Queensland Art Gallery Presscuttings Book 8 : Pressclippings, 1977-1981

TO THE old Scots tune of "My Home", Sir Henry Roeburn's portrait of Major-General Al– exander Murray MacGregor 01 a Young Man was unveiled in itl new home in the Queens- land Art Gallery yesterday. "My Home" '9.'ns n fa .. vourltc tune of Mnr.v MacGregor, wllo or clan lender Rob R-Oy MacGre– µor. Tnspcctln~ the portrait are Donnlrl McK lnnon ncru, Fcnernl nrlnclpRI or the Colie~cs of Plpln~ in Austrnli:i , And ;\lr. Jork StCll'Rrl. the Cnlc– donlnn Society chlcflnln. The 011.011-cn,wn~ polnlllll-!" or the pcncrnl 1H1 a. younc:. cnslg-11, cons1dcr– cd lo be one or the rot– tlsh pnmter·s !lnc, t p r– t.ra il~. wns boughL 111 London for S:!2.710. SI r Henry Rneburn 0756-1 8331 Is regarded Its one of Scotland's bcsL pnIn te1·,. He painted por– trn.it.s 0111~,. .Major General Alcx:u1- rler Murrny l\locG rci:or WHS n ~ol<11rr ctur111c: tile t111H\ or npnlrnn. fi r has brr11 cif'"l'•1·1hrrl n~ "nui– l'll l!l'rn1i.,J\' lwncJ:.,,,111('" 'l'hr cr11rrn r .. 111\t'f' Inn ,,r,r "ll ~11rL'''"~f11 I nn 111.. b,111lc-l1r lrl 1!1111 ,Ja111C', \' I of Scotland <J•mes I or Englnnd) hart the clan·s chieftain and many fol• lowers executed. Gallery trustees presl• ent. <Mr. Jutlce Con- nolly) Mid the Queens– land A.rt Gallery had bought n.nother or R•e– burri's portrait.,. which would Arrive from Eng– land soon. June 18 th, 1978 NOT JUS'I' BRONZE IDOLS FIFTY vi•:1r, :ii:-n. m t•nti<Hl of sc11lpt11rc In that uhiquilou~ fr ll ow lh r 11 ;u 11 In th,• ,tro•.-t, woul<l p.-ohallly h al'r llroughl lo hi. ,n inll ;nas. i\'(' fi 1,: 11rt'!- in hrunzr or ~lon e. J.ll l'-1- l/ L' ci i,r Cl l'f'.1 1 ,·r 111 o et r Is ol c1·1H 1 1 Ill• 11 111111111 trtl 0 1 h 11 r ,.,., ni :-1,1nr' 11111 :-.lll fl\ 111 :1 nn 11 - pl'intt•ly - t(•111:t'd ':-.J.llll– . qur· po~c.... Ill pu.rk .· n1HI co rctr ns. T o et :l y lirn111" 1·d st o11r n1·r fllt'l'•·h t -~• 1 01 Sl'\ ('l'rll 11W 'l ll,11 u•,ct f11r . ulplllrf' T iu• 111•••111t l•d or ~1n 1Hll11i.: II t\llt' II,\ lnrnt•l\' hrC'1 . ~11pplnnt,..<I I)\ t'l(':l t (,.11 Ill 1111' I!.H'L (;11'11\. H ut , hy nn,t l:'tr~r . lhe /\I ''' lH~/\ ri•n111 mNt , ,·ulp- 1,1','" :, rr not, ror t.he 11111 1 pnr1, \lu• !<;Ort. or 1h11u.: u11r \\Oulcl cxpet•L 1,, 1tnrl In n 11,·111 -roo111. Hc 11 \pt11re hn. tnrut"ly rr- 111:111H'<I un ·outchJor' nn. To rn<'om·ui.:f' :iwul11tol'" t 11 1•r1•:1lt' 11it•t·c:i- nn a clo• u1t•,1i1· , ,·1d1• a ml to !-how 1ha t .. 111:1II ,cut11t11ri!, r an hi' llii.: hl.'' arll-.,tlr ancl nl• l111:1•tlwr IH'Rt11lf11I. •. l\trs. t.111:rn l'ctlt' l'iCII rN•t•nlly 1•, ln hl1, ln•1I the• Antlrcw nrnl t.1111111 l'rd1•r,en Mt~- t nrnrin l l'rhf' ror Small Sc•ul11t11rc,, r:ntrl"s in 1hc flr~L ompetltlon 11re r.ow on dbptnr in Ll 1c Qurr 11s• 11\ nd Art CittllC'ry, M.l i\1. l.Jlllldh11L 100 Ann SI rrel, Fiflll F\or,r 1\toM or I hem nrf' In nn nstonl\ l1111g \'tll'icl ,. or styl s nnd tcc:h11u1uclo, Thcr • 1!-. f'\'C' • O"C' 111 r ()I • ton nnd cr11111h N1 !11:1111, nnolhrr ll'-lll~ hrnn:,r, lll'11X'I', lntt'~. \\OOCI nln.,~. I \'rivet. tluy, Mrln.z uml k tull,•r..