THE ART GALLERY.
I (S3 BDITOB OF THE PBESB here seems to be a possibility City Council at its meeting ly may, out of sheer desperalorise the building of the Art d the site at the back of the We are all tired of these iscussions about the site, but be calamitous if Councillors throw up their arms in disdecide on building the Art ro this most unsuitable site, iry point of view the position Art Gallery building a low structure and it would ed by the high buildings of urn and Christ's College near would be impossible to carry suggestion, made by some, e buildings might be screened rees. because the site is too carry any big trees. The any case will be almost sun,trees on the north and east &ke it worse in this respect. iWflg a suggestion to the Doterd that a piece of ground of the Armagh street- gate in Park should be handed over Sty Council as a site. On tion the gallery would have a apt setting, amid fine trees, tad'lakes The gallery would thpre" by thousands every day the gift of such a site would ting tribute to our generous feen.- Mr R. E. McDougall.—: : C '' R.B.OWEN. fJlat, 1930.
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20021, 1 September 1930, Page 13
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