DOI Heft:
No. 42 (September, 1896)
DOI Artikel:White, Gleeson: The national competition, South Kensington 1896
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17297#0251
National Competition: South Kensington
(616) by Lilian F. Baxter (New Cross); a delightful Giffard H. Lenfestey and others. Two drawings
printed silk (76) by Katherine Maude Coggin (New of "poppies" and "scarlet geraniums," painted
Cross), which has gained a silver medal; designs for without backgrounds, by George H. Wood (South
cotton print (690) by Rose Whittaker (Scarborough), Kensington), show absolute mastery of the material,
and some printed muslins (107), slight but dainty, and of their sort have probably never been beaten
by Ethel Thickbroom (Battersea), are but a few of —if equalled, imitation of Nature could go no
very pleasant schemes for fabric decoration. The further—and that it is employed by direct and
designs by William Parkinson (876), and Philip broad washes of colour, makes these two studies
Connard (844), are pleasant; the first-named has memorable.
no little charm. Ester Tatlow (Manchester) shows The paintings and drawings from the nude show
a clever if rather confused design for wall-paper distinct advance on recent years, and gained many
(348). medals. A favourite subject in former years—the
The architectural drawings include some clever dissection of a flower, accompanied by conventional
work by G. H. Lenfesty. Some sketches by Victor patterns based upon it—has suddenly taken new
Burnand (S. K.), were not-
ably good, and others in the
Birmingham conventional
method by R. T. Williams
(401) deserve a word of
praise. Some vigorous stu-
dies in pure line (197) by
James Fulton (Glasgow), are
novel and good. A gold
medal awarded for a design
for a Triumphal Arch (5) by
Peter McLauchlan (Glas-
gow), show that the judges
awarded it for the qualities
of the design, and not for
finished drawings. It is a
spirited conception, digni-
fied and unhackneyed,
which deserves to be carried
out. A Fountain (8), shown
in a model by Percy J.
Roberts (Sheffield), deserved
the gold medal it was al-
lotted ; a delightful model
for a sundial (241), by A.
T. Roberts (Leicester); two
fine spandrils (5) for execu-
tion in mosaic, by Mary
Watson (Newcastle); a curi-
ous mantelpiece (1S3) by
Michael Shortall (Dublin);
and a design for a monu-
ment to Alfred Stevens
(318) by Mortimer J. Brown
(South Kensington), are de-
serving of commendation for
various qualities.
The paintings from
flowers and still-life include
some very good work, by design for a sundial by albert t. Roberts, Leicester
232
(616) by Lilian F. Baxter (New Cross); a delightful Giffard H. Lenfestey and others. Two drawings
printed silk (76) by Katherine Maude Coggin (New of "poppies" and "scarlet geraniums," painted
Cross), which has gained a silver medal; designs for without backgrounds, by George H. Wood (South
cotton print (690) by Rose Whittaker (Scarborough), Kensington), show absolute mastery of the material,
and some printed muslins (107), slight but dainty, and of their sort have probably never been beaten
by Ethel Thickbroom (Battersea), are but a few of —if equalled, imitation of Nature could go no
very pleasant schemes for fabric decoration. The further—and that it is employed by direct and
designs by William Parkinson (876), and Philip broad washes of colour, makes these two studies
Connard (844), are pleasant; the first-named has memorable.
no little charm. Ester Tatlow (Manchester) shows The paintings and drawings from the nude show
a clever if rather confused design for wall-paper distinct advance on recent years, and gained many
(348). medals. A favourite subject in former years—the
The architectural drawings include some clever dissection of a flower, accompanied by conventional
work by G. H. Lenfesty. Some sketches by Victor patterns based upon it—has suddenly taken new
Burnand (S. K.), were not-
ably good, and others in the
Birmingham conventional
method by R. T. Williams
(401) deserve a word of
praise. Some vigorous stu-
dies in pure line (197) by
James Fulton (Glasgow), are
novel and good. A gold
medal awarded for a design
for a Triumphal Arch (5) by
Peter McLauchlan (Glas-
gow), show that the judges
awarded it for the qualities
of the design, and not for
finished drawings. It is a
spirited conception, digni-
fied and unhackneyed,
which deserves to be carried
out. A Fountain (8), shown
in a model by Percy J.
Roberts (Sheffield), deserved
the gold medal it was al-
lotted ; a delightful model
for a sundial (241), by A.
T. Roberts (Leicester); two
fine spandrils (5) for execu-
tion in mosaic, by Mary
Watson (Newcastle); a curi-
ous mantelpiece (1S3) by
Michael Shortall (Dublin);
and a design for a monu-
ment to Alfred Stevens
(318) by Mortimer J. Brown
(South Kensington), are de-
serving of commendation for
various qualities.
The paintings from
flowers and still-life include
some very good work, by design for a sundial by albert t. Roberts, Leicester
232