South Australia - Entertainment and the Arts
Society of Arts
Also see Adelaide - Entertainment and the Arts - Art.
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.
An editorial on the SA Society of Arts is in the Observer,
17 September 1859, page 1b (supp.),
23 February 1861, page 6e,
13 April 1861, page 6f,
7 September 1861, page 5f,
Express,
16 December 1863, page 2b,
Advertiser,
20 June 1885, page 4d.
The first meeting of the Society of Arts is reported in the Observer,
13 December 1856, page 4h; also see
22 June 1907, page 54a.
An editorial on the SA Society of Arts is in the Observer,
17 September 1859, page 1b (supp.),
23 February 1861, page 6e,
13 April 1861, page 6f,
7 September 1861, page 5f,
Express,
16 December 1863, page 2b.
"The Society of Arts" is in the Register,
10 April 1861, page 2f.
Information on the SA Academy of Arts is in the Advertiser,
20 June 1885, page 4d,
Register,
21 June 1889, page 6d.
"The Society of Arts - A Brief History Sketch" is in the Observer,
7 December 1901, page 45a,
Register,
2 December 1901, page 8d.
"The Society of Arts - A National Revival" is in the Advertiser,
21 September 1893, page 5g; also see
24 June 1904, page 4d.
"The Society of Arts - Historical Sketch" is in the Register,
2 December 1901, page 8d; also see
16 and 17 October 1911, pages 14c and 12d.
Its jubilee celebrations are reported in the Advertiser,
10 April 1907, page 9d.
An exhibition is reported upon in the Register,
29 and 30 April 1909, pages 6h and 6g,
10 December 1909, page 6h.
Biographical details of Miss Rose MacPherson, artist, are in the Register,
22 October 1910, page 13,
of Miss Maude Gum on
4 September 1926, page 7e,
of L.H. Howie, president, on
28 October 1927, page 8h.
"Divided Art Society - The Blackballing" is in the Register,
7 October 1911, page 18e.
"The Art Exhibition" is in the Register on
19 April 1912, page 4e,
"Federal Art Exhibition" on
14 November 1912, page 9e,
28 November 1913, page 6d.
"An Australian Cruikshank - Samuel Thomas Gill" on
18 September 1912, page 11i.
A letter from George French Angas on "The Science of Drawing Simplified" is in the SA Gazette and Mining Journal,
15 August 1850, page 4,
"George French Angas - A Half-Forgotten Genius"in the Register,
27 June 1912, page 9b,
Observer,
6 July 1912, page 40b.
An article on "The George French Angas Water Colours" is in the Register,
23 June 1902, page 9e.
Biographical details of Charles Hill, "an old art master", are in the Register,
13 October 1912, page 17c and
an obituary on
17 September 1915, page 5b.
An obituary of the artist, Archibald Collins, is in Register,
1 November 1922, page 8h,
of Miss Chrissie Selway, artist, on
2 November 1926, page 8g.
A photograph of the council is in the Chronicle,
13 December 1934, page 36.
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Art - Miscellany
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"SA Artists of Note in 136 Years" is in The News,
27 July 1937, page 6g.
"An Exhibition of Paintings by South Australian Artists" is reported in the SA Gazette & Mining Journal,
