Studio: international art (80.1920)

STUDIO-TALK

" COMMERCIAL WHARF, L'AMBHAY "
FROM A DRAWING BY R. BORLASE
SMART, R.B.A.

of The Red Gate in Malayamorskaya (1917),
a scene which marked the overthrow of
the Kerenski regime by the Bolsheviks ;
two paintings of The Red Army, one of
which we here reproduce ; and, again, in
the picture of Fugitives crossing the Bridge
of Bielsostrof (1919), when the Terror had
reached its height. Infinitely pathetic, too,
are the scenes from the prisons thronged
with victims of the new rulers. Here at a
glance one gets a truer notion of what
revolution means than any descriptive
narrative can convey. a a a

PLYMOUTH—At the beginning of
September Plymouth will celebrate
the tercentenary of the departure of the
Pilgrim Fathers in the " Mayflower " on
their historic and portentous voyage to
the new world, and it is expected that a
goodly number from among the multitude
of Americans who are now on this side of
the Atlantic will visit the town to take part
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in the festival of celebration and to linger
about the old spots sanctified by their
association with the famous band of
emigrants—the historic Barbican more
especially, for it was here that they
embarked in 1620. Unfortunately Ply-
mouth, unlike some other large towns,
has no organization to secure the preserva-
tion and upkeep of historic buildings, and
under the new housing scheme many of
its old streets and houses which were in
existence three hundred years ago have
been condemned, and some are already in
course of demolition. One of these old-
time spots now being cleared to make
room for modern dwellings is shown in
the reproduction on page 31 of a drawing
by Mr. R. Borlase Smart, R.B.A., who
has explored most of these ancient nooks
and corners of the town. The entire series
of drawings he has made will be exhibited
before and during the festival at the Devon
and Cornwall Galleries of Messrs. Harris