Studio: international art (2.1894)

Auards in Ccmfetiticns

" Of those sent in, we think the
best is by Hedgerow, but it is imper-
fect in detail. If the prize be awarded
it should be for this.

" Madder Broivn we place next, but
the design is very ' liney ' in construc-
tion and weak in drawing.

" Sanzio comes third, but the design
is not at all suited for weaving pur-
poses. The artist had evidently been
studying majolica work, hence it is
more suited for a decorative panel 5 pfifi^llj
than for a fabric.

"Artichoke stands fourth. In this ' KAN-ILLUSTRATED

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the lines are cramped and feeble in

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design, somewhat Gothic in character, HMAGAZINLOFf MA

the lines are cramped and feeble in ^ANVAPPUlD'APK

drawing, and the whole lacks form • PROFUbLLYlLLUbIKA1LU^

but it has the merit of a certain kit jl||||llilM

amount of originality in idea. ffjilLv4, KJjftj^t ,

■ Tempus is fifth. Had all the fifin^^^

male hofn r,ivn11, ., I ,,,,1 tl„» wArl- lUfl^DA'iBSBiM JlAflillSif

animals been omitted, and the work f^]|^^j|

carried out with the proper foliage, f>^Vl'Ul/|f\ ^S^SOSS^^Om^

a good design would have resulted.

" Of all the other designs, no

one can be singled out for special 'ftp^P^TjBjjKE-H AWARDS IN TDK POSTRR

remark.—Yours faithfully, \ teTjm>M AWAKUb 1JN ILK,

'Liberty & Co." 'W^S^jk^bff COMPETITION.

The award for the Tapestry de- ^^^^^88^) The designs (over a hundred) sent

sign is therefore— Zg5ra%i»:• \ aft^^me^ 111 for a Poster for TllE Studio,

First Prize, £3 v. (Hedgerotv), IHrP^R W^HjBM bear Wltness t0 the popularity of a

Samuel Hewer, 52 St. Augustine ■If V'% OTi^l^^M subJect which is attracting more

Terrace, Hansar J ,ane, Halifax. Wf\-^sX 'MM serious attention than had hitherto

Second Prize,,£i us. 6d.(Mad- R V^SJ^1 >% been awarded to it, and show at

der Brmvn), cannot be awarded, \t^J4^^3mgk \ the same time a high level of ex-

as no name or address accompanied 'W^SSmWb cellence- The merit of the draw-

the design. Honourable mention j;^^-4^,^^^^--,,. a ings as a rule lies in the invention

is given to the three others named. I mHireSaTis^s^esi™ s.stodenis alld knowledge they display, rather

B'Should be Read by JIrchitegts,
'^Irtists. Designers. Students
L^,m\RU. LOVERSiiE ART. „

ATALANTA

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than for their value as posters.
The objects i required — that it
should be effective at a distance,

and calculated to arrest the atten- i W&tfJ /J™J.uustrated
tion of a passer-by—have not been u v^TaL// p 1'agazine or
considered, as they should have \ W^A* j INE ^/lFrUED/lRTS
been, the first essentials. Hence M\\ -w' ^°fJjSELYlLUJSTRATED
nianyof the panels, effective enough I^^I^^tS^""11'"11
in themselves, would be lost upon a \ \ ^~iIi^MMW BL

crowded hoarding. We regret that ^^s^fpBMB*^^^ ^E^p
space prevents our reproducing am\ /Ml ■/Trchitects
more than the fourteen illustrated, ^^gpjBajjL. jf Artists
since many of the others are ) M » fv Designers

equally worthy. In a few cases
the lettering was suggested too
roughly to make a sightly block.
The awards are :—
First Prize, ^3 3*., Quixote
(G. R. Quested, 11 Abbey Gardens,

Students

fl»D All

'Lovers or

TAR St. John's Wood, N.W.) Second

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