Studio: international art (29.1903)

Studio-Talk

neglected subject. Mr. Orr has exhibited draw-
ings in the Glasgow Institute and also in the
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. A good deal of
his time has been devoted to book illustration,
and not long ago he won considerable success by
the work he did for " A Sea King's Midshipman "
(John Murray), and again " The Great Khan's
Treasure" (Messrs. Blackie). In addition to book
illustration, mention must be made of the designs
for book covers which Mr. Monro Orr has
executed. Among the best of these are " The

'•THE MISER" FROM THE DRAWING

BY MONRO ORR

Unchanging East," "Our Naval Heroes," "To-
wards Pretoria," "The Blessing of Esau," and
the ever - delightful " Kidnapped," by R. L.
Stevenson.

It has fallen to Mr. Orr's lot to possess a
style which has a strong character of its own.
Being bold and without the least air of prettiness,
it is not at the first glance an attractive style;
but it grows upon one after a little familiarity,
like the old German woodcuts, with which it has
some points of linear resemblance. There are
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"NOVEMBER" FROM THE DRAWING

BY MONRO ORR

times when Mr. Monro Orr does not sufficiently con-
sider the size of the paper on which he works, and
the consequence is that some of his drawings seem
to be cramped into a space too small for them.

"A BOOKWORM" BY MONRO ORR