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

"COURIER MAIL" Brisbane, 23 AUG Nti' TOO BIG to he carried through the Queens- land Art Gallery doors yesterday, this 16ft. by 12ft. crated painting had to be swung back on the carrier's truck by crane for storage else- where. It was Included in a collection of pre- Raphaellte paintings to he exhibited at the gal- lery on August 30, The painting, Mt. 21 ins. by Oft. SAns., was declared too big for the gallery when it arrived. The Gallery had pre- viously arranged with officials of the Melbourne Art Gallery not to send the painting - "Chau- cer at the ('ourt of Ed- ward III" by Ford Madox Brown - to Brisbane because of its size. The oversize painting is one of 03 which com- prise the Pre-Raphaelite exhibition which has been seen all over Aus- tralia. The exhibition will open In Brisbane on August 30 and will close on September 13. The painting has been sent hack to the New South Wales Art Gallery In Sydney which owns it. Most of the painting)) In the exhibition have been donated by overseas col - 'reform, but some are from Australian gal - !erica. A clash of opini opening today of the State art gallery dire Art Gallery. The Queensland DU - cut or -General of Edu- cation, Mr. If. G. Wat- kin, opened the confer- ence which is being held In Brisbane for the fir,t time In six years. +Pictured before thr conference opening are Mr. Watkin, left, and Mr. Erie Westbrook, director of the Victorian Art Gallery, second from eight, with gallery directors of Western Australia, Mr. Frank Norton, and Tasmania, Dr, W. Dryden tat right). Mr. Watkin said he believed that galleries had a grave responst- bility to help people understand something about art. The man -in -the street wanted to know at on an art marked the annual conference of ctors at the National tlines if he was "being taken for a ride", co- wbell-ler he was on the threshold of some de- velopment which was going to persist in art throughout the ages. Mr. kin said he believed that the urn, of self-expression to painting had led artists to feel they were above criticism. In reply, the chair- man. Mr. Westbrook, said: "The creative artist. does not believe he is beyond criticism. But we seek to protect the integrity of the xtist from uninformed criticism of those who do not know the gram- mar of painting, yet tell the artist he is talking immense." A greater city THE extension of King George Square is an objective with which no pro- gressive citizen of Brisbane could quarrel, especially if it can be carried out-as the Lord Mayor believes-without cost to the ratepayers. The announcement that the Reserve Bank is prepared to pay £256,000 for a section of hind fronting the new align- ment brings the dream closer to reality. Ald. Jones hopes that the gap of £74,000 between this figure and the £330,000 the City Council will pay for the Hibernian Building will be bridged by revenue from an underground parking station that will form part of the finished scheme. This continuing source of revenue also should finance other incidental work and resumptions. It may not be so easy, however, to convince the State Government that it shmild erect a new home for the Art Gallery beside the proposed bank. The State's commitments in other directions are heavy, and although a good case can be argued for moving the people's, art treasures to a more suitable and more convenient setting it still is likely to be classified as luxury spending. It would be a pity, however, if the apparent difficulties were to obscure the magnificence of the Lord Mayor's concept, which deserves support and encouragement at every level. THE COUIMR-MAIL WIDNISDAY AUG 22 1962 AusTRALIAA ART GA U..E Zs( DIREclosts Now CONFERRING ii1/4111421SamE. SURPRISE. AT NO PLANS yET RAJ BRISBANE'S Nay ART 6ALLEIZsi. "He should be a good pointer by the time we get our new Art Gallery!"