Studio: international art (79.1920)

THE EDINBURGH GROUP

“ AND THESE ALSO i ”
BY CECILE WALTON

so far; proved successful in the case of
the nine Scottish artists of the younger
generation, who have banded themselves
together under the title of The Edinburgh
Group, and held their first exhibition in
Edinburgh last autumn. In their case,
apart from considerations of publicity,
there exists a common bond of union,
since all with one exception have at some
time or other been fellow-students of the
same art classes, and though it cannot be
said that their artistic aims are identical,
they at least share the same sincerity in the
pursuit of their ideals. 000

Of the three women members of the
group, the most widely known in Edin-
burgh are Miss Cecile Walton (Mrs. Eric
Robertson) and Miss Dorothy Johnstone.
From her very early days a distinguished
future was predicted for Miss Walton.
At the age of seven her uncanny imagina-
tion was expressed in drawings which were
undoubtedly remarkable. Some five or six
years ago the publication of Hans Ander-
sen's fairy-tales, with her illustrations,
evoked memories of her early sensitive
line and thought, and in much of her
present - day work there is a haunting

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