Studio: international art (1.1893)

Paintings in Birmingham Town Hall

buildings. To the worker, the certainty that his Estates Committee, who were about to undertake

work will never be more than a project has a the redecoration of the Town Hall, that the panels

numbing influence, and the obstacles and diffi- on the sides of the hall should be painted by

culties inseparable from such a severe test as a students of the municipal School of Art.

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THE ESCAPE OF PRIESTLEY (1791). BY CHARLES M. GERE

wall painting set immediately beneath the glare of The Estates Committee approved the suggestion

a large window filled with clear glass are but and on the authority of the City Council arrange-

stimulants to urge him to greater efforts, because ments were made for the work to be done as

they are real and not imaginary, and so must be opportunities arose by capable students of the Art

grappled and conquered fully, since otherwise no School, under the direction of the Head Master,
amount of good intention and excellent craft will The method adopted is as follows :—First a pre-

redeem them from failure when finally in place. liminary sketch and colour study is prepared, and,

EDWARD THE SIXTH FOUNDING THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. BY J. M. BAYLISS

The story of the paintings may be briefly told. if approved by the Head Master, a full-sized
Mr. J. Thackray Bunce, the chairman of the cartoon is executed before the painted panel is
management of the sub-committee of the Museum commenced. The illustrations we reproduce here
and School of Art, to whom Birmingham is are from these cartoons. The list of subjects to
indebted in so many ways, suggested to the be carried out was prepared by Mr. Thackray

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