EXHIBITION PICTURES.
TO SECURE SOME FOR DUNEDIJf. Other centres in the colony have takon liberal advantage of the opportunity of purchasing pictures from the Exhibition Art Gallery for their permanent collections, but so far Dimedin Iras made no definite inovo in this direction. There is now, however, a prospect that a picture or two from the Exhibition gallery may yet find its way into the new Public Art Gallery being erected :n this city, and a movement has been Eet on foot to collect funds to this end which should have speedily a definite result. At a- meeting held on Monday evening tho Otago Art Society discussed the desirability of raising a fund for the purpose- indicated, and resolved to vote £25 towards Euch a fund, and to invito subscriptions thereto from the citizens. We trust that a ready response will be forthcoming, and shall lie glad to acknowledge in our columns subscriptions that are sent to us. The following are the donations to' date:— Otago Art Society .. .. £25 0 0 Dr Colquhoun 5 0 0 Mr "Watson Shennan .. ..500 Dr Scott 5 0 0 ■' Dr L. H. Ferguson .. .. 5 0 0 Arthur H. Fisher .... 50 0 •Tames Allan ~ 5 0 0 X>. E. Theomin ... .. .... 5 0 0 Hon. J. , B. Sinclair ~ ~220 E. J. S 2 0 0 A. S , 2 0 0 Mrs John White .. .. 2 0 0 .T. Wallace .. ... .. „„ 110 T. 11. B. Muir ~ .. .. 'I Jv 0 ■ ■ m
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13863, 28 March 1907, Page 7
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241EXHIBITION PICTURES. Otago Daily Times, Issue 13863, 28 March 1907, Page 7
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