Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 10 : Record of press coverage, March 1982 - May 1984

·, I ,r The Courier-Mail 24 June 1982 I Joh's portrait stays Qllffnsland Art Gallery diret· "A port,.lt of t,be former ~ijto- tor Mr Raoul Mellish, said yes• rian Premier, Sir Henry ~ :~ terday the banaln1 of a portfllll of meet to ban& In tbe entr:nce 0 tbe Premier, Mr Bjelke-Petersen, main y1ctorian pllery, Mr Mell• la tbe new Queensland 1all•ry had lib said. ~ seen as aa appropriate 1es- He said Mr Bjelke-Peteraell ·• ture. bad not been consulted about tbe I oa Tuesday, tbe State Opposl• decisloll to ban& bis portrait In tbe doll arts 1 pokesiau. Mr Warbur• foyer. toa, qaestloned wbetber tbe por• .. 1 ·r,ct. wben tbe picture wa • 'trait by Sir WIUla111 Darsle should in~ed out to bim by bi• wife on bate been buns In tbe entrance Coai i y afternoon, be ~as foyer oft~ pllf;r)', su ·sect. He bad not enn nollc~ · Mr Mellish said tbere w~•. notb· rpn lntln bad aone fro111 tbeu -- lac' ainister about tbe position of t pa .!me "Mr Mellish said. Jbe Dar&it painting. 1 n1aroy • -" ~ ) T , _ ---~- ·------~ The Telegraph 24 June 1982 ------- -- r1·a~nt1ng picture ; By QUENTIN DEMPSTER ., ·l Th• Dargie portrait of QuNnaland'a Premier, Mr •J•lk..,eterHn, now hengln, In the entrance foyer oObe new • rt •H•ry wll continue lo haunt Oppo~ """'",.· Today Mr.,Bjellte-Pctersen said the portrait would be a reminder h> his aitics,.particularly Labor's spokesman for the uts, Mr Warburton, that the Labor Party had "no i,,"opc" of winning,1.overnment in Queensland. Yesterday M,·Wa,llbrton questioned the hanging of the portrait, by Sir William Dargie, in the 11rt gallery. The portrait is on loan to the gallery for its opening. "l was surprisccf-to sec the one from home hanging there," Mr Bjelke-Petersen said. "Poor Mr Warburton. I understand it spoiled hi• afternoon. I understand he has had a 1lcepless night." s OMEWHEAE out there la • real, fair din• kum, true-blue art fen• cler. Now that the htJo-ha surrounding the opening of our new Art Gallery has died down, the story of the "lady in the fountain" can be told. Due to the large num– bers that turned up when the gallery was opened, things became a bit frantic, and the odd push was greeted with the odd shove. Suddenly there was a loud splash, arid floating in the fountain was one wet, cold, female person. To her eternal credit, she remained for the rest or the proceedings. ~-