13 February 1847, page 9d.
"The Fine Arts in SA" is in the Register,
8 September 1856, page 2e,
15 September 1857, page 2e,
24 February 1860, page 2g,
4 June 1860, page 2g,
Observer,
13 September 1856, page 6g,
8 October 1859, page 5g,
"The Arts in South Australia" on
15 December 1860, page 5c.
"An Artist of the Early Days" (J.M. Skipper) is in the Advertiser,
16 March 1891, page 6f; also see
Observer,
22 December 1883, page 34a.
"SA Art in 1859" is in the Register,
5 February 1891, page 5a.
"Art and Design in SA" is in the Register,
29 May 1893, page 4h.
"The Woes of Artists" is in the Register,
26 March 1895, page 4f.
Biographical details of Bella Tapper, artist, are in the Register,
31 October 1895, page 5b.
"The Art-Union"is discussed in the Register,
17 and 27 October 1859, pages 2g and 3a,
"The Fine Arts in SA" on
3 October 1859, page 2g,
"The Fine Arts" on
24 February 1860, page 2g,
4 June 1860, page 2g,
"The Arts in South Australia" on
14 December 1860, page 2e,
"The Fine Arts" on
20 April 1861, page 2f.
"South Australian Art" is in the Register,
21 December 1863, page 2f.
Information on Mr Stone of Glenelg, a marine artist, is in the Express,
7 June 1871, page 2c.
"Colonial Paintings for Paris" is in the Register,
15 December 1877, page 5b.
"Art in the Colonies" is in the Register,
19 November 1877, page 4d.
The need for an Art Gallery is discussed in the Register,
30 July 1878, page 6f; also see
30 October 1878, page 4e.
"The Present State of Art and Taste in SA" is in Frearson's Weekly,
14 September 1878, page 225.
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.
A poem titled "The Artist" is in The Lantern,
30 April 1887, page 19.
A meeting called to consider founding an association of artists is reported in the Register,
20 April 1887, page 6f; also see
21 April 1887, page 4h,
18 May 1887, page 5a.
A history of art in South Australia is in the Register,
21 June 1887 (supp.).
"A Visitor's Protest" against the hanging of a painting of Chloe, "a notorious French prostitute", in the "Picture Gallery" is in the Register,
30 September 1887, page 3f.
A sketch entitled "Chloe - A Question of Propriety" is in the Pictorial Australian in
June 1883, page 81.
"South Australian Art" is in the Register,
2 July 1888, page 6e,
"Colonial Art" on
7 February 1889, page 4h.
Information on the SA Academy of Arts is in the Register,
21 June 1889, page 6d.
A description of sketches made by Colonel Light, Mr Gill and Mr Nixon and donated to the Adelaide Gallery by the SA Company is in the Register, 6 September 1889, page 6c.
An obituary of Abraham Abrahams is in the Observer,
9 April 1892, page 40c.
"Sketching Tour on the Murray [by E.W. Christmas]" is in the Register,
4 June 1892, page 6b.
"Mr E.W. Christmas's Pictures" is in the Express,
31 July 1895, page 3d,
"A South Australian Artist - Mr E.W. Christmas" is in the Register on
19 July 1899, page 7g,
"About Art and Artists - A Talk with E.W. Christmas" in the Advertiser,
18 September 1903, page 7g; also see
Express,
19 October 1892, page 2d,
Register,
10 September 1904, page 6f,
Observer,
24 February 1906, page 30a.
His obituary is in the Register,
5 September 1918, page 7a,
Observer,
7 September 1918, page 18c; also see
Register,
25 September 1920, page 6e.
"The Cyclist and the Artist [A.S. Broad]" is in the Register,
5 June 1894, page 7e.
"The Woes of Artists" is in the Register,
26 March 1895, page 4f.
"Australian Art and the National Galleries" is in the Register,
13 June 1895, page 4f.
An interview with the artist James Ashton is reported in the Register,
17 September 1895, page 7b; also see
5 October 1895, page 7b,
2 February 1914, page 6i,
"Ashton's Academy of Arts" is in the Register,
6 August 1904, page 4a.
"An South Australian Artist", Will Ashton, is in the Express,
16 January 1905, page 4f,
6 and 7 February 1905, page 4d;
Register,
6 and 7 February 1905, pages 6f and 6g;
an interview with him is in The Mail,
18 April 1914, page 8e; also see
4 September 1915, page 3f.
also see The Mail,
9 August 1913, page 8g,
23 May 1931, page 8d.
A photograph of Mr Ashton in his studio is in the Observer,
26 December 1908, page 29.
Information on the artist, J.W. Ashton, is in the Register,
18 December 1903, page 5a.
"Ashton's Art Academy" is in the Register,
28 August 1912, page 8d,
"The Art of James Ashton" on
16 March 1920, page 8e.
A Chat with Will Ashton" is in the Register,
8 September 1915, page 7a,
"Return of Will Ashton" is in the Register,
20 June 1925, page 8h;
An article by James Ashton is in The News,
8 May 1933, page 4e.
also see
Advertiser,
22 January 1937, page 27.
Also see Place Names - Norwood.
