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

MELVILLE HAYSOM An exhibition of paint- ings, which should prove an outstanding event In the city's cul- tural activities, will ar- rive in Brisbane soon. The collection consist: 16 pictures selected t rom entries in the Archi- bald and Wynne competi- tions of 19;:i. The ;Actin ds will be on view at the Moreton Gal- leries from Monday for two weeks. A self portrait by Joshua smith will afford un im- portunity of comparison. In 1943. William Dobell its awarded the Arehi- tudd Prize for his portrait Mr. Smith. The litigation which allowed created world- wide interest. Local Interest Is pro- vided by the winning en- try for the Archibald Prize. It is Ivor liele's nortruit of Robert Camp- bell. who was the first National Art Gallery director In BC bane. ill 185E Queensland Prize For Landscape The trustees of the Queens - 'and National Art Gallery will conduct a competit Ion for paint- ngS in oils of Australian land-. 'cape or seascape. A subject north of the 30th motile!, or roughly north of a, line from Grafton through Wal- Fen. Lake Eyre. and Kalgoorlie. Is preferred. The prize is 100 ens., and is known as the Henry Casein Richard Memorial Prize Appli-, cation forms may be obtained' from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, and all paint - trigs must have been executed during the two years preceding, October 5. 1958. The Queensland National Art Gallery hos bought Ivor Hele's 1956 Archibald Prize- winning portrait of Robert Campbell, first director of the gallery. Announcing this to- Tb- painting is now day, the chairman of on t:,:iew at the trustees or the gallery National Gallery and Mr. E. A. Ferguson. on Friday will be placed said Queensland was on the Telegraph Art fortunate in being able Panel in the Telegraph to acquire such an im- office vestibule for in- portant painting. spection for a short "The Campbell por- period. trait is of high artistic It was bought from excellence, sensitively the recent display in painted in the best Brisbane of Archibald tradition of portrait and Wynne prize pic- painting. and will tures. stand by itself and Picture shows fulfil requirements as Veronica Russell, a work of art," said of Coorparoo, look - Mr. Ferguson. Mg at the portrait. Score for modern art I MUST thank The Courier - Mail for bringing to my attention the painting, by Mr. Molvig, of the sculptor, Paul Beadle. I am afraid I am rather an old fogey where art is con- cerned. I .t, having seen this portrait and compared it with other entries for this Archi- bald Prize competition, I am now beginning to see what modern artists are getting at. I, 1, indeed a magnificent painting and one that I should like to have the op. portunity of viewing in our National Gallery in the years to come.- "Enlightened," Al- bion. Prize painting' The Queensland National Art Gallery has purchased Ivor Helios Archibald prize - wining portrait of Robert Campbell, first director of the gallery. 'Flue chairman of trustees of the gallery (Mr. E. A. Fer- guson) said yesterday that Queensland was fortunate in being able to acquire such an iportant Prize portrait sold to Qld. ; BRISBANE, Today.-The Queensland National Art Gallery has bought Ivor Hele's 1958 Archibald Prize winning portrait of its first, director, Mr Robert Camp-, The gallery's chairman of trustees. Mr E. A. Ferguson, said that Queensland was fortunate in being able to acquire such an important painting. Mr Campbell laid the foundations of the modern- ised gallery, which is re- garded es being the most tasteful of Australia's nat- ional galleries. BRISBANE, Wednes- day. - The Queensland National Art Gallery has bought Ivor Hele's 1958 Archibald Prize-winning portrait of its first direc- tor Robert Campbell. Gallery chairman E. A. Ferguson said Queensland was fortunate to acquire such an Important paint- ing. " MAIL," £1 Picturesbisbans, fetch £250 The works of a tubercular neensland artist who sold El his early paintings for are now bringing over £250 each. The artist was bankJesse -te Jellerw- burst Hader, a who died of tuberculosis in 1915. He had to sell one of his first paintings for G. tad month the Queens- land National Art Gal- lery bought Illider's "Timber (letters" from the 5Ioreton Galleries. Queensland National Art Gallery trustees Chairman F.. A. Ferguson Deed to give the price, but Milder paintings had been ',riling for 2M) guineas up- ward, he sold