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THE STUDIO ANCIENT CRAFTS OF INDIA painted by Hubert Stowitts EDY LEGRAND painter and illustrator MARK GERTLER the man and his art A HOUSE BY LAKE MAGGIORE Six Supplements in Colour --- SEPTEMBER 1932 2s. NET
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International Exhibition of Decorative and Industrial Modern Art and Modern Architecture MILAN’S TRIENNIAL 1933 For programmes, regulations and information apply to the offices of MILAN’S TRIENNIAL VIA MOSCOVA 17 Telegrams: TRIENNALE, MILAN Telephone: 66651
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THE STUDIO Edited by C. Geoffrey Holme. Number 474, Volume CIV CONTENTS FOR SEPTEMBER 1932 The Studio—Link between Europe and America 127 From next month THE STUDIO Publications will be issued in America from THE STUDIO's own New York office. The Editor comments on this and on THE STUDIO's future in America. Ancient Crafts of India: Hubert Stowitts 128 A recent exhibition at the Imperial Institute brought together 150 paintings of Indian types and craftsmen, by a young American artist. This article reproduces 29 paintings of craft workers. An Englishman's House by Lake Maggiore 139 This house, designed by Gino Franzi, in a superb situation on the hillside above the lake, shows how an Italian architect combines modern ideas in building with the intimacy of a private villa. Art Schools and Industry—Bradford 145 Edy Legrand: Painter and Illustrator 148 The Artist on Tour—the French Alps, by Myles Tonks 152 Mark Gertler: the man and his art 158 Amateur Painting: The Civil Service Art Clubs 164 Sarada Charan Ukil: a painter of the Bengal School 166 Modern Cottages in Sussex 170 New Designs in British Fabrics 172 British Interior Architects of To-day—5, Jack Killick 174 Art News 177 Reviews of Books 184 SUPPLEMENTS IN COLOUR Calvi, by Iain Macnab Frontispiece Brass Workers of Jaipur, by Hubert Stowitts 135 Landscape near Chamonix, by Myles Tonks 153 Spring, by Mark Gertler 161 The Emperor Alamgir, by Sarada Ukil 167 Interior by Jack Killick 175 CONTENTS FOR OCTOBER DRAWINGS BY WALTER BAYES: ITALIAN ART AT THE VENICE BIENNIAL: MODERN SILVER-SMITH'S WORK: A MODERN ARCHITECT WRITES ON CHRISTOPHER WREN Telephone: Whitehall 3267 (two lines). Telegrams: Rhombic, London EDITORIAL. 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. post free. France (Librairie d'Art Louis Reynaud, 52 Rue d'Assas, Paris 6), firs, 170 post free. Italy (Galleria Pesaro, Via Manzoni 12a, Milan) L-125, U.S.A. (Published under the title "The London Studio," $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. LONDON: THE STUDIO LTD., 44 LEICESTER SQUARE, W.C.2
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SEPTEMBER EXHIBITIONS ALBANY GALLERY, 17 Sackville Street, W.1. Summer Salon. ARLINGTON GALLERY, 22 Old Bond Street, W.1. South Coast Yachting Ports and Paintings of Sailing Ships by Charles Pears, R.O.I. 10-5 (Saturdays 10-1). Admission 1s. BRITISH MUSEUM, Great Russell Street, W.C.1. Permanent Exhibition. Manuscripts, Prints, Drawings, Ancient Sculptures and Antiquities. Special Exhibitions: (1) Prints presented by the Contemporary Art Society. (2) Sir Walter Scott Centenary Exhibition. 10-6 (Sundays 2-6). BROOK STREET GALLERY, 14 Brook Street, W.1. Sept. 5th—21st. Water Colours by Wendela Boreel, A.R.E. Sept. 22nd—Oct. 5th. Water Colours by NEW GROUP. FOYLE ART GALLERY, Trefoile House, Manette Street, Charing Cross Road, W.C.2. FINE ART SOCIETY LTD., 148 New Bond Street, W.1. Paintings, Water Colours, Etchings and Bronze Statuettes by Leading Artists. IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, South Kensington, S.W.7. Permanent Exhibition of Works Executed by Artists during the War. (Sundays 2.30-6.) J. LEGER & SON, 13 Old Bond Street, W.1. Exhibitions of Paintings and Drawings by Edward Ardizzone. Sept. 8th—30th. LEICESTER GALLERIES, Leicester Square, W.C.2. Summer Exhibition of Pictures and Sculpture by Modern Artists. NATIONAL GALLERY, Trafalgar Square, W.C.2. Old Masters. (Sundays 2-6.) Thursdays and Fridays 6d.; other days free. NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, St. Martin's Place, W.C.2. British Celebrities of the Past. (Lectures at 3 p.m. Monday—Friday) Thursdays and Fridays 10-5. Sundays 2.30-5.30. Thursdays and Fridays 6d.; other days free. NEW BURLINGTON GALLERIES, Burlington Gardens, W.1. Closed. PATERSON'S GALLERY, 22 Old Bond Street, W.1. No Special Exhibition. P. & D. COLNAGHI LTD., 144-146 Old Bond Street. Paintings by Old Masters. REDFERN GALLERY, 27 Old Bond Street, W.1. (1) Modern Colour Prints (Linocut, Lithograph, Woodcut, Monotype, etc.). (2) Summer Salon (Contemporary Oils and Water-colours). ROWLEY GALLERY OF DECORATIVE ART LTD., 140-2 Church Street, Kensington, W.8. Closed for rebuilding and extension of Galleries. ROYAL INSTITUTE GALLERIES, 195 Piccadilly, W.1. The Professional Photographers Association—Exhibition of Portraiture and Modern Industrial Photography (5th—29th). 10-5. Admission 1s. ROYAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY, 35 Russell Square, W.C.1. 77th Annual Exhibition. (Opens 10th.) 10-9 (Tuesdays and Fridays 10-6). TATE GALLERY, Millbank, S.W.1. British and Foreign Modern Painting and Sculpture. Special Exhibition: Works by Theodore Roussel and Water-colours by Prof. Lethaby. VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, South Kensington, S.W.7. Permanent Exhibition. New Acquisitions in the Central Court. WALKER'S GALLERIES, 118 New Bond Street, W.1. Early English Water Colours—28th Annual Exhibition. 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. 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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