of 50 colour prints of paintings by world artists opened yesterday at the Queensland National Art Gallery. 'rho exhibition, which will continue for a month, is sponsored by the United', Nations Educational, Scien- tific. and Cultural Organisa- tion. The paintings arc pre- late), and include the works of great English, German, Flemish, Italian, Russian, and Oriental painters. The exhibition la open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. IoMonday is Saturday. a And 1 p.m. 5 pm. on Sun days.d mission II free. 11110 Cros.? ty shoe to Jim.Wieneke with two pictures he wanted fretted. Wieneke saw they were good pictures ancl usked it few questions He discovered Hint Crossley was worldng us it miner at Ipswich taut had revelved four years' training from Daigle. Wienehe offered to put on all exhibition of his work. Then Crossley went to Melbourne in a hurry and Intuit wrote saying that I "Me had 01191 him an an- t mete at the National ocv School of Victoria Stalbridge l'hatittiters, 44:1 Little Collins Street. Melbourne, N'ictou is. I't'ottt "ThLEGItAPH" Brisbane, (ltd. OLD MASTERS' PRINTS SHOW A display of the finest collection of prints of old musters the Director of the Queensland National Art Gallery 'Mr. R. Haines) says he has seen, will be opened at the gallery on Monday. It Is It U.N.E.S.C.O. display of 50 prints which Is being taken n11 round the world. The display Includes repro- ductions of the work of Retnbrandt, Raphael, Rubens, Belling, Blake. Fl Greco, Velasquez, Constable anti Turner. Mr. Ilitine.s said u was dlal- cult to distinguish some of the prints. particularly thou Reinbraudta, front the originals. The prints will be on dis- play for about two months. Copies may be purchased rem the Australian agent in ydney. Est 1904 Phone MU 5133 Australian Press Cuttings Stalbridge Chambers, 443 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria. From "TELEGRAPH" Br'sbanc, Old. GALLEM. ClkIEF TO JOIN TALK'& The director of the Queens- land National Art Gallery Mr. R. Haines) will leave for Adelaide on Saturday week to attend the annual conference of directors of Australian National Art Galleries on July 10 and 11. The conference decides what exhibitions of overseas and Australian net will be held in the following year. Mr. Baines will spend some time in Sydney and Mel- bourne on his way to the From "TELEGRAPH" Brisbane, Old. I if 1:1!, 111 : i N., Stalbridge Chambers, 443 Little Collins St met, Melbourne, Victoria. From "COURIER MAIL" Brisbane, Old. English gift to Art Gallery Est. 1904 A Olt of rare tun:ravings bt lOt h century English ar- t , Joseph Mallard William Turner. has been presented to the Queensland National Art Osliery. The 97 malarial:8 will he dtsplayed in the Gallery's new omit room. The Gallery chairman of trusters ,Mr. E. A. Fergu- son, said yesterday the gift was made by Mr. S. L. Cour- tauld. of England, a world- famous art collector. Mr. 2erguson said Mr, ourtauld was a principal of the Courtauld group of industrial companies. Phone MU 5188 Australian Press Cuttings Stalbridge Chambers, 448 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria. From Sydney, N.S.W. Art. Queensland National Gallery selected probably the best from the show of Arthur Boyd's pic- tures at Princes Gallery, Mel- bourne, in "Burning Wheat Stubble." Mr. Boyd is sensitive to landscape, and the painting gives hack the effect of the hard dry Australian paddock and the soft sky admirably. He is not so sensitive to figures. 7 he figure of the stockman in "The Stockman," who is apparently struggling with a diminutive wild bull, the drover's wife in another picture, the crows and the rams, which seem to have no relationship to their environ- ment, in others, aren't realised in the same way and look incongruous. From "COURIER MAIL" - 4 Al' Brisbane, Old. Art train for normal traffic Queensland's Jubilee, art train carriages are being re- converted for normal use. (Mrhe Transport Minister Duggan) told Mr. Aiken and, Mundingburral In Parliament yesterday that, because of the con- traction of loan funds, it was not possible to retain the art train, fThe three-earmage art train wns formed as part of Queensland's contribution to the Federal Jubilee celebra- tions and cost the State Government nearly £500 to equip. It began its country tours early in 1051. it took nrt shows to thousands of country pennie.1