Studio: international art (82.1921)

THE ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY OF IRELAND

A good example of the work of Arthur
Melville, Banderilleros a pied, recalls the
day when his water-colours were con-
sidered as a revelation. Time, however, has
shown that mere cleverness has no lasting
charm. 00000

It has been possible here to indicate only
a very few of the fine possessions of the
Aberdeen Art Gallery, but enough has been
said to show that the Gallery has a very dis-
tinguished collection. As works of a high
quality are constantly being added to it,
there is no reason why it should not in
time, if the present policy is pursued and if
certain other pictures can be gently got rid
of, become one of the finest collections in
the world. As things are, it is an example to
the whole country, and the citizens of the
granite city may well be proud of their
gallery and of the men who have done so
much to bring it to its present state of
excellence. 00000

text written and
illuminated by
james hodges

THE ARTS AND CRAFTS SOCIETY
OF IRELAND. 0000

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HE Arts and Crafts Society of Ireland
is a small body, but it has a great
spirit. Hardly had the rain of bombs and
bullets ceased to fall in the Dublin streets
than it set about organising its sixth
exhibition, which was opened on the
30th of September, in the Metropolitan
School of Art in Dublin, and is now on
view in the City of Cork. In spite of the
fact that Irishmen—and Irishwomen—
have been devoting more attention of late
by mabel mc Corey to the arts of war than to the arts of peace,

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cross in silver with blue
enamel and moonstone