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

APLAN to establish a major overseas art scholarship for young Queensland artists was announced at the National Art Gallery last night. In security comparable with Mr. George Seaman, Na-ithat guaranteed by scholar - live member. made fie an- tional Gallery Society execu- in ot e_41.drallan nouncement a' the owning d Last night Was described of the B t Water Colours xhibitIon. 1914-1953 by the Gallery director 'Mr First contribution to a Robert Haines( as the un- und for financing the seltol-' official beginning of irshin made be the women's National Gallery Week, median( of the National sN'thoincdharopens of next He revealed that 50 of the Gallery's best Australian paintings had already gone out to stores in the city during Art Week u.'111 for window displays 'finery Society. was also an- touneed. For 3 years Mr. Seaman said It was oped to make the scholar - !Up tenable abroad for up three years. The National Gallery The Gallery Trustees Society Women's Auxiliary batman (Mr. Edgar Fer- chairman (Mrs. Arthur uson) said the scholarship Wade) announced her :ould probably be known as group's gift of a painting by ha e h s ol h Queensland ler Travelling Walter Greaves to the Gal- Scarip. v. It would probably be Greaves was a pupil of orth £500 a year. Age, Whistler, and the painting, ange for artists entering entitled "Thames. Winter" or it had yet to be fixed is 'Whistlerian in mood. It The scholarship will en- hangs near the Gallery en- bleartists to study abroad trance. - - .5 1 .1..),....). From '.--li G.".....1 ; r '--, . . lition of been made available by Dr. Two bare. pals L. P. Winterbotham, curator 1,, of the Anthropolcgical Australian Art ,dusc...ni Queensland. )The University, of ue a These provide a The Warwick Sphools' As- nest interesting contrast with sedation of Music and th a section of pictures train the Arts was formed four year. Namatjtra school, introduced agento foster the dey,tp- ttei y one from the brush of Rex of cultural intereostsl tee, the teacher of Al- and activities among the Wt, Nalltatlira, and the in - pupils of the schools of /Oration ant" sponsor of his Warwick. The third term, W04. project this year Is an I,x- Pemttngs from a very wide hibitlon of Australian At Tanga of artists will be ehuwu which will be shown in the including Sir Arthur Stree- Morrow Hall at the Presby- ton and Max Meldrum terian Girls' College, Locke amongst Viotorian d Norman artists, Sr next week, Wider, Lionel an Mr. C. M. B. Van liamrigl ,Lindsay., Queensland painters , enior Lecturer in Art at th too are well represented bY rtsbane Teachers' CollEg Kenneth Marqueen, Douglas Armand, Patricia Prentice RT SCHOLARSHIPtoter Art toe .von Read. APLAN to establish a major overseas art scholarship for young Queensland artists was announced at the National Art Gallery last night. Mr. George Beaman, Na- III security Comparable with tiunul Gallery Society exert,- (hat guaranteed by scholar- tive member, made the MI- Slates. of other Australian ti noncenumt at the openinc n the British Water Colours Last night was described Exhibition, 1914-1953. by the Gallery director 1Mr. First contribution to und for financing the schol- iii tobert Haines) as the un- fficial b ginning of amino. made Geallery Week, no. by the womelest auxiliary of the National Pe which o ns officially next Gallery Society, was also an- Monday. nounced. 1..11 make a special v arwick to open the exhibi. and many ensoth exhibition .irn on Tuesday evening al Although t .45. has been arranged especially The showing will comprise with the students of the War- ver 50 plettires on loan trorn wick sehools in mind, the pre- cltizena of Warwick and Ms- rodent of the associati trict together with further Miss I. A. W. Taymembelor), rssa ictuires loaned from the prl, yesterday that ate collections of Mr. Robert the public were invited to a Mandl, director of the tend the official opening. TI Queensland 9.14DA&L,ggt Gal- Morrow Hall would also ery and- bT-Mrnd . a Mos. E. open to the public on We 'I . e of Basbane, nesday and Thursday eye. ings at 7 to 0 p.in . and o Friday afternoon from 2 5 p.m. 