Studio: international art (16.1899)

Studio-Talk

" Religion " will occupy Mr. J. Keller, of
Glasgow, and " Science " will find its inter-
pretation at the hands of Mr. Birnie Rhind,
of Edinburgh. "Literature" and "Com-
merce" respectively will to be treated by Mr.
E. G. B ram well and Mr. A. Falkner, both of
London. All the models have been dis-
played in the Corporation Galleries, where
they constituted a novel and interesting
exhibition, attracting much attention ; the
broad, simple surfaces of Mr. Wood's
modelling seem well adapted to architec-
tural surroundings, and the group will be a
harmonious one. The success of Mr.
Keller's figure is probably due to its
happy embodiment of the idea of Re-
ligion, in which respect it is unequalled.
Mr. Rhind's " Science " has perhaps more
distinction than any single figure in the
collection. Some discussion took place
at the meeting of the Corporation as to
a condition which retains copyright of the
models in the hands of the City fathers.
It was urged that this " commercial restric-
tion" was inconsistent with the general
object in view—the improvement of the
ginning of December. The Galleries and Museums' public taste; but on a division the report of the
Committee, with Mr. Simpson, one of the archi- committee, with the retention of copyright, was
tects, and Mr. Frampton, the master sculptor, approved,
adjudicated in the competition, with the result -

that to Mr. F. Derwent Wood fell the honours, and The designs for the new Exhibition which is
to him have been entrusted the four figm es of the to herald the twentieth century are being prepared
central pavilion which symbolise the Arts of "Music" for execution by Mr. James Miller, the architect
and "Architecture," " Painting " and "Sculpture." successful in the competition. His plans provide

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