"Art, Local and Imported" is in the Advertiser,
15 June 1895, page 4g and
"Art, National and International" on
25 June 1896, page 4f,
"Some Paintings, and a Patron" on
13 March 1897, page 4f.
"Photography and Art" is the subject of an editorial in the Advertiser,
14 March 1898, page 4f.
"Early Colonial Art and Artists" is in the Register,
7, 8 and 19 November 1898, pages 7a, 7g and 5a,
Observer,
7 January 1899, (supplement - it includes biographical details and photographs of J.R. Skipper, J.H. Angas, Adam Ball, E.R. Mitford, Andrew MacCormac, A.S. Broad, J. White, Hans Heysen, Jean L. Wilson, Mrs F.F. Wholohan, Edward Davies, C.H. Gooden and Annie M. Benham).
"Australian Art - As Others See It" is in the Advertiser,
16 May 1898, page 6d; also see
11 November 1898, pages 4f-6a,
13 December 1898, page 4f,
14 July 1899, page 4e,
10 November 1899, page 4e,
12 November 1903, page 4c,
2 November 1905, page 6d,
4 December 1905, page 7g.
"Art in South Australia" is in the Register,
13 July 1899, page 4d.
"Australian Artists" is in the Advertiser,
9 December 1899, page 4g,
"Art, Local and International" in the Express,
12 July 1900, page 2a,
"Australian Art" on
1 June 1900, page 6a,
Register,
3 June 1901, page 4e,
27 November 1903, page 4f,
Advertiser,
7 November 1907, page 6d.
"Australian Art" is in the Register,
12 October 1898, page 4d,
27 and 30 November 1903, pages 4f and 4d-6d,
11 and 12 November 1904, pages 6f and 6g,
3, 5 and 10 December 1904, pages 6c, 7a and 6e.
"What is Art" is in the Register on
1 October 1900, page 4d,
"Authors, Artists and Actors - Memoirs and Souvenirs" on
24 January 1899, page 6a,
"Art in South Australia" on
13 July 1899, page 4d,
6 August 1908, page 9e,
17 November 1911, page 6f.
"Art, Local and International" is in the Advertiser,
12 July 1900, page 6d,
"Art and Federation" on
8 November 1900, page 4e,
"Australian Painters" on
1 December 1900, page 6f,
"Painters, Patrons and Politicians" on
8 November 1901, page 4c.
A Federal Art Exhibition is reported upon in the Register,
8 November 1900, page 9e.
"Art Examinations" is in the Express,
23 and 25 October 1901, pages 4c and 4b.
