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THE STUDIO CONTENTS --- The Kaleidoscope of Taste by Tancred Borenius A Renaissance of American Indian Art by Liston M. Oak British Pottery of To-day Edward Halliday by Douglas Percy Bliss The Work of Christopher Wood by T. W. Earp The Artist on Tour: 3, Ragusa by Maxwell Ayrton Art Schools and Industry Reviews of Books --- DECEMBER 1931 2s. NET
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THE STUDIO $\diamond$ EDITED BY GEOFFREY HOLME $\diamond$ NO. 465 Contents for December 1931 - The Kaleidoscope of Taste, by Tancred Borenius page 351 - British Pottery of To-day 366 - Edward Halliday, by Douglas Percy Bliss 378 - The Work of Christopher Wood, by T. W. Earp 383 - A Renaissance of American Indian Art, by Liston M. Oak 389 - The Artist on Tour; 3. Ragusa. By Maxwell Ayrton 402 - Art Schools and Industry 408 - Reviews of Books 412 Supplements in Colour - Conversation Piece, by Marcellus Laroon Frontispiece - Lovers in a Park, by Marcellus Laroon 357 - Examples of Recent British Pottery 367 - P.Z. 134, by Christopher Wood 385 - Fort Lorenzo, Ragusa, by Maxwell Ayrton 405 - The Valley of the Ten Peaks, by Leonard Richmond 409 (Contents of all issues of Atelier, and of The Studio from April, 1931, may be located through the ART INDEX) --- The next issue (January 1932) will contain a most important article: THE SPIRIT OF FRENCH ART by WALDEMAR GEORGE with many large plates in monochrome and colour Other Articles include: - CLARE LEIGHTON - GILBERT SPENCER - SWAN COURT, CHELSEA - THE NEW WHITNEY MUSEUM Order your copy now --- INFORMATION Valuable originals are usually insured while in custody of The Studio, but it must be understood that all material is sent, and received, at owner’s risk. Contributors should submit photographs, for first consideration, rather than originals. All material should bear full name and address, and be accompanied by return postage. Personal Enquiries should be accompanied by a stamped and addressed envelope. The Editor can only be seen by appointment. AGENTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS Home, 2s. per copy; 28s. per annum, post free. Bound Volume 15s. Overseas. British Dominions, India, Countries in Postal Union, 30s. post free. Canada (The Musson Book Co., 225 Jarvis St., Toronto), 26s. France (Librairie D’Art Louis Reynaud, 52 Rue d’Assas, Paris 6), frs. 170 post free. Italy (Galleria Pesaro, Via Manzoni 12a, Milan), L. 125. U.S.A. (Published under the title “Atelier,” $7.50 post free, by William Edwin Rudge, Publisher, 475 Fifth Ave., New York, the sole associate Publisher in the U.S., to whom orders from U.S. readers should be sent for all Studio Publications.) ADVERTISEMENTS Rates for undisplayed advertisements—7s. 6d. for 32 words. 1s. for each eight or less beyond. Replies to Box Numbers 1s. extra. For displayed advertisement rates apply to the Advertisement Dept., 44 Leicester Square. Copy by 1st of month prior to publication. No responsibility accepted for loss or damage of material or drawings sent to Box Nos. or otherwise in response to advertisements. --- PUBLISHED BY THE STUDIO LIMITED, 44 LEICESTER SQUARE Telephone: Gerrard 3267-8 LONDON, W.C.2 Telegrams: Rhombic, London
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DECEMBER EXHIBITIONS ALBANY GALLERY, 17 Sackville Street, W.1. Exhibition of Glass and Wrought Iron by H. C. Connell. ARLINGTON GALLERY, 22 Old Bond Street, W.1. Water-colours, Etchings and Sculpture by Eveleen Buckton. BRITISH MUSEUM, Great Russell Street, W.C.1. Permanent Exhibition, Manuscripts, Prints, Drawings, Ancient Sculpture and Antiquities. Special Exhibition: Indian Art. BROOK STREET GALLERY, 14 Brook Street, W.1. (1) Exhibition of Water-colours of Rome, Paris and England, November 25th—December 8th. (2) Hand-painted Pottery by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred D. Powell. FINE ART SOCIETY LTD., 148 New Bond Street, W.1. (1) Carl Hampel—Flower Paintings. (2) Fine Prints of the Year. FOYLE ART GALLERY, Trefoile House, Manette Street, Charing Cross Road, W.1. Paintings and Drawings by Author Artists, including G. K. Chesterton, Temple Thurston, Laurence Binyon, and Marjorie Bowen (December 4th—December 31st). IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, South Kensington, S.W.7. Permanent Exhibition of Works executed by the late Sir William Orpen and other artists during the War period. 