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No. 17 (August, 1895)
DOI Artikel:Afternoons in studios: a chat with Mr. G. H. Boughton
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17190#0147
Afternoons in Studios.—/. Mr, G. H. Bought on, A.R.A.
A ■ FTERNOONS IN STUDIOS. A disposeud tha,t.1eachu is in rel,ation l° its surround-
A CHAT WITH MR. G. H. BOUGH- "f ' .that' 'lke ^ eaSy pl"ase °f Wnter
I m ■j-QAg- ^ R A wherein each word seems obvious although apt, it
/ \ ' is only by analysis that you discover this apparent
JL \. Few modern architects have solved simplicity has been gained merely by the use of
the problem of a stately entrance-hall, that shall be the right word, or the right object, in the right
distinctly a vestibule and not a mere passage-way, place. In this spacious room the first impression
and yet preserve its subordinate position as the of size and dignity is not affected by the number
introduction only to the house proper ; not as in of objects that later on attract your attention on
some lordly instances usurping the first place, so their own account.
that the rest of the abode appears merely as ante- As you chat with your host on the current items
rooms. Mr. Boughton is singularly fortunate in this of the day, which prelude most conversations, the
respect; from the moment you cross the outer charm of the place grows on you, and you realise
threshold and pass through picturesque vestibules every moment the value of reserved force whether
by easy flights of steps to the main hall, and thence in furnishing or discussing things artistic,
by a broad staircase hung with peculiarly rich " I am just back from the Academy Schools,"
specimens of old tapestry, to the studio itself, the said Mr. Boughton.
effect of a stately home is preserved without the " You must find it fatiguing to attend daily for a
slightest resemblance to a museum on the one month ; that is the time I believe each R.A. is
hand, or to an ordinary town mansion on the supposed to devote to the work. Is it obliga-
other. tory ? "
A fine studio without finery, is your first impres- " Not exactly obligatory ; it is open to a man to
sion ; for the wealth of details, the bric-a-brac, refuse. I know many people object to the system
books, and pictures it contains are so naturally that involves a constant change of instructors, and
mr. g. h. boughton's studio (From a Photograph by Dixon}
III. No. 17.—August, 1894. I3I
A ■ FTERNOONS IN STUDIOS. A disposeud tha,t.1eachu is in rel,ation l° its surround-
A CHAT WITH MR. G. H. BOUGH- "f ' .that' 'lke ^ eaSy pl"ase °f Wnter
I m ■j-QAg- ^ R A wherein each word seems obvious although apt, it
/ \ ' is only by analysis that you discover this apparent
JL \. Few modern architects have solved simplicity has been gained merely by the use of
the problem of a stately entrance-hall, that shall be the right word, or the right object, in the right
distinctly a vestibule and not a mere passage-way, place. In this spacious room the first impression
and yet preserve its subordinate position as the of size and dignity is not affected by the number
introduction only to the house proper ; not as in of objects that later on attract your attention on
some lordly instances usurping the first place, so their own account.
that the rest of the abode appears merely as ante- As you chat with your host on the current items
rooms. Mr. Boughton is singularly fortunate in this of the day, which prelude most conversations, the
respect; from the moment you cross the outer charm of the place grows on you, and you realise
threshold and pass through picturesque vestibules every moment the value of reserved force whether
by easy flights of steps to the main hall, and thence in furnishing or discussing things artistic,
by a broad staircase hung with peculiarly rich " I am just back from the Academy Schools,"
specimens of old tapestry, to the studio itself, the said Mr. Boughton.
effect of a stately home is preserved without the " You must find it fatiguing to attend daily for a
slightest resemblance to a museum on the one month ; that is the time I believe each R.A. is
hand, or to an ordinary town mansion on the supposed to devote to the work. Is it obliga-
other. tory ? "
A fine studio without finery, is your first impres- " Not exactly obligatory ; it is open to a man to
sion ; for the wealth of details, the bric-a-brac, refuse. I know many people object to the system
books, and pictures it contains are so naturally that involves a constant change of instructors, and
mr. g. h. boughton's studio (From a Photograph by Dixon}
III. No. 17.—August, 1894. I3I