DOI Heft:
No. 34 (January, 1896)
DOI Artikel:S., E. B.: Afternoons in studios: a chat with Mr. George Frampton
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17295#0227
Interview with George Fr amp ton, A .R.A.
"Yes; they are the heroines from the Morte " I seem to miss some large work that was in
d'Arthur. Are these for the same room as the this corner," I said.
cabinet I exhibited at the Academy? No. Here "The statues for St. Mary, Oxford; they stood
are the original models for the silver panels, ' Music there recently, they are now finally in place. As
and Dancing ' which were shown last year in that you know, there was a great deal of controversy over
frame. You saw them, I think, in my studio, in them, and a good deal of wasted sentiment; for some
their actual framework of ebony with mother-of- of the so-called original work proved to be com-
pearl." (Owing to the kindness of the owner, the paratively late, and not very good restorations."
two panels are illustrated here.) Then the conversation turned to other channels,
" Do you find mother-of-pearl difficult to obtain ?" especially to the work of the Technical Education
" If you do not require picked pieces there is no Board of the London County Council, which has
difficulty ; but for the screen, where as you see every been fortunate enough to enlist Mr. Frampton as an
piece is of fine colour and free from blemish, it was active and invaluable ally. For, without casting dis-
not easy. Costly? Yes. Solid silver would have credit on other associates and full-fledged R.A. 's, one
been much cheaper, because each shell weighing, wonders if any prominent artist would be so pecu-
perhaps, two or three pounds—you buy it by weight liarly well equipped for the purpose as Mr. Framp-
—only yielded one such piece, about three inches ton is. With the creative faculty of the artist, he has
by one." also the instinct of the craftsman and a sympathy
A FOLDING SCREEN BY GEORGE FRAMPTON, A.R.A.
{By permission of Miss Alice Radcliffe)
212
"Yes; they are the heroines from the Morte " I seem to miss some large work that was in
d'Arthur. Are these for the same room as the this corner," I said.
cabinet I exhibited at the Academy? No. Here "The statues for St. Mary, Oxford; they stood
are the original models for the silver panels, ' Music there recently, they are now finally in place. As
and Dancing ' which were shown last year in that you know, there was a great deal of controversy over
frame. You saw them, I think, in my studio, in them, and a good deal of wasted sentiment; for some
their actual framework of ebony with mother-of- of the so-called original work proved to be com-
pearl." (Owing to the kindness of the owner, the paratively late, and not very good restorations."
two panels are illustrated here.) Then the conversation turned to other channels,
" Do you find mother-of-pearl difficult to obtain ?" especially to the work of the Technical Education
" If you do not require picked pieces there is no Board of the London County Council, which has
difficulty ; but for the screen, where as you see every been fortunate enough to enlist Mr. Frampton as an
piece is of fine colour and free from blemish, it was active and invaluable ally. For, without casting dis-
not easy. Costly? Yes. Solid silver would have credit on other associates and full-fledged R.A. 's, one
been much cheaper, because each shell weighing, wonders if any prominent artist would be so pecu-
perhaps, two or three pounds—you buy it by weight liarly well equipped for the purpose as Mr. Framp-
—only yielded one such piece, about three inches ton is. With the creative faculty of the artist, he has
by one." also the instinct of the craftsman and a sympathy
A FOLDING SCREEN BY GEORGE FRAMPTON, A.R.A.
{By permission of Miss Alice Radcliffe)
212