DOI Heft:
No. 340 (July 1921)
DOI Artikel:Studio-talk
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21393#0048
STUDIO-TALK
SMALL CHEST OF DRAWERS OF
PAINTED WOOD, AND FLOWER
TRAY. DESIGNED BY JOHN BORIE
(The Canal Workshop)
English sculpture has suffered a serious
loss through the death of Professor Havard
Thomas, to whose work an article was
devoted in this magazine early in 1919.
He came into prominence some years ago
when his statue of Lycidas was rejected by
the Royal Academy. The rejection was
regarded in art circles outside the Academy
as a grievous affront to a sculptor of dis-
tinction, and steps were taken to secure
the statue for the nation, as the result
of which a bronze cast of it is now in the
Tate Gallery. It was reproduced in the
article just mentioned along with other
examples of the sculptor's work. Mr.
Thomas was appointed Professor of
Sculpture in the Slade School, University
of London, during the war. 0 0
Painted furniture is coming into vogue
again and, as a variation from the ordinary
range of polished woods employed by the
cabinet maker, it offers a wide field of
possibilities. The examples we illustrate
are selected from the productions of the
32
Canal Workshop in Harrow Road, con-
ducted by Mr. John Borie, in association
with Lady Henry Bentinck, who takes an
active part in the undertaking, and has
shown her skill in the production of
charming clusters of artificial flowers.
All the furniture made in this workshop
is designed by Mr, Borie and, though the
forms are repeated, the variations of colour
ensure that no two pieces are alike. As
the wood employed is mostly what is
known as " three-ply," lightness is achieved
without sacrifice of stability. Bright
colours are used with due discrimination,
and the results are very effective from a
decorative point of view. 000
A career of much usefulness in the
domain of art was brought to an end, by
the death early in May of Mr. Marcus
B. Huish, who founded the Fine Art
Society and was for many years until quite
recently its director. Mr. Huish, who
had reached the age of 75, practised in
early life as a barrister, and subsequently
SMALL CHEST OF DRAWERS OF
PAINTED WOOD, AND FLOWER
TRAY. DESIGNED BY JOHN BORIE
(The Canal Workshop)
English sculpture has suffered a serious
loss through the death of Professor Havard
Thomas, to whose work an article was
devoted in this magazine early in 1919.
He came into prominence some years ago
when his statue of Lycidas was rejected by
the Royal Academy. The rejection was
regarded in art circles outside the Academy
as a grievous affront to a sculptor of dis-
tinction, and steps were taken to secure
the statue for the nation, as the result
of which a bronze cast of it is now in the
Tate Gallery. It was reproduced in the
article just mentioned along with other
examples of the sculptor's work. Mr.
Thomas was appointed Professor of
Sculpture in the Slade School, University
of London, during the war. 0 0
Painted furniture is coming into vogue
again and, as a variation from the ordinary
range of polished woods employed by the
cabinet maker, it offers a wide field of
possibilities. The examples we illustrate
are selected from the productions of the
32
Canal Workshop in Harrow Road, con-
ducted by Mr. John Borie, in association
with Lady Henry Bentinck, who takes an
active part in the undertaking, and has
shown her skill in the production of
charming clusters of artificial flowers.
All the furniture made in this workshop
is designed by Mr, Borie and, though the
forms are repeated, the variations of colour
ensure that no two pieces are alike. As
the wood employed is mostly what is
known as " three-ply," lightness is achieved
without sacrifice of stability. Bright
colours are used with due discrimination,
and the results are very effective from a
decorative point of view. 000
A career of much usefulness in the
domain of art was brought to an end, by
the death early in May of Mr. Marcus
B. Huish, who founded the Fine Art
Society and was for many years until quite
recently its director. Mr. Huish, who
had reached the age of 75, practised in
early life as a barrister, and subsequently