Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 3 : Presscuttings, Sept 1959 - Sept 1967

; ·, ,:, .. Tru~tee on A•·t has say Gallery SOME of the trustees of the Notional Art Gallery did not use their own judgment, ond should brooden their outlook, Dr. Bruce lorrack 1oid yesterday. , r ople want lO SCP II W e Dr. Barrack is nlso a I 111c, c th111~s." Dr. Barrack , 1 ;l:·e 1 ~;\, ~, 0 1\/ ll~~~rt ,.L 1 d 1 t g ~allery trustre. \sa id . I gracefu l. I ·. , 1 A rrw prnplf' ~et, thrm- "There b 1)J1! \' onC' Ben- n Ht snld hr. cou d not. selves u 1 ~s authorities In nctl 111 the nailcn· unrt a b asr,ce with th" policy 01 1i tus, bu/ 1t,c,· shoulcl con• 1>ar11rul:irl;• uoor Cruncr. , sl buitng modern, imprcs- sldcr wha l l"\' c of work "The µalfcn· ctzr•ctor '-' slon1st -iype parnttng& th e public re';:. \\' wnnts to recommend .... pil1nt111J;h LO I uwhltc the ~at 1 tery 1 s 1 cnller- see 111 115 ~alle,:y he said the tru, tce, for purcl1ase, .., 1 tion or tradil onn sts \\'As "' ' · onrl ht:, ad \'lcc cnrric~ con- j, slltl tncktng. llc wns en- " Bennett will rvrntunllil 1 siclcrnblc wcloht . but I I cl n-lnn.;lng on renrnrks he j.!o ctn\\'11 tn R clasi-. wtt l man\' of the tnlfilC'C!ii nrc 1 made when he wns open • H alls Hcy:,;cn anri Elio_th 1 not ·w•ini.: their own ~ooct ! 1111~ 1he Moreton Oattrrtcs Ornnrr- both trndtt.101wl- iJ11d~ment." / ~cxhibi t,lon or Al'li"-l Ruben · 1:-.ts whn 1Hl' nnL wrll l - - - --- I Bennett. on Tue1'dnv night. rcprr~cntrrl in 1hr J!Ullcry. ··I n111 not. (lghllilg with "\Ve ha\'e nnly nnc r~m)' !ellow trnsl.rcs: l !crl NnntatJlra, and whether 'thRt_ :--omrbody has lo sny ) 1 0ll Ukc his work or nol . HE AGREES ·'A LOT' ON 1'RT BLAST A NATIONAL Art Gollery trustee said ye1- t.rday he agreed "with o lot of" Dr, lr11ce larrack's controversial statement eliout the gallery'• policy for buyin1 pai11t– l1111, Seven other tru atee • 1111d "no comment." Mr. E .A. CuopRldgc re- In yesterday·• cou:1er- rused to comment. llall, Dr. Barrnck sa.ld How~ver,..a!ter Mr. Cup: IOtlle or the trust.ecs or tile pntdgc ~ no C?':','mcnt National Art Oallr•y did stntemcnt he snld. No in– not use their own Judgm•nt dl\'ldual member o( t he and should brcarte•1 titclr Boo.rd or Trustees ~hN1l<1 out100k. com111C!1t on or crlf lclsf! or. Barrack. a !!'flllery an:1 d•;,clslon mad• by the trustee said he could not Board. a11ree 'with I.lie policy of _Q•h:enslnnd ,\rt Onllery buying modern lmprc~ .. D1rrctor tMr. l,. Thotllns , liontst-type ' pntnt,tni:s nlso h,ld "110 comnwn1 .." t~~eofhrra~1n~~1iti~ 1 ~~; Visitors' views atlll lacklng, Pc'Ople vlszt.lnu t,hc ,•11I- The only gnllery trustct• te.ry nld not seem t-0 a~rec eontact~d who. would corn: uuit tllcrr