Studio-Talk
artist who is already well
represented in the Gallery.
On its merits—or rather
on its lack of them—this
London River ought not to
have been bought; and
still less ought it to be
presented to the nation as a
worthy illustration of the
work of our modern school.
Mr. G. M. Ellwood
requires no introduction to
readers of The Studio,
many examples of his
designs having already
been published in these
pages. We give illustra-
tions of some admirable
furniture designed by him,
dining-room in dutch oak designed by g. m. ellwood and executed by Mr. J. S.
executed by J. s. henry HenrV.
commonplace it is certainly not incapable, and it The exhibition of the Society of Miniature
illustrates adequately one
phase of artistic practice......................
But there is no excuse NNHhHBI- . \> »#■ <• # • „*r
for the selection of Mr. HH1. I * *</ ' •»*'**' »»»©*'* i '%'„ ,\ **j
Napier Hemy's London
River, because the picture
is below the standard
which ought to be main-
tained in a national col-
lection. It must not be
forgotten that these
Chantrey purchases are
never questioned by the
inefficient board of trustees
at the National Gallery, and
that in the absence of
any judicial body capable j H&B
of distinguishing between
what is good and bad in
modern art there is no JR-JmJk
check upon the process
of dumping on the Tate
Gallery the things which ^B^^l
the Council of the
Academy buys in moments
of aberration. There-
fore a protest is quite justi-
fiable against the acqui- W^^^^EtmaitdtSr'-jitm..-....... - _____ .— . — - — i
sition of a particularly
v ' cabinet in mahogany inlaid with designed by g. m. ellwood
unsuccessful attempt by an pewter and rosewood executed by j. s. henry
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artist who is already well
represented in the Gallery.
On its merits—or rather
on its lack of them—this
London River ought not to
have been bought; and
still less ought it to be
presented to the nation as a
worthy illustration of the
work of our modern school.
Mr. G. M. Ellwood
requires no introduction to
readers of The Studio,
many examples of his
designs having already
been published in these
pages. We give illustra-
tions of some admirable
furniture designed by him,
dining-room in dutch oak designed by g. m. ellwood and executed by Mr. J. S.
executed by J. s. henry HenrV.
commonplace it is certainly not incapable, and it The exhibition of the Society of Miniature
illustrates adequately one
phase of artistic practice......................
But there is no excuse NNHhHBI- . \> »#■ <• # • „*r
for the selection of Mr. HH1. I * *</ ' •»*'**' »»»©*'* i '%'„ ,\ **j
Napier Hemy's London
River, because the picture
is below the standard
which ought to be main-
tained in a national col-
lection. It must not be
forgotten that these
Chantrey purchases are
never questioned by the
inefficient board of trustees
at the National Gallery, and
that in the absence of
any judicial body capable j H&B
of distinguishing between
what is good and bad in
modern art there is no JR-JmJk
check upon the process
of dumping on the Tate
Gallery the things which ^B^^l
the Council of the
Academy buys in moments
of aberration. There-
fore a protest is quite justi-
fiable against the acqui- W^^^^EtmaitdtSr'-jitm..-....... - _____ .— . — - — i
sition of a particularly
v ' cabinet in mahogany inlaid with designed by g. m. ellwood
unsuccessful attempt by an pewter and rosewood executed by j. s. henry
60