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THE STUDIO THE ROYAL ACADEMY UNKNOWN DRAWINGS BY ALBRECHT DÜRER DIEGO RIVERA The Stormy Petrel of American Art THE CRAFT OF WEAVING “THE STUDIO’S” TRAVEL SECTION INTRODUCING NORWAY JULY 1933 2s. NET
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MODERN ARCHITECTURE By BRUNO TAUT With over 300 Illustrations. 30s. There is no longer any doubt of the existence of a modern style of architecture—a sane and vigorous style which has seized the opportunities offered by concrete, steel and glass. Its development is one of the most hopeful of post-war activities, and no one is better qualified to write of it than Herr Taut, the simplicity of whose language conveys his meaning with force and clarity. A great and fascinating book THE STUDIO LIMITED 44 LEICESTER SQ., LONDON, W.C.2 --- IRELAND’S NATIONAL TREASURE THE BOOK of KELLS > “The loveliest book in the world,” described by SIR EDWARD SULLIVAN, Bart., and illustrated with 49 reproductions in colour. Price 30s. The famous original illuminated manuscript, brilliant in colouring and with endless variety of figures, has survived unending pillagings of centuries and has been the cherished possession of Trinity College, Dublin, since 1661 THE STUDIO LIMITED 44 LEICESTER SQ., LONDON, W.C.2 --- COMMERCIAL ART & INDUSTRY The July issue is now on sale everywhere, price 1s. monthly. Year’s subscription 16s. post free The contents include: POSTER ART AND POSTER PRODUCTION • SHELL-MEX POSTERS • PLASTIC COMPOUND FOR MODERN PACKAGING • CAMERA ADVERTISING • LETTER TO AN ASPIRING COPY-WRITER AN HUNGARIAN TRAVEL CAMPAIGN • ETC. Published by THE STUDIO LIMITED 44 Leicester Square, London, W.C.2 --- Great Periods in Art The time has passed when, as in the case of Francis Bacon, it was possible for one human head to hold the sum of earthly knowledge, even if it was worth while. The virtue of these little books lies in their ability to present in compact form all that it is important to know about their subjects. Each is handsomely bound in cloth and contains about 80 illustrations THE ART OF GREECE. By Prof. E. A. Gardner ENGLISH ART IN THE XVIIIth CENTURY. By C. Reginald Grundy THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE. By Elie Faure CHINESE ART. By William Cohn EACH 1os. 6d. THE STUDIO LIMITED 44 LEICESTER SQ., LONDON, W.C.2
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THE STUDIO Edited by C. Geoffrey Holme Number 484 Volume CVI Contents for July 1933 Item --- PAGE --- The Royal Academy --- An Artist Before the Mast. Claude Muncaster --- Some Unknown Drawings by Albrecht Dürer --- The Stormy Petrel of American Art. Diego Rivera on his Art --- THE STUDIO’s Travel Section: Introducing Norway --- See Britain—Before it is Too Late! --- Weaving. Walter Taylor --- Correspondence --- The Art of Kenneth Hayes Miller --- The Spring Season in America. F. A. Mercer --- Paintings Stolen from the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y. --- Art News --- Reviews --- The Modern Fireplace --- Fine Craftsmanship --- SUPPLEMENTS Item --- PAGE --- Bowl of Flowers. Sine Mackinnon --- Frontispiece --- In South Atlantic. Water-colour by Claude Muncaster --- View of the City of Prague from the Castle. Colour Woodcut by Karel Vik --- An Etching for “Jésus la Caille.” Coloured by the pochoir process by André Dignimont --- Hand Weaving (Tapestry and Shuttle). By Students of the London County Council Central School of Arts and Crafts --- A corner of one of the special rooms at the General Electric Company’s showrooms in London showing various forms of lighting --- THE AUGUST ISSUE THE CHICAGO WORLD’S FAIR : THE EVOLUTION OF TRANSPORT, PAINTED BY JOHN ARMSTRONG : AUSTRALIAN PAINTERS OF TO-DAY : ARTISTS’ SELF-PORTRAITS : FOLK ART OF BENGAL --- 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), frs. 170 post free. Italy (Galleria Pesaro, Via Manzoni 12a, Milan), L-110. U.S.A. (Published under the title “The London Studio”), $5.00, by the Studio Publications Incorporated, 381 Fourth Avenue, New York, to whom orders from U.S. readers should be sent for all Studio Publications ADVERTISEMENTS. For 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 LIMITED, 44 LEICESTER SQUARE, W.C.2 Telephone: Whitehall 3267 (two lines) Telegrams: Rhombic, London