'huped to make the litho ship tellable abroad for UP Week. to three years. The National Gallery The Gallery Trustees Society Women's Auxiliary chairman (Mr. Edgar Fer- ehairmtin (Mrs. Arthur guson) said the scholarship Wade) announced her ouid probably be known as group's gift of a painting by he Queensland Travelling Walter Greaves to the Gal - Art Scholarship, Ivry. It would probably be Greaves was a pupil of worth £500 a year. Age Whistler, and the painting, range for artists entering entitled "Thames, Winter' for it had yet to be fixed IS Whistlertan in mood. It The scholarship will en -I limn:, near the Gallery able artists to study abroad trance. He revealed that 50 of the Gallery's best Australian paintings had already gone Mr. out to stores In the city " area for window displays during Concerts, Displays: . Late October (exact date uncer- tain): Qld. National Art Gallery: British Watercolour Exhibition and Japanese Woodcuts Ex- hibition. wii1111111111111111111111111111111111111111mmummiii = 43, winner of the 1954 Wynne Prize for landscape with a painting of a = Cooktown street steno, is a man who never gives in. 1 f0tirior Vichoian %Oh, also lircl fr., 1n tarp, I,. 11,< I, en trying to ''in VO line Coin- i. fur seven s,ii.,. Hi ttt = L"- thil = i';'10`.111 = Australian ttr - = the other being South 1:- bal Fr. %Vat erhouse t said Iii = 0/117 Sydney 3 esturriii v /Jim I lir EiI 7 = work VIII` equal to an v - /E.: which had been imarricd = the Wynne Prize in the = past. . '= However, the general = = standard of entrants Was E.: = 1101 as high as usual. i = = The Queensland Na- Bi= tional Art Gallery Diree- =0111= tor iMr. Robert Haines. .= said yesterday that Rend ..,.= was the second (41leens- = lander to wilt tile Wynne ___. = Prize. The otner. Lloyd :----7= RM... Won its 1950. : = The Wynne Prize is -arljr. -ter MC. La ..... eelVfd 1'533 for his. prize- =' portrait Of a = ,LII'lt:C011, Sir Henry mwhgnd He ha ; Won the prive ::"i three in-nes-for 1051. =I 1953. ena 1954. An Fist Sydney Tech- =. viral Co:leee teacher. 2 Wallace 'Thornton. of = Rats Palm. awarded E the Sir John Selman = prize. valued this year at = 0.15, for his mural de- ri "Sculptor and = Nindel." E COOKTOWN street scene with which Innisfail artist. Arthur Evan Read, has won the Wynne = art com petition. ART PRIZE TO CHARLES BUSH THE Henry Casein Richards Memorial Prize, 1954, for a landscape or seascape in oils painted "preferably north of the 30th parallel" has been won by Charles Rush. This Is his third suc- cessive win. The winning painting Is Spring Hill Evening. The prize, which is worth 101) guineas, is given by the Trustees of the Queens- land National Art Gallery as a memorial to the late Professor Richards, and the winning painting becomes the property of the National Gallery. WON MOST PRIZES Charles Bush, a Mel- bourne painter, was born In 1019. He was a war artist In Timor and New Guinea. He has probably won more prizes In com- petitions than any other Australian artist. The only major prize he has not yet wen Is the Archibald Prize. A selection of Caseill Richards prize entries will be shown at the Queens- land Gallery from October 5, ueen Mother lends painting The Queen llother hos iCillt her water- colour painting ogundrangie Looking Weal,- by the sealed artist John Piper. la he Mown he the exhibition of British watercolours at the Queiaaland National Art Gaffer?. from October 25 to November 15. The painting is one of .E. A. Ferguson) said the 125 watercolours arrangedthe gallery was indebte by the Empire Art Loan to the Empire Art Loa Exhibitions Society to en- Extibitions Society to able Australians to see mating arrangements some of the best British wits well-known British watercolour paintings, art galleries for loans of The exhibition will thee original pictures. be open to the public 1 The Corporation Art etehke. CileisitleJroYisn Nash's "Stoke - Rochdale, has fromrirsi dOacyloolifer 25, the V b:-Nayiand": the Whit - lion It sealluede pd in intint hgse beyxlb svtileih- wwth Art Gallery, Man- flanTobusEenstactnine.s whoSreir- t1S John's "The Black itsclester, has lent, Angus- .civetl world publicity be- Elmer; the City Art Gel- atine of his sculptured try. Stoke-on-Trent, Sir "Pop- s o ii is. internationally Jacob Epstein's s isiire. "Adam:" Augustus Wilson Steer. renowned - ei;:ototleoduriasrt t: PCs": the alethSehoHrea.riMisouAstelhoolea'il masgwowilsoAni:ts famous British artist: Gallery. WillGinl 7111egniii;11TonvIt'ast, master: Felix Topolski, lety, Preston. Dame Ethel Walker's "Lady at Dress- vho is note I for his in! Table." unral and watercolour itain Orpen. one of we, k in Bill ein i sit. wil.1 This exhibition may be unit fn's most noted port- seen free at the art gal- i.a.aters. , each day from 10 urn. t lery. Gregory Terrace v to ercolour pninters. who nil Briton) has long been 5 p.m. and every CVe11111, ,aye located widespread 20. Week. net ober 25 t p.m. durtn falnol;!. for Its important. from 7 to 10 iilthr intele, by thenI The t klub:tom ,111 he ii , , 01 the art gallery .TarNovcinhc, z, ,e0ntintiell dor1110 Ws' d,,y i i i The eimitman of trus- only at lio .S,,liiy Ulla