Wieneke Archive Book 2 : Queensland National Art Gallery (Director: James Wieneke) 1950-51 Presscuttings

dergo a n shows Director r Stan kang- ye'. FLUORESCENT lighting gets a try -out at the National Art Gallery. Here the Director (Mr. Camp- bell) holds a painting while trustees look on. They are : Front row (left to right) : Mr. C. G. Gibbs, the chairman of trustees (Mr. E. A. Ferguson), and Professor R. P. Cumming. Back row : The Treasurer (Mr. M. S. Herring), Mr. C. H. Lancaster, Professor F. W. Robinson, and Mr. W. G. Grant. The 54 -year -old gallery. is undergoing the most exten- sive alterations in its history. It closed five days ago and will remain closed until August 1. By the time it reopens to the public the trustees ex- pect to have the gallery- EQUIPPED with fluor- escent lighting, which, with the aid of special reflectors, will throw a maximum amount of light on to the pictures. DIVIDED into bays, in which pictures of various types will be systematically arranged. PAINTED a salmon pink shade, which will have a har- monious effect with the lighting. The entrance and entrance porch are to be redecorated, and the entrance floor will be covered with rubber mat- ting. A new low ceiling with special lining will be intro- duced. The whole work is expected to cost £4000. NEW LIGHT TEST AT ART GALLERY Art by lamplight 01)HW,, of the tood- ,11,i ril Wel o land National Nrt Gallery would be von- attered at the nest trustees' meeting on si1)0.11i4er 19, the -allory trustees' chairman (Mr. E. A. Ferguson) said last nie lit. Present gallery huurs arc from 10 a.m. to s um. on week days and Staturdays and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The modernked gallery wa, ()raised yesterday as one of the most effective In the Com- monwealth by Mr. Charles Lloyd Jones. an artist and trustee of the New South Wales national gallery.