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

H. B. Sewell, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Weller, Dr. and Mrs. Konrad Hirsch- feld and Mr. Robert Haines. A gure at the ballglittering was Mr. Robert Haines. Director of th tern is not gold". His cos- tume was made of gold and silver tinfoil. Professor and Mrs. R Cummings went as Queen Victoria and her faithful servant John Brown. Wear- ing a brilliant diadem and carrying a wand, Mrs. Kevin Cranley looked dainty as it fairy. She wore a short "COURIER -MAIL" 4 4 , Brisbane, Brilliant carnival big Arts ball MORE than 800 masked and costumed guests revelled in the carnival atmos- phere of Brisbane's first Arts ball in the City & Hall lost night. Coloured lights, hal- -- loons, masks and stream - era transformed the City Hall. In the foyer, hundreds of coloured streamers formed canopy over guests. AL midnight. - the time Olieensland Art Gallecv He of . - masking - . loots were released ontow nt " "'`'s a proverb .The the dancers from the base proverb was "all that elit- e! the dome, and spectat- ors in the gallery threw down streamers Costume judge Judge of the most original costume was Miss Kathleen Gorham, prima ballerina with the Borovansky Ballet Company. Among the prizes were a fluffy white dress. book of plays given by the President of the ball corn - Premier iMr. Gair) and Mrs. mittee and hostess for the Gair and a book of Leon- evening, Mrs. Arthur Wade nrdo da Vinci paintings wore a full -skirted frock given by the Chief Justice. which she called a "Missis- In the official party !April frock of the MO's". were Colonel D. R. Mr. and Mrs. Shone Doug- 111111VC11ING n lieu bread at a paro before the Arts hall in the City hull tact Jackson and Mrs. Jackson, las went as Sir Peter and 'ugh, are June Mary Beira (Ralitsexe Dancer). Neville Darr (Media) and Jam Lleut - Commander 0 M. Lady Teazle from Sheridan's Gethingn (Grechta Dancer). Thr party WWI given hr Mr. hang Grillra and Miss May and Mrs. May, Mrs.lplay "A School for Scandal." Jan Bresson in the Royal Geographical Society roams. GlIcL scene at "TELEGRAPH," - JUN 19% TALK ON ART IN INDIA Indian art and archi- tecture will form the subJect of the illustrated lecture which Mr. R. Gregory. formerly of the Indian Civil Service. will deliver this evening at the meeting in the National Art Gallery by the Natonal Gaiter, Society. (Nests will be received by the' president. Mr. E. R. Climate -la and Mrs. Cuopaidge, Snooper. convened by Mesdames Konrad Hirschfeld and E. Kru- berg, with the assistance Of committe members will be served. Brisbane, Q'Id. "COURIER -MAIL" Brisbane, Gild. ;48 .. 1111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Meldrum paintings THREE paintings by Max Meldrum, the "stormy petrel" of Australian art, who died last week, can be seen on The Courier -Mall Art Panel. Meldrum returned to Australia In 1913 after ex- tensive studies overseas, and established a school which has had widespread influence on Australian painting. lie won the Archibald Prize In 1939 and 1940. and In 1951 sold his land- scape "Pickerit's Farm" to the Victorian Art Gallery for 750 guineas, probably the highest price paid to a living AuFtrallan artist for a landscape. The paintings on display in The Courier -Mail Art Panel are: "Winter Sun- shine, Bores, France, 1927" and "Cape Schanck, Vic- toria, 1936" tient by Mr. Robert Haines', and "Self Portrait. 1932" (lent by the Queensland National Art Gallery Trusteesl. 