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    Adelaide - Entertainment and the Arts

    Art

    Also see South Australia - Entertainment - Art.

    An art exhibition is reported in the Observer,
    13 February 1847, page 5a,
    Observer,
    3, 10 and 17 April 1858, pages 6b, 1f (supp.), 1b (supp.).

    A proposed School of Art is discussed in the Register,
    11 October 1856, page 2d.
    The opening of an art school is reported in the Express,
    12 October 1881, page 3d.

    Information on the Society of Arts is in the Register,
    16 October 1856, page 3b,
    5 November 1856, page 2d,
    11 December 1856, page 3d,
    7 March 1857, page 2e,
    10, 23 and 24 March 1857, pages 3b, 2f and 2d,
    22 June 1857, page 2h,
    17, 23 and 29 March 1858, pages 2c, 3a and 2g,
    2, 7 and 22 April 1858, pages 2h, 3c and 3b,
    21 July 1858, page 2d,
    17 September 1859, page 2d,
    13, 18 and 22 October 1859, pages 3a, 2d-5c, 2g,
    21 February 1861, page 2c,
    10 and 16 April 1861, pages 2f and 3e,
    7 September 1861, page 2g,
    30 January 1863, page 2g,
    23 February 1863, page 2g,
    6 December 1866, page 3g,
    24 December 1870, page 5e.

    The first meeting of the Society of Arts is reported in the Observer,
    13 December 1856, page 4h.
    22 June 1907, page 54a.
    A brief historical sketch is in the Register,
    2 December 1901, page 8d.
    A photograph of the council is in the Chronicle,
    13 December 1934, page 36.

    A proposed Fine Arts Society is discussed in the Register,
    7 January 1857, page 2d.
    An exhibition is reported in the Register,
    19 March 1857, page 2e.

    "Colonial Paintings for Paris" is in the Observer,
    22 December 1877, page 20f.

    "Colonial Art" is in the Observer,
    2 November 1878, page 22e.

    E.S. Wigg and Sons Art Exhibition is reported in the Register,
    27 February 1879, page 6e; also see
    13 and 17 May 1879, pages 6f and 5b.

    Wivell's Art Gallery is reported upon in the Register,
    28 July 1880, page 5b,
    12 September 1881 (supp.), page 1e,
    "Wivell's Art Union" in the Express,
    23 June 1884, page 3d.

    An exhibition of paintings by H.J. Johnstone is reported in the Register,
    28 February 1882, page 5b; also see
    8 April 1882, page 6e,
    15 May 1882, page 5b,
    28 September 1882, page 5c.

    An obituary of the artist, Adam Ball, is in the Register,
    23 August 1882, page 5c,
    of David Culley on
    26 December 1882, page 5b,
    of Richard H. Shaw on
    26 October 1895, page 29a.

    "The School of Painting" is in the Register,
    26 January 1883, page 6c.

    A cartoon titled "Art in Adelaide" is in The Lantern,
    3 February 1883.

    An obituary of J.M. Skipper is in the Register,
    8 and 13 December 1883, pages 6b and 7a.

    "The Artists and Studios of Adelaide" is in the Chronicle,
    9 January 1886, page 5g,
    a proposed SA Association of Artists is discussed in the Chronicle,
    23 April 1887, page 7d,
    Express,
    20 April 1887, page 7a,
    18 May 1887, page 7b,
    Observer,
    23 April 1887, page 8b.

    "Oil Paintings by a Young Artist [George Stevens]" is in the Register,
    24 March 1886, page 5b.

    "An Adelaide Landscape Painter [James Shakespeare]" is in the Register,
    7 February 1887, page 5b.
    Information on the artist, James Shakespeare, is in the
    Express,
    13 February 1889, page 4b.

    "The Curriculum of the Art Schools" is in the Advertiser,
    12 September 1887, page 3g.

    Information on Mr Mortimer Menpes, artist, is in the Register,
    4 August 1888, page 7g.