"Art in South Australia" is in the Register,
16 December 1901, page 4c.
"Australians and Art" is in the Observer,
15 March 1902, page 3a.
A letter of complaint about "The Nude in Art" is in the Advertiser,
31 March 1902, page 9c,
Register,
16 July 1906, page 4c,
"A Defence of the Nude" in the Advertiser,
26 October 1923, page 10b.
"South Australian Artists" is in the Register,
24 July 1902, pages 4c-6g; also see
9 August 1902, page 6e,
"Art in South Australia - Its Past, Present and Future" on
7 October 1902, page 6d; also see
21 June 1907, page 4d.
"Local Art" is in the Register,
9 August 1902, page 6e.
"Australian Artists in the Academy" is in the Register,
6 June 1904, page 6f.
"The Art Gallery and its Pictures" is in the Register,
15 October 1904, page 6d,
"Art in Australia" on
3 and 5 December 1904, pages 6d and 7a,
"Art for the People" on
21 June 1906, page 4c.
"Local Art" is in the Register,
19 July 1905, page 7h.
"Australian Artists" is in the Register,
9 November 1905, page 4c.
"The Nude in Art" is in the Register,
16 July 1906, page 4c.
"An Island Artist [Maud Golley]" is in the Register,
11 September 1906, page 6i.
"Mrs Rowan's Flower Paintings" is in the Register,
17 December 1906, page 7c,
1 and 22 February 1907, pages 4e and 8f,
12 and 27 April 1907, pages 9g and 9e.
Biographical details of J.S. Pringle Brooks, artist, are in the Register,
7 March 1907, page 7b.
"The Purpose of Art" is in the Register,
11 November 1907, page 4c.
An obituary of the artist, James D. Stone, is in the Observer,
18 July 1908, page 40a.
"Artist Hans Heysen" is in the Register,
17 May 1904, page 7g,
8 August 1908, page 7c,
"Hans Heysen - An Appreciation" in the Advertiser,
28 September 1912, page 6e,
"Hans of Hahndorf" in The Mail,
3 May 1913, page 8d,
"Heysen's Year" on
15 and 22 November 1913, pages 13d and 1,
"Hans Heysen's Works" in the Register on
5 December 1921, page 7f,
"Recollections of an Artist" on
2 September 1922, page 4f; also see
The Mail,
25 April 1931, page 8d,
The News,
25 February 1936, page 6b.
"The Garden Scene as Painters See It" is in the Advertiser,
29 March 1907, page 5c,
"National Style in Art" on
9 May 1907, page 4d.
"Art in South Australia - A Plea for Public Support" is in the Register,
6, 7 and 13 August 1908, pages 9e, 6f and 5c.
