DOI Heft:
No. 314 (May 1919)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21357#0157
Studio- Talk
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the organization of an exhibition of selected has been engaged for three years past, was
war memorials, either as designs or as executed exhibited, along with reproductions of the plan,
work, which it is thought would be of great which have been made for the Society by
assistance to the promoters of memorials and Messrs. Edward Stanford, Ltd., who will
the public generally in deciding upon (i) the undertake the publication of it in various forms,
character, (2) the design, and (3) the artists The completion of this plan, embracing as it
most likely to produce a work that would be a does the whole of Greater London from Enfield
worthy expression of their feelings towards those to Epsom and from Rickmansworth to Romford,
who have served or fallen in the war. Schemes with the proposed improvements of great
which are wholly or largely utilitarian would arterial roads, parks, open spaces and waterside
not come within the scope of the exhibition, reservations, etc., marks the first stage in the
but any other works in any class of art or craft realization of what is, without doubt, the most
which may be suitable for memorials, e.g. far-reaching scheme of urban reorganization
complete works in sculpture or architecture, that has yet been projected.
crosses, mural paintings or tablets, stained -
glass, rolls of honour in tapestry or vellum, etc., At this year's Spring Exhibition of the Royal
would be admissible at the discretion of the Society of Painters in Water-Colours several
committee; and exhibits could be either leading members whose contributions have in
executed works, photographs of such works, the past added variety and interest to these
or designs for works not yet. executed. displays are unrepresented, notably Mr. D. Y.
- Cameron, Mr. George Clausen, Mr. Francis E.
The London Society is another organization James, and Mr. Russell Flint. On the other
in which the new President of the Royal hand, the show contains two examples of Mr.
Academy is taking an energetic and prominent J. S. Sargent's bold and spontaneous practice
part. The Society has not been idle during of the medium, and among the rest there is a
the war, though of necessity its operations good sprinkling of work which goes far towards
have been circumscribed thereby, and one of redeeming the exhibition from monotony,
the concrete results of its activities was to be Landscape is as usual the predominant feature,
seen last month at King's College in the Strand, and among those who help to maintain the high
where the new Development Plan of Greater reputation of the Society in this department
London, on the preparation of which the Society are Mr. Charles Sims, R.A., who sends two
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DRAWING FOR COVER OF A MENU BY C. A. WILKINSON
the organization of an exhibition of selected has been engaged for three years past, was
war memorials, either as designs or as executed exhibited, along with reproductions of the plan,
work, which it is thought would be of great which have been made for the Society by
assistance to the promoters of memorials and Messrs. Edward Stanford, Ltd., who will
the public generally in deciding upon (i) the undertake the publication of it in various forms,
character, (2) the design, and (3) the artists The completion of this plan, embracing as it
most likely to produce a work that would be a does the whole of Greater London from Enfield
worthy expression of their feelings towards those to Epsom and from Rickmansworth to Romford,
who have served or fallen in the war. Schemes with the proposed improvements of great
which are wholly or largely utilitarian would arterial roads, parks, open spaces and waterside
not come within the scope of the exhibition, reservations, etc., marks the first stage in the
but any other works in any class of art or craft realization of what is, without doubt, the most
which may be suitable for memorials, e.g. far-reaching scheme of urban reorganization
complete works in sculpture or architecture, that has yet been projected.
crosses, mural paintings or tablets, stained -
glass, rolls of honour in tapestry or vellum, etc., At this year's Spring Exhibition of the Royal
would be admissible at the discretion of the Society of Painters in Water-Colours several
committee; and exhibits could be either leading members whose contributions have in
executed works, photographs of such works, the past added variety and interest to these
or designs for works not yet. executed. displays are unrepresented, notably Mr. D. Y.
- Cameron, Mr. George Clausen, Mr. Francis E.
The London Society is another organization James, and Mr. Russell Flint. On the other
in which the new President of the Royal hand, the show contains two examples of Mr.
Academy is taking an energetic and prominent J. S. Sargent's bold and spontaneous practice
part. The Society has not been idle during of the medium, and among the rest there is a
the war, though of necessity its operations good sprinkling of work which goes far towards
have been circumscribed thereby, and one of redeeming the exhibition from monotony,
the concrete results of its activities was to be Landscape is as usual the predominant feature,
seen last month at King's College in the Strand, and among those who help to maintain the high
where the new Development Plan of Greater reputation of the Society in this department
London, on the preparation of which the Society are Mr. Charles Sims, R.A., who sends two
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