International studio (40.1910)

A rt School Notes

figure composition to Mr.
William P. Roberts and Mr.
William P. Robins (bracketed
equal); for landscape {Street
Scene) to Mr. Sidney M. Litten
and {Moonlight) Mr. Albert
Petherbridge ; for the besc
design for a title page to Mr.
W. H. Manuel; and for draw-
ing from the life to Mr. F. A.
Bishop and Mr. H. Pecker.

At Lambeth School the

meeting of the Art Club was

oak chest by miss f. m. holttum accompanied by the usual ex-

{City School of Art, Liverpool) hibidon & ^ q{ ^

petitions, in which Mr. F. W.

should be to show that they were really doing it. Pomeroy, A. R.A., himself an old Lambeth student,
The prevailing fault, said Mr. Strang, in figure acted as judge. Mr. Pomeroy awarded the prize
compositions generally, was that the people in for design in colour to Miss Althea Summers;
them were not doing the things at all. Fine poses for design in black-and-white to Mr. George
were no good if the figures were not telling the S. Perriman ; for a design for a poster to Miss
story, not doing the work they were supposed to Helen McKie; and for designs for stained-glass
be doing—if, in fact, they looked like a collection windows to Mr. Eric Bradbury, who also won a
of London art-school models. The critic illus- prize for book illustration, and another for model-
trated his meaning by comments on the works ling a decorative panel. The landscape prize was
before him, and remarked that in one particular awarded to Miss Evelyn Herbert; the prize for
picture (very well drawn, as he admitted) men painting a head in oils to Miss Augusta Prideaux ;
were shown pulling with tremendous energy at a and the prize for the best still life group to Miss
block of stone that was already leaning over Edmee Butler. Miss Maude was awarded an extra
towards them. Another common failing in illus- prize for modelling, and honourable mentions were
trating this kind of subject was to make rakes, given to Miss Margaret Johnston, Miss Payne,
spades, and other common tools, too small. Mr. Witney, Mr. Bertram Gilbert, Miss Legg, and

,_ Miss Brooke.__

In criticising another competition for the best
design for a title page, Mr. Strang insisted on clear The amalgamation has just been effected of two
lettering. The lettering on a title page was of important London Art Schools. Mr. Townsley,

supreme importance, and the decoration should who is returning for a time to America, has given

not be allowed to draw the eye away

from it. Nor should the lettering be

of the type that some architects were

fond of inventing— -so fanciful that it

could hardly be read. The symbols

for lettering were now fixed, and the

deviation should in any case be no

more than a hair's breadth. Mr.

Strang concluded his interesting and

most valuable comments by a few

words on drawing from life, in the

course of which he told the St.

Martin's students that he personally

had never done any teaching, although

he had lots of theories on the subject. COpper jewel box by miss f. m. cooper

Mr. Strang awarded the prizes for {City School or Art, Liverpool)

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