A photograph of Miss Bessie Davidson in her studio is in the Observer,
21 February 1909, page 31.
"Art in the Home" is in the Observer,
3 June 1911, page 43e.
"Art in South Australia" is in the Register,
17 November 1911, page 6f.
"The Art Exhibition" is in the Register on
19 April 1912, page 4e,
"An Australian Cruikshank - Samuel Thomas Gill" on
18 September 1912, page 11i.
"S.T. Gill and His Pictures" is in the Advertiser,
17 March 1934, page 9c.
"An Old Art Master - Career of Mr Charles Hill" is in the Register,
12 October 1912, page 17c,
"Is Art a Failure" on
26 October 1912, page 14d,
"Australian Art" on
15 November 1912, page 6c,
"Art and the Infant" on
16 November 1912, page 14d.
"Australian Art" is in the Register,
15 November 1912, page 6c.
"Art and the Infant" is in the Register,
16 November 1912, page 14d.
"Art and Art Critics" is in the Register,
1 March 1913, page 14e,
"Painter of Animals", an interview with Mr H.S. Power, on
7 January 1914, page 13d; also see
Express,
4 March 1914, page 3d.
Information on H. Septimus Power, artist, is in the Observer,
4 December 1909, page 27a,
1 March 1924, page 19c;
an interview with him is in Register,
7 January 1914, page 13d,
The Mail,
28 February 1914, page 8e; also see
12 May 1923, page 7a,
Express,
4 March 1914, page 3d,
Observer,
5 May 1923, page 24b.
"An English Artist in Australia" is in The Mail,
8 March 1913, page 13f.
"Art and Indecency" is in the Register,
22, 24 and 29 January 1914, pages 6f, 18a and 9g,
7, 13 and 19 February 1914, pages 13g, 9e and 5e,
6 March 1914, page 15e.
"Art for the People - Reflections and Appreciations" is in the Register,
6 May 1914, page 10b,
"Art and the Every Day Man" on
19 September 1914, page 8d.
"Australian Women Artists" is in the Register,
1 August 1914, page 6c.
"South Australian Art" is in the Register,
13 November 1914, page 7e.
"An Old Art Master", the obituary of Charles Hill is in the Register,
17 September 1915, page 5b,
"Another South Australian Artist - Harold Wylde's Career" on
24 March 1916, page 4e.
Biographical details of H. Dalton Hall, marine artist, are in the Register,
20 September 1920, page 4h,
of Miss Bessie Davidson, artist, on
24 March 1922, page 6g.
"Art in Australia" is in the Advertiser,
6 November 1920, page 9e.
"Australian Artists" is in the Register,
24 and 25 November 1920, pages 6i and 7c.
"Encouragement for Artists - A Valuable Prize" is in the Register,
19 and 26 May 1921, pages 8b and 9g.
"The Art Gallery - A Famous Etcher [Mr Henri van Raalte]" is in the Register,
19 November 1921, page 8a,
Observer,
26 November 1921, page 44a,
Mr van Raalte Resigned" is in the Register,
23 November 1923, page 10g,
21 September 1925, page 7d,
22 October 1925, page 8c,
5, 9 and 12 January 1926, pages 6d-7i, 10e and 11d,
16 and 18 February 1926, pages 9h and 12f,
1, 2 and 17 March 1926, pages 9f, 9d and 10d.
"Australasian Artists Abroad" is in the Register,
6 December 1921, page 4h.
An obituary of the artist, Archibald Collins, is in The Mail,
12 August 1922, page 13h; also see
Chronicle,
5 August 1922, page 38c,
Observer,
5 August 1922, page 20b.
"The Passing of an Eminent Engraver - The Late Edward Manson" is in the Register,
9 June 1923, page 12b.
"An Abode of Art - At the Scarfe Arcade" is in the Register,
5 and 11 September 1923, pages 11g and 7f.
"Australia Art and Its Critics" is in the Register,
16 October 1923, page 8b.
"Successful Woman Artist [Mrs Gwen Barringer]" is in The News,
3 September 1923, page 8d.
"Famous Collection - W.J. Wadham's Exhibition" is in the Register,
15 November 1923, page 10a.
"South Australian Art - Dominated by " is in the Advertiser,
24 and 27 November 1923, pages 15g and 12e.
"Art and Morality" is in the Advertiser,
17 July 1924, page 18f,
"A Week of Art in Adelaide" is in the Register,
28 and 30 July 1924, pages 9e and 10a,
"Art Week Exhibits" in The News,
25 July 1924, page 7a.
A photograph is in the Observer,
9 August 1924, page 31.
An "Artists' Ball" is reported in the Register,
4 and 9 September 1924, pages 8d-9e and 11g:
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This precious "artists' ball" may help to enable Australians to realise the folly of supposing that perfection of artistic technique can convert what is essentially bad into something desirable.
"Art Gallery Pictures - Preserving the Treasures" is in the Register,
18 February 1926, page 12f.
Biographical details of Gilbert Roach, artist, are in the Register,
9 March 1926, page 10b,
28 July 1926, page 12a.
"Giles Exhibition - Sincerity in Art" is in the Register,
15 July 1926, page 10h.
"Art for the Young - An Educational Innovation" is in the Register,
30 July 1926, page 9c.
"Genius of Ivor Hele" is in The News,
18 December 1926, page 7c,
"Veteran Artist, Mr E.W. Belcher", on
24 December 1926, page 7d.
"Soldier and Artist - Exhibition by Sir Tom Bridges" is in the Advertiser,
15 October 1927, page 16b.
"The Artist's Share in Immortalising the Aborigine" is in The Mail,
23 March 1935, page 2.
"Early South Australian Artists" is in The Mail,
27 April 1935, page 2.
"Art and the Layman" is in the Advertiser,
7 May 1937, page 28d.
"New Art School Probable" is in the Advertiser,
27 May 1937, page 12d.
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