10–6 (Sundays 2.30–6). JEKYLL'S GALLERY, 74 South Audley Street, W.1. Exhibition of Oriental Carpets and Rugs—sixteenth-nineteenth century. LEFEVRE GALLERIES, 1a King Street, St. James's, London, S.W.1. Exhibition by East London Group. LEGER GALLERIES. Exhibition of Paintings by Adelaide de Groot (November 25th—December 12th). LEICESTER GALLERIES, Leicester Square, W.C.2. (1) Drawings by the late Sir William Orpen, R.A. (2) Diaphenicons—A New Art by Ernest Proctor. (3) Paintings by Mary Tompkins. NATIONAL GALLERY, Trafalgar Square, W.C.2. Old Masters. 10–4 (Sundays 2–4). Thursdays and Fridays, 6d.; other days free. NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, St. Martin's Place, Trafalgar Square, W.C.2. British Celebrities of the Past. (Lectures at 3 p.m. Monday—Friday.) 10–4 (Sundays 2–4). Thursdays and Fridays, 6d.; other days free. PATERSON'S GALLERY, 22 Old Bond Street, W.1. Exhibition of Modern Drawings and Water-colours. P. & D. COLNAGHI & CO., 144-146 New Bond Street, W.1. Society of Wood Engravers and Woodcuts in Colour. R.B.A. GALLERY, Suffolk Street, Pall Mall, S.W.1. Exhibition of the Royal Society of British Artists (closes 23rd). 10–5 (daily). 1s. REDFERN GALLERY, 27 Old Bond Street, W.1. 12th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Wood Engravers. ROWLEY GALLERY OF DECORATIVE ART LTD., 140-2 Church Street, Kensington, W.8. Modern Furniture, Decorative Mirrors, Inlaid Wood Panels, Frames, Fitments for Electric Light, Fabrics, Pottery, etc. ROYAL INSTITUTE GALLERIES, 195 Piccadilly, W.1. 40th Annual Exhibition of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters (closes 31st). 1s. ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, 35 Russell Square, W.C.1. Kamet and Kangchenjunga by F. S. Smythe, "The Times" Correspondent. 10–5. TATE GALLERY, Millbank, S.W.1. British and Foreign Modern Paintings and Sculpture. 10–4 (Sundays 2–4). Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 6d.; other days free. TOOTH'S GALLERY, 155 New Bond Street, W.1. Drawings and Illustrations by E. McKnight Kauffer (opens 10th). TWENTY-ONE GALLERY, 15 Mill Street, Conduit Street, W.1. (1) Staffordshire Figures by M. Mitchell Smith and Moira Forsyth. (2) Drawings and Etchings by Evelyn Gibbs, A.R.E. (opens 4th). VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM. Permanent Exhibition. Special Exhibition of Important New Acquisitions in the Central Court. (Sundays 2.30–6). WALKER'S GALLERIES, 118 New Bond Street, W.1. (1) Stoneware Pottery, Hard Porcelains and Figures by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vyse (closes 19th). (2) Water-colours by V. J. Cerny (of Czechoslovakia). (closes 19th). WALLACE COLLECTION, Manchester Square, W.1. Permanent Exhibition of Paintings, Sculpture, Furniture and Armour. 10–5 (Sundays 2–5). Tuesdays and Fridays, 6d.; other days free. WERTHEIM GALLERY, 3-5 Burlington Gardens, W.1. (1) Phelan Gibb—Drawings and Pottery (opens 14th). (2) Exhibition of Children's Work (opens 14th). ZWEMMER GALLERY, 26 Litchfield Street, Charing Cross Road, W.C.2. Permanent Exhibition of Colour-Prints after Modern and Old Masters. All Galleries open 10–6, Sats. 10–1, and admission free, unless otherwise stated. Applications for entries on this page should be addressed to ART EXHIBITIONS BUREAU, 3-5 Burlington Gardens, W.1. AD. IV.
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This issue of The Studio features articles on the Kaleidoscope of Taste, a Renaissance of American Indian Art, British Pottery of To-day, and the work of Edward Halliday and Christopher Wood. It also includes a section on the artist's tour in Ragusa, art schools and industry, and reviews of books. The publication is dated December 1931.