wrrl• too mnny rr.ent 1'RS 81 lsbanc ba, • modcrz, pnlnl.ln~ s at the rister Mr. P . D. Connolly. "'nllcrv Rnd ,,ot en~11!'h "F,'11 Maps" fract• :.l~nal tyr,e pal11l111~s. T yplcnl oC t ,e commr11l5 "I agree w th n. · 1ot of wns one from R New Zea– what Dr. Bnrrack has to 1lnnd \'L<ltor :o Bnshn111• lor aay I think a lot or the six weeks' holiday, Mrs. truStees aRree we :;hould Slw tl,\ Aronsrn. of Hnmil– ~11 the gaps In the .schools ton. ·r t.mdllional pnlnttnr. t1,n1. " I wn.s plrnsect to !inn so ~~~Rf:ri. in the ~ollery·s col- ;;~;~.~ ~};1t~i~:~~·i:1I " I pd~:,'•i "But Lhls Is enclrr sntd think there arc l.oo mnn)' thA.n rlone ber.n11se these imprc.•,,,1011i~tic pnintlnus at pnltitlngs don't, oflcn cr,nw nil." · on the mnrkct. and wll<'II Unr1rr the Q11rrn!:lanrl they do they nrc very r,..,_ _ Art, Cin llrry .t\ct, of 1fl5!l J)(''lStvc. ··nnt lr!-s thnn t.wo of I hr lc~~1J\~;e15 t~~~~~;il, 1~;- 0 \1~ I~~~~~J1e 5 ~ 1 1~~ 1 c~~crrr'i\~~-rl the mind of the t n 1stt 1 rs , · in vtsuRI nrt..<.;." he said. Other trnstees, Sir Board or Trnstres pr~si- nrc.innln Groom. n \'icf' \ den~ Sir R-0s!yn Philp, Vier pre,trlrnt. and Mr. J . Prc-stdrnt air Leon Troul Kn1tt~chntl t. Ml~!- Dnphnc and flve other trust.ccs. 1 ;\1avo. ancl t.he Director Dr. Normn.n Rnlrnn. Pro• GPti Prnl nf Educntion <Dr. fc.~1:;or R. .P. Cumml1 .c."· H. o \\'nlk\n, Wf'rc our. of 'Mr, E. A. Fcrc11i,on, Pro· Orh,bn1w yr.~tcr<ht\". art trustees J WISH publt cly t o co111:ra 111Ia1e the t n1st r r s of our Q11ee11s– J1111'1 N:tt1u11u l Ari Onllt1rv or 1 1h,·1r af•c1111~1 t11111s d 11 ru1g· th~ h , L ft• \\' \'t'!t l S Ti lt" Plll l'llll~t' of ro11tem J~)I~ /.\' AW'll/llllitll p u111tln i:; ,t't \t•ur \\ H.~'° llt't't.'~:,;ar\' K.'> J .c . ll1td . 11,me. 1111<1 We do 1~1\ t'. u\ t·1 !'.t' u.s \'i:i.!tors wJ !!,',~ k ir1lr1t•.~t1•d lo St·r 11!~ tocf1t\' of Austrn l11u 1 UI l l!:lb • 011r iHll!iitS Are r o111parnble ,, 11 It Ihn~e All m·er Ihr world Rlld arri PAlntln!l In I mRnntr whether •·e Agn! ~; Brisbane, Q. I 4-NATION ART SHOW AN 11hibltla11 of French, German, C • n • dl • n, ond Auatr • ll • 11 p • lntfn11, lnaured for !250,000, will ape11 In Bri1ban1 111at Monday, The exhibition, the Fr~ Mendel Al't Collection, wlU be held at Ftnnoys' Audi– torium from Monday, Oc• ;~1:r';~,;2 3 _to Saturday, No• It wilt be opened by Qu nd Art Oallerll, illf c~r. =~ rll' 'wtll be 58 paint• tngs on show, the great majority Crom the collec– tion or Mr. Fred Mendel, of Canada. and some from the collection of Mr. Emil Mendel. tt~~i:ex"~r;.ri1 s~: 0 l~o~~ey~ art galleries throughout Australia. The French group or j)Rlntlngs Is the largest, nnd includes works by Utrlllo. Renoir, Plssaro, Vl•m lnck, anct Dulry. n I • '\ \ . \