Wellington Artists’ Exhibition
exhibition of the work of three Wellington artists —Stewart Maclennan, E. Mervyn Taylor, and George Woods —was opened yesterday in the Public Library. In the photograph some of those who attended the meeting are seen inspecting the display. “ The importance of exhibitions such as these is there effect in off-setting the comparative isolation of the various art centres in New Zealand,” said Mr W. J. Reed, when opening an exhibition of prints at the Public Library yesterday. “The exhibition is
the work of three Wellington artists who have specialised in print-making and their work compares favourably with the best of American and European artists.” Stewart Maclennan, a director of the National Art Gallery in Wellington, has contributed lithographs, linocuts and wood engravings. E. Mervyn Taylor, a successful book illustrator, is showing only wood engravings, including some of his work from bis I ''+"«<• publication “ Taina,” and .George Woods is showing work with a noticeable Polynesian influence in colour prints and
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27012, 22 February 1949, Page 4
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