DOI Heft:
No. 372 (March 1924)
DOI Artikel:Reviews
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21399#0197
REVIEWS
Art in Australia : a Quarterly Maga-
zine. Edited by Sydney Ure Smith and
Leon Gellert. (24, Bond Street, Sydney :
London Agents, British-Australasian Book
Dept., 51, High Holborn, W.C. 1.) 30s.
per annum. The last two numbers of this
magazine have been full of interesting
material, not confined to the pictorial
side of art, but comprehending also some
excellent literary matter. The illustrations,
in colour and black and white, are excel-
lently reproduced, and display some highly
capable and beautiful work by Australian
artists as well as examples of British work
by such well-known artists as W. Strang,
Sir William Orpen, Mrs. Laura Knight,
Sir H. Hughes-Stanton, and others. The
variety of the contents of the December
issue may be guessed when we give the
titles of three of the articles : “ Lindsay's
Reply to Orpen," “ The Virgin Queen,”
by C. MacLaurin, and “ Plus 9a change,”
by Arthur Jose (an anachronistic ex-
travaganza on what the Greek theatre was
not like). We have only two small cavils.
We wish that the editorial did not say
that Mr. Blamire Young’s water-colours
are “ featured ” ; and we find the heavy
black type trying to the eyes. *> 0
Repertoire General d’Ouvrages et Period-
iques Modernes sur les Arts Appliques et
sur les Beaux-Arts. Compiled by the
Librairie Artistique A. L. de Meuleneere.
(Brussels : 21, rue du Chene). 15 francs.
Sometimes a bookseller issues a catalogue
which, from its comprehensive character
and convenient arrangement, forms a
useful work of reference apart from its
service as a guide to the wares which its
compiler offers for sale. Such a publication
is M. de Meuleneere’s catalogue, which
consists of an alphabetical list of books and
periodicals dealing with fine and applied
art and covering a wide field under both
heads. There are a few minor errors, such
as the entering of some English names
under the praenom, but in general the
catalogues are admirably cross-referenced
and should be of great assistance to those
in search of information on the subjects
treated, more especially as many of the
books included are out of print and
scarce, 0 0 0 0 0 0
Art in Our Country. Handbook published
by the American Federation of Arts. It
is not to be supposed that our readers share
the popular opinion that the only things
the United States produce are skyscrapers
and canned goods, but if anyone holding
such views were to pick up this little book
he would indeed be astonished and forced
to admit his error. Here is a long list
(alphabetical, by towns) of the works in
architecture, sculpture, mural painting,
etc., which might interest travellers in the
United States, together with the names of
the various art museums and their times
of opening. When it is considered that it
is only within recent years that America
has made any notable artistic development,
the number of items in this handbook
gives evidence of remarkable progress and
provides ground for hope of still more and
better things to come. 000
Visions and Design. By Roger Fry.
(Chatto & Windus). 75. 6d. This is a
third edition of a collection of old articles
on subjects which are ever new. They
range from ancient American art and Negro
sculpture to Paul Cezanne and Aubrey
Beardsley. They are various in subject,
but at one in the charm with which they
are written. Roger Fry is a devil's advo-
cate : he can make anything he likes seem
pleasant and good by the magic of his
style ; dull metal to glow with its heat;
rough places to be made plain by its
suavity. The twenty-five articles here,
collected from various sources, are so
genially unconnected that the book can be
taken up at any odd moment; the only
difficulty is putting it down again. 0
The Art Spirit. By Robert Henri.
