PICTURE HANGING.
A LOCAL COMMITTEE SUPESr i SEDED. It is understood that the Fine Art Exhibition. Sub-committee ha® had a blow levelled at its dignity, and even at its usefulness, by the statement that it will not be privileg€d to hang the pictures thafc axe to be obtained in Europe and the United Kingdom. It will be privileged, however, to ".hang" the pictures, ' with the use of stepladders and hammer and nails (" just like any carpenter," one member of the committee remarked), without regard to the selection of their places. This will be decid-ed upon by some other authority. As far as can be leairnedi there is no grave objection to this course, as the hanging will be carried out by an a-rt'stic expert, while the committee will be permitted to hang tihe pictures obtained ia^ew Zealand and the Commonwealth. But it is considered to be an unusual course, as the committee is composed largely of artiste who : would be likely to know their business. ! In other directions, it is rumoured, the committee has had its recommendations ignored, but just at present there is no . friction in th.c matter-
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 8674, 14 July 1906, Page 4
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