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

"MILL TOWN," Mr. Road's winning oil picture, A Queensland Art Gallery attendant is on the loft. TALIAN BOOKS EXHIBITED An exhibition of Italian art books opens today at the National Art Gallery by Sir Raphael Cilento. The books. which are for students of art, have been supplied by the Italian Govern- ment. Some are written in English, some in French or Italian. and many are written with translations in two lan- guages. They have been in Australia for about three months and have been exhibited in Syd- ney. Melbourne and Perth. About 80 books are included in the col- lection. After being exhibited here for one week, they will be sent to Can- berra and then back to Sydney, where they will be used to form a centre for reference by all students of art. Large reproductions of the paintings in- cluded In the books will be posted on the walls. Mr. Robert Raines. Director of the National Art Gallery, is hoping to arrange it reference library for students in Brisbane, which will include many books similar to those now being exhibited. Mrs. M. Castaldo, wife of the Italian Vice Con- sul, examines one of the books to be included in the exhibition which she helped arrange at the National Art Gal- lery. She studied at the Art School in Italy for five years. lrl Read, a Queensland a r who runs a grocer's shop at Innis - fail, yesterday won a 100 -guinea award for a paieting. The prize Is the annual Henry Cassell) Riehards Memorial award for oil paintings of Northern Australian scenes. The late Professor IL C. Richards was Queens- land Art Gallery Trustees chairman for many years. Mr. Read is a special- ist in (lueensland tropi- cal scenery. Ills paint- ing of a street scene in a North Queensland town is called "Mill Town." He won the last Wynne art prize with a painting of a North Queensland township. Second for the Melt- ards prize was Melbourne artist Charles Bush, who had won It in the three previous years. Ills painting was a Towns- ville scene. Third was Mrs. Pamela McFarlane. a former New Zealander now liv- ing In Brisbane. Mrs. McFarlane's entry de- picted a Brisbane River scene. DRAWING PRIZE The Art Gallery also announced winners of the L. J. Harvey Memor- ial Prize for drawings as Kathleen ShilLim 1. Margaret 011ey 2 and Charles Bush and Ken- neth Jack equal 3. This prize commemor- ates Mr. L. J. Harveyt, who was a well-known Brisbane artist wood- carver. The prize-money was presented by the Ilalf Dozen Group of artists. frr GEB11(1 DE 1. IN(:ER THIS year's entries fur the Henry Melia rti ('asseill Manurial Prize UMW ou ties' at Ihe National Gallery are Ilie best so far. riw greater part it them dims' a fresh and imagina- tive approach to landscape which makes the ethers appear pa le and uisiRnll'I- cant. It is also gratifying to note that some of the fine paintings are the work of younger artists living in Queensland. which holds bright prospects for the future. The awards have been just, but I would have been hard put in making the choice, as certain paintings, though differing III outlook, are of equal artistic merit. A. E. Read is a well -de - !wilting first winner with his colourful, sundrenched "Cane Town." Composed wills an abundance nf details, observed with affection and humour. Rend has given the whole atmosphere of the place mast charmingly. Charles Bush I second) painted a fresh. animated, and well composed "Towns- ville Waterfront." Shifting light pain MACFARLANE came third with her sensitive semi -a list tact Bris- bane River, treating the. Im- pression of ever -shifting light, be dividing the sur- face into facets of varied colours. Jon Molvig's "Primal Landscape" is an exciting painting, powerfully sugges- tive of its title. We shall hear more of Motels. Exciting, too, Is F. R. Thompson's "Rocky Out- crop." rather wonderful as a colour fantasy and the way the jagged masses seem to he just in the process of building themselves up be- fore our eves. John Rigby's "Brisbane front Wickham Terrace" and "Spring Hill," and Margaret °Hey', "Island Home" are paintilles of interest. Fine entries ONE may also mention Belly Quellitirst's of- frrings as hating some charm. In the J. L. Harvey Memor- ial Prize for Drawing, also on view, fine contributions have been made by the win- ners, Kathleen Shillam (first), Margaret 011ey, and Charles Bush. Kenneth Jack, who shared the third prize wills Bush, is somewhat dry. Jon Molvig's drawing has great verve, but is defective in spacing. Pam Macfarlane shows two pen -drawings combined with finger painting. Society of for art scholarship The National Gallery Societ of Queensland h as made £300 available for a proposed travelling art 'scholarship. The Society is represented on a scholarship committee formed from Brisbane and Toowoomba art organisa- tions. A committee representa- tive said the proposed scholarship wa.s for three years at rbflO a year. Other money had been made available by the Brisbane Arts Ball committee, the Queensland National Art Gallery trustees and other societies.