Compiled by Margery Ryerson. (Philadel-
phia and London: J. B. Lippincott
Company). 8s. 6d. An index of twenty
columns makes this book a book ; other-
wise it would be merely a series of obiter
dicta. As it is, it is valuable and
stimulating in spite of the fact that it is
often dull and commonplace. It is a col-
lection of pronouncements by a teacher
of art gathered together by a pupil and
admirer. It is theoretical and practical
at the same time ; it is speculative and it
is didactic; and it is none the less valu-
able because it is homely and expressed
in common understandable terms. '0
179
Art in Australia : a Quarterly Maga-
zine. Edited by Sydney Ure Smith and
Leon Gellert. (24, Bond Street, Sydney :
London Agents, British-Australasian Book
Dept., 51, High Holborn, W.C. 1.) 30s.
per annum. The last two numbers of this
magazine have been full of interesting
material, not confined to the pictorial
side of art, but comprehending also some
excellent literary matter. The illustrations,
in colour and black and white, are excel-
lently reproduced, and display some highly
capable and beautiful work by Australian
artists as well as examples of British work
by such well-known artists as W. Strang,
Sir William Orpen, Mrs. Laura Knight,
Sir H. Hughes-Stanton, and others. The
variety of the contents of the December
issue may be guessed when we give the
titles of three of the articles : “ Lindsay's
Reply to Orpen," “ The Virgin Queen,”
by C. MacLaurin, and “ Plus 9a change,”
by Arthur Jose (an anachronistic ex-
travaganza on what the Greek theatre was
not like). We have only two small cavils.
We wish that the editorial did not say
that Mr. Blamire Young’s water-colours
are “ featured ” ; and we find the heavy
black type trying to the eyes. *> 0
Repertoire General d’Ouvrages et Period-
iques Modernes sur les Arts Appliques et
sur les Beaux-Arts. Compiled by the
Librairie Artistique A. L. de Meuleneere.
(Brussels : 21, rue du Chene). 15 francs.
Sometimes a bookseller issues a catalogue
which, from its comprehensive character
and convenient arrangement, forms a
useful work of reference apart from its
service as a guide to the wares which its
compiler offers for sale. Such a publication
is M. de Meuleneere’s catalogue, which
consists of an alphabetical list of books and
periodicals dealing with fine and applied
art and covering a wide field under both
heads. There are a few minor errors, such
as the entering of some English names
under the praenom, but in general the
catalogues are admirably cross-referenced
and should be of great assistance to those
in search of information on the subjects
treated, more especially as many of the
books included are out of print and
scarce, 0 0 0 0 0 0
Art in Our Country. Handbook published
by the American Federation of Arts. It
is not to be supposed that our readers share
the popular opinion that the only things
the United States produce are skyscrapers
and canned goods, but if anyone holding
such views were to pick up this little book
he would indeed be astonished and forced
to admit his error. Here is a long list
(alphabetical, by towns) of the works in
architecture, sculpture, mural painting,
etc., which might interest travellers in the
United States, together with the names of
the various art museums and their times
of opening. When it is considered that it
is only within recent years that America
has made any notable artistic development,
the number of items in this handbook
gives evidence of remarkable progress and
provides ground for hope of still more and
better things to come. 000
Visions and Design. By Roger Fry.
(Chatto & Windus). 75. 6d. This is a
third edition of a collection of old articles
on subjects which are ever new. They
range from ancient American art and Negro
sculpture to Paul Cezanne and Aubrey
Beardsley. They are various in subject,
but at one in the charm with which they
are written. Roger Fry is a devil's advo-
cate : he can make anything he likes seem
pleasant and good by the magic of his
style ; dull metal to glow with its heat;
rough places to be made plain by its
suavity. The twenty-five articles here,
collected from various sources, are so
genially unconnected that the book can be
taken up at any odd moment; the only
difficulty is putting it down again. 0
The Art Spirit. By Robert Henri.
Compiled by Margery Ryerson. (Philadel-
phia and London: J. B. Lippincott
Company). 8s. 6d. An index of twenty
columns makes this book a book ; other-
wise it would be merely a series of obiter
dicta. As it is, it is valuable and
stimulating in spite of the fact that it is
often dull and commonplace. It is a col-
lection of pronouncements by a teacher
of art gathered together by a pupil and
admirer. It is theoretical and practical
at the same time ; it is speculative and it
is didactic; and it is none the less valu-
able because it is homely and expressed
in common understandable terms. '0
179