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

Fit 19,11 'Phone. MU 5133 I Err. 1904 'Phone: MU 5133 AUSTRALIAN PRESS CUTTINGS Melbourne, Victor,. From "TELEGRAPH" Bit', Brisbane. Q TREE GIFTS TO YOUNGER SET To foster a lone of trees, the Save the Trees Campaign on Friday will present each of the 53 girls attending the QCWA Younger Set leadership course with a tree. The trees will he suit- able for the districts from which the girls come and they will be planted in QCWA hostel grounds or public Parks. This afternoon dele- gates to the leadership course attended two lectures-the purpose of an art gallery, by Mr. ReheXIL Mines, director of the National Art Gallery, and Duties of Of (leers. by the QCWA State hon. treasurer. Mrs. F. Jhon- ston. Tonight at the an- nual conference at Ruth Fairfax House, the president of the Younger Set group will be elected and branch Younger Set presidents will give reports of activities for the year. 'ADVERTISER' Adelaide, S.A. 19 Olt "COURIER MAIL" Brisbane, Aid. rpTtetiy Exhibition At John Martin's Ily H. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE After somefire years in Europe, David 1111(1 I lertn i a Boyd - dis- tinguished Australian pot- ters-present an exhibition of their work at John Martin's gallery from 230 p.m. today. David and Hermla Boyd's work (he designs: she de- corates) la not only repre- sented at the Melbourne and Brtabanc National Galleries and th-e-Sydney Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, but has also been acclaimed in France and England - achieving the unusual honor of pur- chase for the Falk Collec- tion at Oxford. This Is a distinguished -and delight! ul -exhibi- lion ; quite beyond critl- clam both in its presenta- tion and its content. The color theme of the exhibition might 1w said to be rich In Its muted shades - the nigger brown of a deep dish; the iridescent blue of a flat plate; the metallic green of lidded howl (mottled within,: and (he opales- cent oyster - shell - like hues and rusted silvers of the coffee sets. The shapes and glazes are fascinating-from the elegant long necked bottle - like vases, via the set of contemporary candlesticks in ascending size (ideal for a buffet(, to the charm- ing little ashtrays with their spiderwehs, wirenet- tine, the armored etlect I of tortoiseshell and the aboriginal -like motif of "whirligigs." Lids of tureens and dishes are fluted like the gills on the underside of a mushroom: petit -marmites in stone or washday blue nestle among almost mono- lithic pepper-and-salt sets. Exquisitely decorated, the craftsmanship is sup- erb; and the work com- bines a subtle sturdiness to the eye and an extra- ordinary lightness to the touch. Among so many beguil- ing exhibits It is difficult to make any particular selection but, even sur- rounded by such elegance and good taste. the deep bowls of coffee brown and turquoise (Nos. 145 and 164) have an almost Etrus- can qualit,v In the excel-. lence of their design sad execution. 1. Steer's are in foyer display A canvas by British Im- pressionist, Phillip Wilson Steer, is at present on dis- play in The Courier-Mail foyer. The painting, Girl Read- ing, will be on display for two weeks. It was lent by the trus- tees of the Queensland National Art Gallery. One of the most Import- ant English impressionists, Steer died in 1942. His works are hung in the Tate Gallery and in the principal British and Com- monwealth galleries. 'ADVERTISER' Adelaide, S.A. Three Judges' Named For Art Award Three judges have been appointed for the special subject prize, the Shiite "Christi's." to be offered !in. the first time next year in conjunction with the three prizes for the Blake competition for religious paintings. The judges are the Di- rector of the National Gal- lery of Queensland (Mr. Ro- bert Haines), Mr. John D. Moore. former president of the Society of Artists, NSW, and the Rector of Aquinas College (Father Michael Scott) who is one of the founders of the Blake Prize ompetlt ton. The new prize of the nlue of 200 guineas has een made possible by Miss Lena Lewis, of St. peters, who is a keen supporter of tier Blake Prize movement. Nineteen pictures. includ- ing the three first 'mints of the 1056 Blake Prize compe- tition, will open et the Na- tional Gallery on July 31. The exhibition, now show. ng in Hobart. is expected to reach Adelaide on July Arrongemen)s are being made for u series of guide lectures to be given while the exhibttiol Is here 'ADVERTISER' Adelaide, S.A. Pottery i...i.nA,,.Se,1hpe.::::. e,1, et:on TI iir:/,,,ti thiti..7.3. is it / r11 .) otter n rie to In4nCt;13111:11/ " e ropt ' l 3 at 2.30 Met?! jngfz; i tries, nt rilVt.4!.. e.bunittnitne' and atilibil: nnilt4i sits :I (181'ren,11:113;11 :); I/ the stnt7d i 1 and Sefeng. APP11". Alla. AUSTRALIAN PRESS CUTTINGS Melbourne, Victoria "BULLETIN" Sydney, N.S.W. Edgecombe Exhibition It is over two years since Harry Educcombe died, leaving a great many lovely pictures He is, of course, represented in both the Sydney and Brisbane National Galleries. We have Just sold enough privately to enable us to finance the framing of some of the best for a memorial exhibition, which will be held in the School of Arts, Beecroft on September I9 and 16. Mr. Stan Cross will open the show at 3 p.m. The pictures were selected by Mr. Rufus Morris, JEAN EC/GEL-MM. 1904 'Phone: MU 5133 AUSTRALIAN PRESS CUTTINGS Melbourne, Victoria From "COURIER MAIL" Brisbane, Aid. `4 AUG i.9 "PRIZES" IN ART ON SHOW QUEENSLAND Notional Art Gallery for the first time to -day will show some of its most priced p ions. They Include: "Little Rachel," an oil by Sicken, which has already been ex- hibited in Italy, London, and New York; two bronzes by Rodin and one by Degas; several paintings by con- temporary British artists: "In 1800," a landscape by "Grandma" Moses; a paint- ing presented by Sir Jacob and Lady Epstein, Five of the paintings and two of the bronzes were bought with a bequest by the late Beatrice Ethel Menai- ley, of Manly, Brisbane. Also on show will be a col- lection of recently -acquired Australian contemporary paintings, assembled from all State galleries. Directors meet Both exhibitions will be opened officially to -night at a reception at the Gallery for visiting Australian art gal lery directors. The directors are meeting in Brisbane until Saturday. Directors of the National Galleries of Victoria (Mr. Eric Westbrook), New South Wales (Mr. Hal. Missing - ham), West Australia (Mr. Laurie Thomas), and Tas- mania (Dr. W. Bryden), with Queensland director (Mr. Robert Haines), started their conference yesterday to dis- cuss common problems. The conference also is likely to work out a schedule of international and inter- state art exhibitions for Aus- tralia for the next two years. "COURIER MAIL" Brisbane, Aid. .i.1) Cit;t7 Istied take urged ,,, moIIbility ..r sure(,11"1.. or Port I.,,., t Ir h III a 11('W MAIN, El1W11111, Ill (114/1e, ''' Mr nl I tun could be Mt botril d b)M t t tn(IedeilBito tills Ga In Parliament yesterday Ur Davies was speaking He said the( the On(', ,, , the Address -In -Reply de - new should consider the bete. - - -