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

1 A:...r:....iC.',..,.., .. Unwrapping of the E30.000 worth of paintings which arrived in Brisbane today for the Jubilee Art Exhibition, was a big job. At the National Gallery, Mr. Douglas Baker had to unpack the 156 exhibits which were specially wrapped in oil cloth covered with corrugated cardboard. They arrived by T. A.A. freighter. # . 4104 ms l'_44&;4osiii5atdk BRISBANE TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1951. City to be art centre Brisbane is to be Aus- tralia's "art capital" tor a month. From next Monday, the most complete collection of Australian paintings ever assembled will be shown in the Queensland National ' Art Gallery. Insured for £30,000. the collection is the Jubilee Ex- hibition of Australian Art. The exhibition organiser (Mr. Laurence Thomas) said last night 180,000 people had already seen the collection in Hobart, Latin- ceston, Melbourne. and Syd- ney. The collection would be r shown until September L. THE COT'IlIER-711AII Aro. L. 19M.