Correspondence: The School of Art Question

Author(s): Another Anxious Art Master, Briton and Francis Ford

Source: The Artist: An Illustrated Monthly Record of Arts, Crafts and Industries (American
Edition), Vol. 25, No. 235 (Aug., 1899), pp. 167-168
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 NOTES

WROUGHt-IRON B/LCON)
OF A HOUSE IN BRUSSELS
B. A. VAN WAESBERGHE

AN important commission to paint a series of pictures instance of this, let anyone turn to any advertisement.of a
amounting to ?I,ooo has been placed in the hands of vacant post orHead Mastership of a School of Art, and
Mr. Howard G. Stormont, the landscape painter. Mrs. you will generally see that the Head Master of a School
Stormont, whose pictures are also known to the Art of Art has to work under the direction of the Science
World, will accompany her husband in a prolonged man. I am acquainted with such establishments, and I
continental sketching tour. know that the Art work is crushed in consequence.
Some time ago the Society of Art Masters made an
Now that men are fitting out their yachts they should inquiry into this matter, but as a member I never heard
look at a clever little Pianino & of New that anything came of it. If the Society is not powerful
by Chappel Co.,
Bond Street. It has a folding keyboard, and is specially enough to deal with this cannot some eminent Artists or
made to withstand the damp and heat of extreme Designers come to the rescue and bring their influence to
climates and the moisture of sea atmosphere. They can bear on it, for if something is not done, Art and Design
be made to harmonise with any style of yacht or ship will suffer immensely. I hope that other masters will
furniture. take thismatter up, and that you will allow your columns
to be used for such a much-needed inquiry.'
I remain, yours truly,
THERE is an Exhibition of Embroideries well worth ANOTHER ANXIOUS ART MASTER.
at Harris and Son's, 25, Old Bond Street. It will
seeing
be kept open throughout the season, so there will be
a chance for everyone to go.
of THE ARTIST.
There are por.tieres .in many-coloured -linens; -one To'the'Editor
lettermakes me hopeful.
pale green, with a beautiful design, founded upon the Sir,-'Anxious Art Master's'
New Zealand Scorbius; another shows flax thread I am the head of oie of the largest Art Schools in the

embroidery in shades of yellow upon a golden brown three kingdoms. I have never joined the Art Masters'
ground, and a third of pale blue linen has a conventional Society. Why? Because it does not rise to the important
design in pinks, fawn, and greens. Then there is a work it might do. It has no programme. I will offer it
dado of tall crimson poppies on a neutral one.
magnificent
ground, and an altar frontal of red linen, embroidered in Itmust be premised that our political rulers are oblivious
pure flax thread (enriched with Japanese gold), which has to the true significance and progress of Art Education.
exactly the appearance of silk. Curtains, pulpit hangings, Their words and actions prove it. The Duke of Devon
and screen objects are also to be found in this most shire says he finds the functions of a 'Director for Art
interesting collection. difficult to understand.' Under his sway Scotland's Art
Instruction has been sundered from its legitimate branch
and yoked to the burly Scotch Education Department,
CORRESPONDENCE which is paralysing the progress of Industrial Art in
THE SCHOOL OF ART QUESTION. Scotland. At the present time officials, without a shred
of Art knowledge, are marching about North Britain
To the Editor of THE ARTIST. holding Art Examinations, and awarding results thereon.
Sir,-The note struck by your correspondent, 'Anxious This needs no comment.
Art Master,' in yourMay issue, is not struck one moment The programme I offer is this:
too soon. It is, indeed, becoming an anxious time for I.The offer of technical advice to the political heads of
Art Schools andArt Masters: both are now beginning to the Government branch controlling Art Education.
take a very subordinate place in,our educational system, 2. The reformof the permanent official staff administer
especially subordinate to science and science men.
As an ingArt Education.

