MICHELANGELO.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19975, 9 July 1930, Page 15

MICHELANGELO.

LECTURE AT PUBLIC LIBRARY. "Michelangelo, Sculptor," was the subject of a lecture given by Mr F. A. Shurrock, of the School of Art staff at the Public Library last night. There was an attendance of about 70 people. The lecture was the second of a series being given, the proceeds from which go towards the children's library fund. Dr. J. Guthrie presided and introduced the lecturer as the head of the department at the Christchurch School of Art concerned with modelling and sculpture. He added that the School of Art had not grown to sufficient dimensions yet to afford a sculpture section alone, but it was a great step forward that the Government had recently allowed the school to give a diploma in fine arts. In opening his address Mr Shurrock said that there was time only to deal with Michelangelo as a sculptor. He was a man with a tremendous range of qualities, but the spotlight of attention was turned on him as a sculptor by the fact that he lived and worked in the advanced period of the Benaissance in Italy in the 14th century, followed a famous and large school of great sculptors, but had few, if any, really great contemporaries. The influence of his work was not nearly dead to-day. Lantern slides of a large number of Michelangelo's greatest works were shown.

At the conclusion of the address the lecturer was accorded a vote of thanks.