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111,11111111111111 From .1 _ "TELEGRAPH," Brisbane, VW. Variety in art display Australian contem- porary paintings are on view at the Queensland National GoVery: The National Galleries of-Australia have con- tributed works for the exhibition. Some of the pictures have been seen in Bris- bane berore, but that In ro way detracts from the show. Stimulation .for thought, and queries of the future, are to be found In this latest activity of the gallery. . "Strangers", by Jeanie. line Hicks, tells its own story. Donald Friend's "Boy With Fetish' good example Negro period. Edwin Tanner's "En - fencers" nosy indicate a tendency to stay oPut u. a stylised manner and "Evening" by Wallace Thornton is not particu larly interesting. Pleasant use of colour "National Landscape Summer," with Its suer- gestive pattern and col- our, conveys well the In- tention of Ronald Mitten. "Signature." by Michael !Emit. has certain colour excitement. "Harbour." by S. 1. Rapotec. has interest- ing manipulation of perspective. with Pleas- ant selection of colour. The works of Guy Grey -Smith. with their simple masses of colour in pattern are worth at- tention. "Evensong," by Russell Drysdale, shows him in a rather attractive mood. George Duncan's "The Haunt of the Black Cock- atoo." has ammal. Desiderius Orban. Sall Herman. Justin O'Brien. Murray °Wren. Elaine Heston and Constance Stokes ore well repre- sented. - MELVILLE HAYSOM. ..co U RI ER -M AI L" -1-)ane, SELECTED .ilET Pictures On show QUEENSLAND will be able to see the work of artists in other States at on exhibition of Australian contemporary art of the National Gallery on June 22. Gallery Director (Mr. Robert Haines) said yester- day the 31 paintings to be displayed were recent pur- chases by National Galleries throughout Australia of work by young contemporary artists. From each State The exhibition would he officially opened in the evening of June 21 and would be open to the public' next day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a month. The paintings had pre- viously been displayed in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide. Perth, and Hobart. Five paintings had been selected from each State for the ex- hibition The paintings ranged in style from impressionism to the abstract he said. PAINTINGS EXHIBITION FROM ALL GALLERIES fly Gertrude Longer nl'ENING to -morrow at the National Gallery is an exhibition of contemporary paintings from the collections of the national galleries of Aus- tralia, progressive display. in which A number of fine n Frank Hinder stands nut are well worth a visit. How- with the formal perfection of "Flight into Egypt." and ever. it must be said that George Duncan with the titr this show Is net representn- rhythmic beauty and Hellvi contromfpaohmarty is best in the all of this Roussan-like mood of "The Haunt of the Black Cneka- cnuntry. tint only far the ma- son that some talented art ists are net shown. btu Colour sense chiefly because the good Tasmania shows a Michael names mchuled am often Kant. whose colour sense. represented by inferior work comparable with Chaetiln-.,. This is a matter of concern makes look pale most of the berawe one may Justly ex- work nn show. "Girl in wet that only the best of its studio... by Wallace Thorn- iii-..:anirtiello.iresticquirecl by National ton Is a compact. sump- tuonsly handled composition. N''"' Sal" Wales shows a" Queensland exhibits one tit Pyrclicni nil -sketch by 3"1", thr least interesting of Sid - rn,smorr, a fine landscape (try Nolan's works when by Gi bun, and a raid semi- owe was a chmwt to ac - abstract by Godfrey Miller. quire a very significant one Landsca by this import ant eon- pe temporary now a,,Inimed ht London Further. Victoria root ribti I es a r. we show a rat"' b""tirni "It" bnn- ' Burnif"rmlcng Wheat factna Stubble" lay aid Friend, one ol the least lenifiran, work,. r my,. Arthur Boyd chow much more appealing Tasmania s ,i, Boyd ! fair Charles Bush. ors tic virile lit us power- Iv Pend lebiiry, nd a fairly illorMighly dull landscape rimracteristie examine.. rif. harm ,Ihr fam.,, Sall Herman's Old irintom. ri,rners. ,,.1 but fails colnurblienhy '.1, ,lie background. soulli Australia rliows poor effort by Elaine !Micron. Best in as di,. oho. is Jacqueline Hick', 'Strangers." Western Australia has