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

ram "COURIER MAIL," Brisbane, Qld. Art in order Re -hanging of Paintings at the National Art Gallery had been completed, the directeor (Mr. Robert Haines) .vesterday. Australian paintings had been arranged In chronological order to show art development. "TELEGRAPH," ... ........ . 'Srisbane, Benefit from boll Young Queensland students of the arts will benefit Ille Queensland Arts Ball. to be held at the City Hall on May 13. At the fired meeting of the Arts Etatl com- mittee, the director of the Qmeensland Nat- ional Art Gallery clItre Robert Haines) said that Proceeds from the ball would be used to send a student of the arts abroad on a scholarship. The first ball w be hsed to send abroad a student of paintim In later years, st talow of drama. ballot. !lima .1 or other branches of the arts may be sent A feature of the hall to ill be a procession helmet le the streets featuring eolourf ul floats. Mrs. M. 1.. Wade is the president of the Arts Ball committee. Misses Brenda Jame, and Vera Russell are secretaries. 2 rEg 7971-EGRAPH," Former art Brisbane, Q'Id curator dies Iii' J. A Watts. who fur 111 ,ear. was cur a toe ii Ilet %aflame' Are Galled, died lase even. nag .II his home it 1111100.iiii111115 Ile aa: 'urn 111 stilt) alai - 1 l'aNa in hit; 1lilditood. Ile helped. M.; fallier,W ila late J. L Waie .;. stud e 1 I is r, nualel L 11 statue dint s t eel) d s in An zue Square as a LATE 1111111011111 Mu- WATT .1.5 .. Ante fell In ale dough Aitcan War. His entrN into the service of the Gallery was also toJ assist his fathar. Mr Watts accompanied tile Government - spon- sored art train several times and gave lector- tes. After nis retirement he was engaged in modelling, valuing and restoration ork. COURIER MAIL," S ielAct HIGH QUALITY ART ENTRIES "The entries in this year's Blake Art Prise were the highest standard yet attained," said Mr. Robert Naives, director of tho Queensland National Art Gallery. Mr. Haines was one of the udges of the 300 entries re- eved. He said it was very likely selection of the paintings ould be shown in Brisbane. Most of the paintings were contemporary in outlook, and there were a number of abstract and semi -abstract themes. The 50 guinea prize was unanimously awarded to the Sydney artist Donald Friend for his work "St. John and, the Apocalypse." "COURIER -MAIL" Brisbane, Gild ART GALLERY IS 60 YEARS OLD I HE 60th anniversary of the Q land National Art Gallery will be celebrated to -night at a private dinner elven by the Gallery trustees at Lerman' Speakers will Include the chairman of trustees (Mr. E A. Ferguson), and the deputy chairman (Asso- ciate Professor F. W. Rob- inson,. The Governor (Sir John Lavarack e will attend. until 1905 In the Old Tow rt Gallery was nth- Hall. dally - opened on March 29, 1895. by the then Govern (Sir Henry Wylie Norman) and was hdlised from the "TELEGRAPH," _ Brisban, Q'Id. PERSONAL At I l ,,.iii. today, Ills ' Excellency the Governor i Sir John Lava rack) received Nfr. L. .W. H. But ts. president of the Laa. Connell of Ailitrallee. and at 11.30 a.m. Messrs. Met t anti hal burg of the Red Cross/ APpeal Committee. At 6.30 p.m. his Excellent'3 i will attend the 50th anni- versary dinner of the Queensland National Art Gallery At Cannons Hotel. ft Brisbane, Qld. "COURIER MAIL," Former art figure dies A mon who helped to model the South African War commemorative statue in Afoot Square has died at his Indooroopilly home. lie was Mr. J. A. Watts. curator for 40 years of the Queensland National Art Gallery, and son of J. L. W tits, painter and madam. Mr. Watts was born in England. and came to Aus- tralia when voung. He en- tered the original Art Gal- lery In George Street as an assistant to his father. and later hefted him to model the Anzac Square statue. Mr. Watts accompanied the Government -sponsored art train several times, and gave lectures, QI r "COURIER -MAIL" 1955 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111.11.,... "COURIER -MAIL" ; , Brisbane, Ald I Gallery party A "Sues -the -Artist" pennon win. played by guests who attended the "Welcome at home" which the executive committee of the National Gallery Society arranged for its first meet- ing of the year lost night. E. TR.e hCupp Societidgpei nod y resident Mrs.a Cuppaidge received the guess a. A programme of recorded music was played. "TELEGRAPH," BrisbanNATIONAL * GALLERY Bel a aril 200 and 300 guests are expected to attend the first meeting of the year of the Nat- ional Gallery Society which will be held to- night at the gallery In the form of a welcome at home. There be pro- gramme of recorded music. The president of the society (Mr. E. R. Cup. paidgel and Mrs. Cup- paidge, will receive the gb luaTecsokt ' her short frock of Brisbane, Gild. matching cardigan. a Cuppaldge will add EARLY WORKS ON ART PANEL THREE of the first seven paintings presented to the Queensland National Art Gallery 60 years ago are being shown on the Courier -Mail Art Panel this week. They were presented by the late lion. T. de Murray Prior to form the nucleus of the gallery when it was established on March 29, 1895. It is appropriate that the paintings should be shown this week, as the Queens- land National Art Gallery celebrated its sixtieth an- ' niversary last Tuesday. The paintings are: Fruit, by David de Heem; An Archery Match. by David Teniers; and The Miracu- lous Draught of Fishes, attributed to Bartholomeus Breenbergh. .11011111111111111111.111111111111111110111111111111111111111111110 MARTERGRAPH," t \ Brisbane, Md. Quality Club in amenities drive "COURIER -MAIL" Brisbane, Gild. er HE Commom) ealth I Year Bonk 1954 gives the infor- mation Dial the National Art Gallery of Queensland Is in the Exereetive Build- ings. Actually, it shifted from there 24 years ago. A small slip, but it's im- possible to get everything fixed up In a minute. plt ESI DENT of he (,luidit Chili. N11 -..H, NI. Chalmers. and aunt bi't's 111151' 1511111y iiilvres-ling plane 111%11141 bringing eii, aloe' ii ie. 111 Vt S..... i lie eesti re in II ' - "COURIER MAIL, Pictures on Art Panel THREE paintings by Melbourne artist Phyl Waterhouse are displayed on The Courier -Mail Art Panel to -day. The paintings are "Girl Resting," "Three Figures," and "Thames Embank- ment." Phyl Waterhouse, who was horn in 1917, has the growing reputation of living one of the best of the younger painters In Melbourne. She studied at the National Gallery School, Melbourne, from 1933 to 1938 and studied and (ravelled In England and Europe from 1950 to 1952. The paintings will re- main on display for two weeks. Art eN1111)t IVY - formonee by n symphony orrhesl ru. and lectures in a variety of subjects by experts. Jive included in their 01)- 1Prill (.. 1711,1 and formers! ,,::, be an art. exhilai 1011 Will be 01/1.11e(i in dee V,'yeentim School of Ali" on April 12. at 8 p . hy the Dil 4'1'101' of Qifi.11S1111-1(1 National Gailei '5)5' ..111115if Haim ion gill (.cat- ion, .ily Ice three. LI. jr:tI I ,,I;. ',hi, Ii; I ,., .lia11111.11 t E.1,1 1k ork It ill I-, t.1,1)111y1(1. rev