    "Acquisitions to Art in Adelaide" is in the Express,
    11 December 1888, page 3d.

    Information on the Adelaide Art Circle is in the Express,
    17 September 1891, page 3f,
    on the Adelaide Easel Club on
    7 and 24 July 1894, pages 3d and 2d,
    8 February 1895, page 4b.

    "The Arts Schools Closed" is in the Register,
    22 July 1892, page 3f.

    "Exhibitions of Art" is in the Register,
    15 June 1894, page 4f.

    Biographical information on W.J. Wadham and James Ashton, officers of the Easel Club, are in the Observer,
    21 July 1894, page 16a;
    information on the club is in the Express,
    7 and 24 July 1894, pages 3d and 2d,
    8 February 1895, page 4b,
    Register,
    16 and 17 November 1897, pages 7c and 7e,
    12 October 1898, page 5g,
    12 October 1899, pages 4f-6f.
    Information on Mr W.J. Wadham is in the Register,
    20 and 24 August 1915, pages 7c and 11e.

    "Wadham and Sinclair's New Gallery" is in the Observer,
    29 February 1896, page 33e.

    Biographical details of the artist, A. Sinclair, are in the Observer,
    8 August 1896, page 16a.

    "A New Gallery of Paintings" is in the Chronicle,
    10 April 1897, page 21a.

    "A Colonial Born Artist", M.R. Gawen, is in the Express,
    12 March 1898, page 3f.

    "A Successful Art Student [James Keane]" is in the Register,
    21 September 1894, page 5c.

    "The Inter-colonial Art Exhibition" is in the Register,
    9, 11 and 19 November 1898, pages 4e, 6b and 5a.

    "Art in Adelaide" is in the Advertiser,
    5 July 1901, page 4c,
    Register, 16 August 1922, page 8g.
    The Mail,
    24 March 1928, page 12e.

    "Miss McPherson's Art Exhibition" is in the Express,
    11 September 1902, page 2e.

    "The Armless Artist at the Destitute Asylum" is in the Express,
    2, 4 and 9 June 1904, pages 2c, 1f and 4d,
    Advertiser,
    9 and 20 June 1904, pages 4g and 7i.
    A photograph is in the Chronicle,
    11 June 1904, page 42.
    The Critic,
    24 August 1904, page 21.
    "Armless Artists' Death [Will Smith]" is in the Register,
    2 November 1927, page 14b.

    "An Adelaide Artist - Haley Lever" is in the Register,
    11 October 1904, page 6g,
    6 December 1904, page 6c,
    16 May 1905, page 3e,
    8 May 1911, page 6g,
    6 July 1911, page 6f.

    "Historic Public Gifts" is in the Observer,
    29 July 1905, page 50a.

    "Literature, Natural History and Art [in Adelaide]" is in the Register,
    11 January 1907, page 4c.

    "Mr J. Ashton's Student Exhibition" is in the Register,
    27 July 1907, page 10c,
    "Mr James Ashton's Students" on
    14 December 1915, page 3d.
    Also see Place Names - Norwood.

    "The Art School" is in the Register,
    27 November 1907, page 4e.

    An obituary of James D. Stone, artist, is in the Register,
    10 July 1908, page 5b.

    Information on Miss Bessie Davidson, portrait painter, is in the Register,
    21 July 1908, page 8h.

    Information on "An Old Art Master - Charles Hill" is in the Register,
    13 October 1912, page 17c,
    Observer,
    19 October 1912, page 52d; also see
    25 September 1915, page 46c (obit.).

    Information on H. Septimus Power, artist, is in the Observer,
    4 December 1909, page 27a,
    1 March 1924, page 19c.
    An interview with Mr H. Septimus Power is in The Mail,
    28 February 1914, page 8e; also see
    12 May 1923, page 7a.
    Observer,
    7 July 1928, page 69a.

    Information on the School of Arts is in the Register,
    9 March 1916, page 5c,
    15 April 1916, page 6g,
    The News,
    19 May 1926, page 11f.

