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fectly acceptable as a demonstration of esthetic
conviction. His skill as a modeller, and his
characteristic grasp of the essential elements of
sound construction, have enabled him to deal
with a florid and elaborate scheme of decoration,
and yet so to arrange his details that the effect of
his work as a whole is solid and dignified. Such
a performance contrasts pleasantly enough with
the curious failures which are unfortunately so
common when the effort
to combine use and
ornament is made by men
of less capacity ; and Mr.

Drury’s success is all the
more worthy . of record
because it shows that
these failures do not arise
from any inherent diffi-
culty in overcoming
aesthetic problems.


BY ALFRED DRURY

L

IVERPOOL.—
Mr. H. P.

Hain Friswell’s
recent exhibi-
tion of oil
paintings, though small in
the number of pictures,
has earned much com-
mendation from the many
visitors to his studio for
the choice quality of both
the landscape and figure subjects. These reveal a
fine sensitiveness in the selection of out-of-door
scenes, and the work is broad and simple in charac-
ter, yet always imbued with delicate poetic feeling.

On the smooth water-worn rocks of a romantic
ravine in the bend of a Welsh stream recline with
supple graceful pose his Bathers—studies of the
female nude in strong sunlight with fancifully

Manches-
ter-

Modelled
in clay for
buff terra-
cotta in an exterior posi-
tion, the design by Mr.
J. R. Cooper, here repro-
duced, is intended to
symbolise the union of
England, Scotland, and
Ireland, as represented
by the rose, thistle, and
shamrock. It was cast by
Messrs. Doulton & Co.
for the new buildings of
the Manchester School of
Art, of which the late Mr.
Gibbons Sankey was the
architect.

E. W.

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PANEL

BY J. R. COOPER