Studio: international art (14.1898)

Studio- Talk

each branch of art with which he has occupied
himself have been altogether indisputable, abso-
lutely complete, and thoroughly consistent; and in
himself he summarises much of the versatile energy
which belongs to our present day school. That
the importance of the position he has taken among
his contemporaries is appreciated by the Academy
is proved by the readiness with which promotion
has been awarded him. His tenure of the Asso-
ciateship has been almost unprecedentedly brief, a
matter of little more than two years, yet no one
will grudge him his advancement nor suggest that
the Academy has acted with inconsiderate haste.

LIVERPOOL. — The exhibition of
students’ work at the close of the ses-
sion in the day and evening classes at
the School of Architecture and Applied
Art of University College showed pro-
ductions of very fair average quality, if there were

not many items of notable excellence. In the
last Arts and Crafts Exhibition in London was
shown a centre panel for a frieze, The Queen oj
Hearts, designed by R. Anning Bell for the Uni-
versity Club. The right and left panels, here illus-
trated, have been designed in continuation of the
same subject by two students, Miss Enid Jackson
and Miss Hamel Lister, and executed by them in
oil on canvas enriched with gesso and gilding. The
whole colour scheme is strong, rich, and glowing.

Miss Enid Jackson takes the first prize for
decorative design in various mediums, and Miss
Hamel Lister the second prize. For ornamental
design Miss M. Herbert, Miss C. A. Walker, and
Miss M. Codings gain distinctions; and for a set of
illustrative designs G. H. Behrend is placed first;
while H. Carr and R. P. Roberts have marked
success for the figure from life and for drapery.
The modelling classes, under Mr. Charles Allen,
increase in popularity and in numbers, but while
they are making favourable progress there is no
very remarkable design to record. The students
modelling from the nude are somewhat weak in
their attempt to design the figure fittingly for ar-
chitectural decoration. Miss Gertrude Williams
has been rather more successful with the draped
figure Jtistice, illustrated on this page. John
Griffiths, Thomas Rowan, Thomas Evans, and
R. Murray also take prizes for designing and
modelling ornament from floral studies.

Under Mr. R. L. Rathbone, the metal-working
class is engaged principally with “ raising ” and
repousse work in copper. A few specimens are
here illustrated. The first and second prizes in
this class were awarded to C. E. Thompson and
H. Eckstein, and a special prize to E. Cuthbert
Woods.

In the classes for architecture, under Professor
Simpson, L. G. Pearson has secured three of the
prizes for “construction,” “ perspective,” and for
“ best set of sketches.” B. T. Stallybrass took
the prize for “ history of architecture,” and B. C.
Deacon for “construction and design.”

H. B. B.

READING.—Few things appear so un-
comfortable or so piteously conscious
of being made to look ridiculous as a
place primarily devoted to work when
forced to take on an unwonted air of
festivity. It was not then in any way the fault of

JUSTICE

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BY GERTRUDE WILLIAMS