    "Pictures of Long Ago - Interview With Mr James Gartrell" is in the Register,
    11 November 1913, page 7a.

    "The Public and Art" is in The Critic,
    25 March 1914, page 5.

    "Art in Adelaide - Mr J.C. Wright's Career" is in the Express,
    11 February 1916, page 3d.
    Register,
    9 February 1916, page 4g.

    Biographical details of Miss Maud Priest, artist, is in the Register,
    25 February 1916, page 4g.

    An obituary of H.P.Gill, of the School of Arts, is in the Register,
    31 May 1916, page 7b,
    9 June 1916, page 6e.
    "Recollections of an Artist - The Late Harry Gill" is in the Register,
    2 September 1922, page 4g.
    Information on the first H.P. Gill medal is in the Register,
    8 April 1921, page 5d.

    "Painting at Ninety - A Sketch of Mrs D.W. Scott" is in the Register,
    26 June 1916, page 4i,
    Observer,
    1 July 1916, page 20e.

    An obituary of M. Cells is in the Observer,
    22 December 1917, page 16a,
    of J.R.S. Freeman on
    25 October 1919, page 19a.

    "Miss Tuck's Pictures" is in the Register,
    13 November 1920, page 5f.

    "Encouragement for Artists - A Valuable Prize" is in the Observer,
    21 May 1921, page 19a.

    "Miss Maude Prosser's Art" is in the Register,
    18 November 1921, page 8h.

    Biographical details of Miss May Grigg are in the Register,
    25 November 1921, page 6i,
    of John Giles, artist, on
    26 September 1924, page 8g,
    of Millward Giles, artist, on
    23 September 1926, page 5g,
    of Miss Gladys K. Good, artist, on
    30 November 1926, page 10c.

    An obituary of Archibald Collins is in the Register,
    3 August 1922, page 6i.

    Biographical details of Leila McNamara, artist, are in the Register,
    27 April 1923, page 11d,
    of D'Auvergne Boxall, artist, on
    4 June 1925, page 7e,
    29 April 1926, page 11g,
    of Mrs Mamie Venner, artist, on
    4 December 1925, page 6g,
    of A.H. Spencer, etcher, on
    12 December 1925, page 3g.

    "Successful Woman Artist [Mrs Gwen Barringer]" is in The News,
    3 September 1923, page 8d; also see
    Register,
    13 May 1924, page 6d,
    11 May 1926, page 4d,
    10 January 1928, page 4d,
    17 August 1928, page 14d,
    "Ethel Barringer Memorial" on
    9 July 1926, page 8f.

    "Adelaide Artist - Work of J.C. Goodchild" is in The Mail,
    14 June 1924, page 11a.

    "A Glimpse of an Artist's House [John Goodchild]" is in the Observer,
    13 November 1930, page 51b.

    "Distinctive Art Show - The Britton-Grey Exhibition" is in the Register,
    13 November 1924, page 11d.

    Information on the United Arts Club is in the Register,
    29 April 1925, page 10a.

    The first exhibition of the Society of Artists is reported upon in the Register,
    4 November 1925, page 18d.

    "Miss [Mary P.] Harris's Exhibition" is in the Register,
    29 March 1927, page 14f,
    Mr Allan Glover's Exhibition" on
    3 August 1927, page 10g,
    Mr R.W. Sturgess's Exhibition" on
    9 August 1927, page 5h,
    "Paintings by Maude Priest" on
    18 May 1928, page 14c.

    A photograph of art teachers is in the Register,
    24 January 1928, page 10.

    "Brilliant Young Artist [Ivor Hele]" is in the Register,
    19 February 1929, page 6e.

    Photographs of activities at the School of Arts and Crafts are in the Observer,
    1 June 1929, page 33.
    The opening of a School of Fine Arts is reported in the Register,
    13 August 1921, page 12b; also see
    8 May 1922, page 6e.

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