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

" TELEGRAPH," . . - ALL QUIET ON THE KOREAN (ART) FRONT No Korean war vet- erans base visited 1111. Ivor lick exhibition of Korean war paintings and drawings which have been on display in the National Art Gallery since last Wednesday. An Art Gallery offi- cial said she believed that this was because the exhibition had re- ceived little publicity. The 59 oil paintings and drawings, includ- ing many Portraits, be- long to the Natiginal War Memorial in herrn and arc on tour of each State gallery, They will be on display here until October t. Picture shows art students Robin Jago and Lyra Arthurs Inspecting t h e Paintings. C 31 From Fine Korea paintings A powerful exhibition of drawings and paint- ings of Australian troops in and out of action during the Korean campaign is at the Queensland Nat- ional Art Gallery, Gregory Terrace. These works should be seen not only by the art - minded, but also by tin whole community. To Korean ex -service- men and their relatives the show should prove Particularly interesting, Ivor Hele, a distin- guished artist, several times winner of the Archibald Prize, was an official war artist in the Second World War, and served again in that capacity with the Aus- tralians in Korea, The drawings and paintings are excellent statements of types and character. The organised turmoil in action is well depicted and the whole exhibltiol: completely satisfies the requirements of pictorial war recording, the part 0f the official war artist.- MELVILLE HAYSOM. L., " TELEGRAPH," TALEGRAPH," Brisbane, Q'Id. "COURIER MAIL" Brisbane, Gild. NOV End of war art theism TillIEE pictures assn- dated with Armistice Day INtivemher 11, 19101 at present are on display In The Courier-Mail Art Panel. A water colour loaned by Queensland artist, Vida Lahey, shows London on Armistice Day, from the portico of St, Martin -in - the -Fields. The other two arc litho- graphs by two famous British artists, Augustus John (The Dawn) and Sir William Nicholson (The End of Warl These were loaned by courtesy of the Queens- land National Art Gallery. Queenslandcr Vida Lahey, who was born at Plmpama, studied at the National Gallery Schools in Melbourne and Paris. The current panel will be on display for 11 days. You can go by radio to the Art guaillgyi FROM FREDERIC ROGERS Art in Queensland Is fortunate in the possession of such a dedicated leader as Mr. Robert Haines. Mr. Haines, who is In charge of the Art Gallery, does much to cushion the heavy touch of bureaucroc In his enthusiasm for the Gallery he broadcasts a session tonight and every Friday night at 10 from QR under the title Notes from the Queens - ram 2 r l,C. I i,:155 "COUNTRY LIFE," Exhibition Of ;bane, Q'Id. Portraits MANY art lovers will at - 11 tend the Queensland National Art Gallery to- night for the official open- ing of the Portrait Prize Exhibition by Mrs. V. C. GM, wife of the Meitner. Item the 500 entries admitted, 50 were selected for the travelling Exhibi- tion. Tiisniania n painter, Jack Carrington Smith, won the coveted main award of £1500 with "Ar- rangement In Green," a portrait of Miss Hester Green, of Hobart. Judy Cassab, of Sydney. won the remaining £500 for the best entry by a woman. Her subject was leading Sydney mannequin. Judy Barraclough. Two Queensland painters. Margaret 011ey and John Rigby, ace represented in the exhibition. Mr. Robert Hatne::, Dir- ector of the Queensland National Art Gallery, was in -baler with ;he directors 1-11. ihr National Art Gal- leries in Sydney. Melbourne. Hobart. Adelaide and Perth. "COURIER MAIL" Brisbane, Gild. Few portraits in top bracket By GERTRUDE LANCER FIFTYp selected entries from the Australian Women's Weekly portrait competition, dis- played at the National Gallery, stress that character and essence are indispensable in good portraiture. In addition, these forced pmerosostnnunitiy- qualities should be an tan qualities of integral part of the ar- warmth, liveliness, Intent- igence and humour. Some tistic design of the pie- painters did not worry about fine. ,likeness and were solely con - It is rare that a painter is!cerned with making an in - equipped with deep psycho -I [cresting painting. logical insight and with thatr Maximilian Feurring, power of observation andlRobert White, Charles Bush, intuitive grasp of essence'Phyl Waterhouse, John that make a portrait paint- Rigby, Margaret 011ey, and ing a worthwhile experience. Elaine Haxton, are among So, it is no wonder the those who contributed to the present show contains again interest of the exhibition. partly the conventional or the superficial; partly por- traits that are good as paint- ings, but not as portraits; and only a very tew measure tip to established high. The seems prize winner. standards. Judy Cassini, has the un- j fair advantage of a glamour - Wise choice ous odl. here is litle at- tempt ate probing intot psyche The judges' choice of the, and the appeal of the paint - first winner was a wise one., Ina lies mostly In its rich m Carington Sith. of Tits- a outstanding If striking colour scheme. the second prize had not Australian portraitist. gone to a woman, it would Firs waning entry is a have been certain' won by dignified and considered William Dobell for his gor- work, rather austere in colour Wilt of( Anne Hamer. - characterwith it:: cold am Pidgeon s portrait scheme of varied olive Of Dorothy Pidgeon reveals greens. There is ri tow tension be- tween a certain remoteness and yet human tenderness, between nionlinieldal sim- plicity in the main masses and sensitivity in the defin- ing of facial features, hands and the delicate, evocative treatment of the back - round.