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 CORRESPONDENCE

3.The consolidation of the scheme into one only for the QUERIES AND REPLIES
entire kingdom.
4. Sufficient monetary aid to meet the advancing require
REPLY TO C.B.-A correspondent informs us that
ments of the times. drawing and painting classes are held on Saturday after
The political heads have never had the advice of those noons at the 'Ladies' Art Studio,' 59, Newington Green,
who are practically acquainted*with the work of Art N. Fees I5S. per term. But there are other classes,
teaching. Their ears are always open to the fads of particulars of which you would get by writing for Pros
'pictorial' and 'craft' cranks. If they want advice on pectuses of the schools advertising in the columns of THE
ARTIST.
Elementary Education they do not fly to Marie Corelli,
Hall Caine, Robert Barr, Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, or REPLY TO AMATEUR.-The full information you ask
even the Poet Laureate. The fact of theirmaking a crafts for would take more of our space than we could spare.
man, pure and simple, head of the Training College for You will find useful lists of the palettes of well-known
Art Teachers shows their grasp of the situation. Never
theless they should be open to common sense if it is offered painters in 'Sketching from Nature,' by Tristram Ellis,
and Collier's 'Manual of Oil Painting,' published by
them. Cassell & Co.
Since the retirement of Director Armstrong, the con
trol of Art Masters is exerted by o icials who have no REPLY TOM.V.J.-(i) At Lechertier Barbe & Co.'s.,
experience of the practical working of Art. Glasshouse Street, W., or Cornellisen's, Great Queen
More is required than a dabbling with Art crafts. The Street, Long Acre; (2) Le Brun's 'Passions' is a work
Art Schools will soon be called upon to suppy a largeArt occasionally found at second-hand booksellers'. Rimell,
element indispensable to British manufacturers if they are of Oxford Street, would be likely to have it. A corre
to hold their own in the coming industrial battle. a
spondent, however, informs us that he has copy
he is
The importance of consolidation (for the sake of main willing to sell to you. His name and address are Mr.
taining a high standard alone) is obvious. Vernon Howard, Lindis House, Dudley Road, Grantham,
Su ficient subsidies are indispensable. It is undeniable Lincs.
that they are now far from sufficient. similar in
REPLY TO ENQUIRER.-There are none
This is the programme I offer, and if it is accepted, Others are
quite

myself and many others will join the Society, and help in style. The one you mention is very good.
'Oestereichisches Museum fur Kunst und Industrie,' and
preparing the nation to avoid the 'Commercial Sedan' 'Magyar Iparmiireszet'. Any good bookseller can pro
which a well-known politician prophesies as coming upon
us. BRITON. cure them boryou.
REPLY TO K.F.-None that we know of. Some pic
ture dealers in the large provincial towns might receive
them.
-To the Editor of THE. ARTIST.

Sir,-' One of':the Council' has sent 'a pretty and REPLY TOM.F.-In our own columns you will from
interesting essay on the movements and sittings of his time to time find.such advertisements.
Council, the chief fruit seeming to be 'signs of'an opposi
tion.' If this is the only mouse evolved after such exces REPLY TOM.J.-See Mr. Lenfestey's advertisement,
sive labour, its colour and loneliness do not'delight me. which appears in our columns.
to see as the fruit of
No, Sir ! what I would desire
REPLY TO B.A.-Yes. There is an easel of the kind
the Council's labours would be fair grants to Art as Gloucester
you ask for supplied by Mr. Englefield, of
compared with Science. School of Art. He would send you full particulars on
How is it that a boy or girl of thirteen or fourteen in a
so-called School of Science wheree most of the work is of application.
the most elementary and puerile nature) can earn for the QUERY No. 107.-Will one of your readers -tell me
School ,5 and upwards, whilst one under similar condi what is the best kind of wood to use for beginning the
the necessary
tions in-a School of Art can obtain'no more than x5s.? study of wood carving? also where I can get
Let the Council remedy this, and Art Teachers may be tools ?-E.R.
enabled to command better salaries than the miserable QUERY NO. I08.-Would someone kindly tell me
be con
pittances many now. (and soon all will) have 'to where I can obtain a Wigzell water-colour drawing
tent with. board ?-NEMO.
It should not take seven hours to decide what to do
about an injustice like this. QUERYNO. o09.-Can you help me to some particulars
MORE THANANXIOUSART MASTER. about a portrait-painter named Dobson of the last century?
Can you recommend any expert who would be able to say
whether an old portrait I have is by him or not?-W.H.P.
QUERY No. IIO.-Could you kindly tell me whether
To the Editor of THE ARTIST. there is any gallery that will take copies from the Old
Dear Sir,-Your anonymous correspondent, 'An Masters, or which is the best way of disposing of such ?
A..
Anxious Art Master,' concludes his letter in yourMay
number by saying, 'Perhaps I am wrong, and action is first
QUERY NO. I I.-Will yo.: please give in your
being taken.' He will be relieved to learn that he is issue the palette of Thomas 'S. Cooper, R.A., in both oil
and that action has been taken. If he be a and water colours?-STUDENT.
wrong,
member of the Society of Art Masters, he has the neces
see QUERY NO. 12.-Kindly tell me the name of the
sary information in his possession; if not, I do not who was termed the 'French Raffaelle.' C.H.
what he has to do with its affairs. painter
May I add that it occasions some surprise to find that
' QUERY No. 113.--Where can I get the best paper for
you, Sir, ' cordialHyendorse your correspondent's ex parte pastel work ?-E.R.
statement. Yours faithfully,
FRANCIS FORD. QUERY No. I4.-Can you explain to me the story
[ithe above arrived too late for insertion in our last forming the subject of Derwent Wood's 'Dante' in this
Royal Academy?-J.A.T.
number.-ED.] year's

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