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JULY EXHIBITIONS Arlington Gallery, 22 Old Bond Street, W.1. Modern Italian Art. --- R.B.A. Gallery, $6\frac{1}{2}$ Suffolk Street, Pall Mall, S.W.1. United Society of Artists (closes 15th). 10–5 daily. Admission 1s. --- British Museum, Great Russell Street, W.C.1. Ancient Sculpture, Antiquities, Books and Manuscripts. Special Exhibitions: (1) English Bookbindings. (2) Prints and Drawings. (3) Chinese Paintings. 10–6 daily (Sundays 2–6). --- Redfern Gallery, 27 Old Bond Street, W.1. (1) Oils by John, Sickert, Dunlop, Nash, Bissill, Smith, Walker, etc. (2) New Colour Prints. --- Brook Street Gallery, 14 Brook Street, W.1. June 26–July 8, Paintings of Italy by Grace Henry. July 11–August 5, Paintings of China and Japan by Anna M. Hotchkis and Mary Augustus Mullikin. --- Royal Photographic Society, 35 Russell Square, W.C.1. Prize Competition Prints by Readers of “The Amateur Photographer and Cinematographer.” 10–5 daily. --- Chiswick House Gallery, Chiswick Park, Chiswick, W.4. Additional Pictures, Mural Paintings and Etchings by J. W. T. Vinall, A.R.C.A., F.R.S.A. 2–6 Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. --- Royal Institute Galleries, 195 Piccadilly, W.1. Annual Exhibition of the Society of Graphic Art (opens 8th). 10–5 daily. Admission 1s. --- Dorland Hall, Lower Regent Street, W.1. Exhibition of British Industrial Art in relation to the Home (closes 12th). 9.30–7.30 (Wednesdays till 10 p.m.). Admission 1s. 6d. --- Tate Gallery, Millbank, S.W.1. British and Foreign Modern Painting and Sculpture. Sir Ed. Burne-Jones Centenary Exhibition. 10–6 daily (Sundays 2–6). Tuesdays and Wednesdays 6d.; other days free. --- Imperial War Museum, South Kensington, S.W.7. Permanent Exhibition of Works executed by Artists during the War. 10–6 daily (Sundays 2–6). --- Tooth’s Gallery, 155 New Bond Street, W.1. (1) Paintings and Drawings by Henri Matisse (closes 8th). (2) Back-Screen Paintings by Ian Campbell Gray (12th–29th). --- Knoedler Galleries, 15 Old Bond Street, W.1. Portraits by De Laszlo—Loan Exhibition in Aid of the Artists’ General Benevolent Institution (closes 22nd). Admission 2s. 6d. --- Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, S.W.7. Permanent Exhibition. (Free Lectures, Weekdays 12 and 3 p.m.) New Acquisitions—Central Court. 10–6 daily (Sundays 2.30–6). --- Leicester Galleries, Leicester Square, W.C.2. (1) Sculpture by Dora Gordine. (2) Paintings by Edward Bruce. Admission 1s. --- Walker’s Galleries, 118 New Bond Street, W.1. (1) Kenya and Elsewhere—Water-colour Sketches by Lady Alice Scott (5th–18th). (2) Early English Water-colours—29th Annual Exhibition. --- National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, W.C.2. Old Masters of Every School. 10–6 daily (Sundays 2–6). Thursdays and Fridays 6d.; other days free. --- Wallace Collection, Manchester Square, W.1. Permanent Exhibition—Paintings, Sculpture, Furniture, Armour. 10–5 daily (Sundays 2–5). Tuesdays and Fridays 6d.; other days free. --- National Portrait Gallery, St. Martin’s Place, W.C.2. British Celebrities of the Past. (Lectures 3 p.m.; Monday–Friday.) New Wing Open. 10–6 (Thursdays and Fridays 10–5; Sundays 2.30–5.30). Thursdays and Fridays 6d.; other days free. --- Zwemmer Gallery, 26 Litchfield Street, Charing Cross Road, W.C.2. Modern Sculpture with a background of Hand Block-printed Stuffs (closes 15th). --- 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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