Studio: international art (34.1905)

Awards in "The Studio" Prize Competitions

bath-chair, or, in others, would almost admit of panels of his gate; Simple Aveu (page 86), with
a Lord Mayor's procession. Psammead may be a strong drawing and design, including some quaint
particularly unfortunate in his perspective, but relief carving; Auspel, whose design strikes us as
his gate seems quite abnormal in width ; while somewhat unrestful; and John Oak (page 88), who
the gate of Ern appears to be only a little over submits a simple treatment of a gate well drawn in
five feet wide. One function of a gate is to pen and ink with a nicely contrived conventual
prevent the intrusion of the stray and inquisitive background. Of the two treatments submitted by
dog, which would, however, find little difficulty in the latter we prefer his No. i. Mable's design
leaping over the lowest part of the somewhat eccen- would come out well, especially the filling-in portion
trie design of Rubber. Nor are we quite sure at the bottom of the balustered work. The upper
that we might not say the same of Capernaum's rail of The Kid's design is another that strikes us
design (page 90), which is otherwise, by the as being unrestful. Thistle sends two designs, set
way, thoughtful and interesting. We cannot but forth in what are, perhaps, the most vigorous draw-
think that Artistids design would have gained ings submitted. Lights drawing No. 1 also is
greatly had he omitted the semicircular portion good, and his design has considerable merit; his
on the top rail. It is not an essential, and has No. 2 we think rather too fussy. Dragon and Leon
all the air of having been added in an attempt at both send different types of plain straightforward
the unusual. Spotty sends a drawing speaking treatments of their subject, both of them quite
the last word of L'Art Nouveau. There is no a relief after some of the designs we have gone
scale to his drawing, but if his gate is ten feet wide through but are not now noticing. The quadrant
its bottom rail is two feet high. Buile Hill runners for Hamish's gate (page 89) we do not think
sends a double-gate design (No. 1) with footpath a very good arrangement, as pebbles are so frequently
gates on either side. His design would probably apt to nullify their usefulness. Pyghtle shows some
work out more effectively than is suggested by good straightforward pieces of joinery, but his little
the somewhat laboured drawing. The lower perspective sketch is woefully out of scale : scaling
panel part of his No. 2 we hardly understand by the gate, there would barely be ten feet to the
from his drawing. Apropos of drawing, we must eaves of the lodge. Design No. 2 sent by Loidis
confess to having an affection for the sketches is a good one, but we do not commend the pivot
which include details of construction. Both Tri- hinge, as a pebble working in under the iron shoe
forium and Teazle (both illustrated, page 87) send would play as much havoc with the "go" of the
excellently worked out sheets which illustrate gate as in the case of the quadrant mentioned
designs in a very workmanlike manner. Loidis, above. Dante (page 86) and Corinthian (page 88)
in his set No. r, also has well thought out his both send what we think a good design, though we
design, and his suggestions for the carved oak are consider the wrought-iron work of the former to
interesting and ingenious. Challow's curved wood- be rather of the usual order, and Corinthian's foot-
work means a good deal of " cutting to waste," path gate might well be more than two feet ten
and we are distinctly sceptical as to the construe- inches in width. Sunny Jim's (page 90) foot-square
tive soundness of Stan's gate, unless the top hinge stone gate piers in small courses would not stand
includes a concealed bolt running through the top for long the weight of his somewhat heavy gates,
curved rail. Again, Esperancd s gate would simply We could wish that Purple Monkey had given us an
not stand together unless- largely helped by strap indication of the size of the gate ; it is either very
irons. Of course, he may intend us to imagine high or very narrow. Should Nilghai adventure
these at the back. Architrave's pent-house roof again in one of our competitions, will he kindly
over his footpath gates—and, indeed, his whole remember that in lettering his title the primary
design—would work out excellently. We cannot object to have in view should be that it may be
help thinking that if Bill Bailey does " go home " read without irritating the reader ? We like, by
through the gates of which he sends a pretty tinted the way, the pierced hinges which he makes the
drawing he will be likely to find some day that, principal note of his design,
thanks to having no diagonal brace, the bottom rail

has sunk from the hinged stile. Few of the com- A v- Design for a Poster.

petitors, by the by, recognise the constructive First Prize (Seven Guineas): Brush (Percy

advantage of such a brace as a motif m their design. Lancaster, 231 Lord Street, Southport).

Amongst those who do are Nemo, who also is one Second Prize (Three Guineas): Hugh (B. T.

of the few to employ metal-work in the upper open Hugh, 14 Union Street, King's Lynn).

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