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

LLETIN," S.'dnev. N Joined distinguished company-Dr. Johnson, Boswell. Reynolds and Burke were among eat!). members of the 2011 - year-old Ros al Society of Arts -Queens - hinder Edgar Allan Ferguson, newly - appointed VeHow of the society. An accountant. Ferguson qualified for his latest honor through chairmanship of trustees of Queensland's National Art Gallery, and long association with it. Secretary tinder Professors Richards and Stable when they held the chair, he settled in it himself in 1948. The follow- ing year he teamed with Robert Camp- bell (the first director) and Robert Cum- mings (fellow -trustee) in an ambitious scheme to transform the gallery. Result is that Queensland nosy has the most modern Buorescent-lirluad 'a Nary in Australia. Ferguson mopo,,ed the Rich- ards N1emorial Pritc for paintings of landscapes of northern Ansn Alia, and as worked hard to increase art-apprecia- I PAINTING ion in the State. Art is his unpaid spare- ime interest-normally he directs the Government Tourist Bureau. Earlier ho bad been secretary to the Agent-General in London, within a stone -throw of the National Gallery there, and directly under what Goering's bombers were throwing earthwards. }lobbies with bowls, gardening and, of course, art - exhibitions. isbane .ART in V.1.1.-V(1:1V Llii Will (01111 the ',II/It a of the with( wit.,,:i it Director of ihr National Art Gallitot obtti Haynes) will delver to the art coterie of the Brisbane Women's Chit at the Club this evonne. The convener. Mrs. B. Golistand. will preside. "TELEGRAPH," THE Direct or of tilt. Brisbane, Q'Id. National Art Gal- lerY 'Mr. Robert fistines) will dismiss art matters when he addresses more than 100 members of the Young Contingent of the Victoria League at their monthly high lea in the league rooms today. Hos- tess will be the chairman of the Young Contingent (Miss Yvette Cramond ). "COURIER MAIL," Brisbane, Arts honour to Gallery head 4 Si!, ,11 1 .2011,11 11% .11111 11111,11,: 1/ I'1111-11111,1' 11.11` 1,r ./oho on, 'eviloiris, Gull 13in From Brisbane, Qld. By Australians TEXTILE DESIGNS ON SHOW nr Inn text lie designs Its Anstruiian artist, hill he IIIII.nr( 1 in Len HMI, ROpi I R(10/11 I his after- noon. They ranee from inspired by RR I ' 12,,t gras,e, to a pyi, ,.1mical design hosed o.i Nirlhoorne's Royal to' 011ie!, are based of avow:mint paintings and on, I ; a. II- inspiration iy,r1 hlork of flat., 1600 Entries 1,: '111 J1 I \l 111 1- f.,. HI: 111,2 (.. -.al si:k and Textil. Thro. .00ir tQ1111),1:!, ,t. " II Ir 11, . \ 11:111,i1, Ili hi, 111111, 11,111 of Diu 1,111 1/i11121:1S . Ron"I,rt of Sim. Brisbane success -.0 III has A1- ,14'1%1,1 Sill 1.1 "COURIER MAIL," ,1,,,1,11,,,,,,,, Brisbane, Qld. 11111111111110 1111111111/111111111/1110 READER SAYS: 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111l1111111,1i.,,, "We want a gallery we can be proud of" N his interesting orticle "Australia is One of the Most Favoured Countries in the World" {C -M, 19/3/54), Randal Heymanson comments on the lack of new public buildings in most of the capitol cities. In particular he men- tions the National Gallery of Victoria as lacing no longer adequate or. appropri- ate to its purpose. How much more inadequate then would he consider the Queensland National Gallery In be? The building was never designed as an Art Gallery in the first place, and besides being unsuitable is inconveniently situated prac- tically In the suburbs. A great deal has been done by the present Director, Mr. Robert Haines, to make some- thing of the Gallery, but how much more could be done if Queensland had a new Gallery-a building designed to allow for the growth of the city, and we hope, of cultur situated in n central positio where people would have ens access to works of art.-"En thuslast," St. Luria, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR "COURIER MAIL," 2 JUN 19541 Brisbane, Qld. our designers \IOUNG Australian de - 1 signers to -day were not given sufficient scope for their work. The director of the Queensland National Art Gallery 'Mr. Robert Haines) said this yesterday at the opening of the Leroy-Al- corso textile exhibition at Lennons. Very few Australian de- signers could make enough money to support themselves from their designs alone, said Mr. Haines. "It is an indictment against cur educational system." said Mr. Haines. £100 Prize Other countries, he said, were far more progressive, and had better designs than Australia. It was announced at the exhibition dint £100 had been reserved from the Leroy- Aleorso textile design prize - money. This would be given to the designer whose work sold best following the cons - pet Moll. Among the 100 exhibits wits a design by Mr. 0. Lostekin. of Deception Bay, which was made in the new A111(4'1(1111 "Iinturn printing" technique. Mr. Lovekin's pattern was mulberry lent In black, white, and greets ens nn oyster grey back rot lir