“The Accident,” one of the paintings exhibited by Charles Spencelayh at the 1950 Royal Academy of Art, which was bought by Queen Mary for £350 on the opening day at the end of last month. Many well-known artists, including Augustus John, Sir Gerald Kelly, Dame Ethel Walker, Sir Alfred Munnings, James Gunn, and Winston Churchill were represented. The most outstanding artist was Stanly Spencer, whose group of five paintings on the Resurrection Day have been hailed universally as the picture of the year.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27388, 13 May 1950, Page 7
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83“The Accident,” one of the paintings exhibited by Charles Spencelayh at the 1950 Royal Academy of Art, which was bought by Queen Mary for £350 on the opening day at the end of last month. Many well-known artists, including Augustus John, Sir Gerald Kelly, Dame Ethel Walker, Sir Alfred Munnings, James Gunn, and Winston Churchill were represented. The most outstanding artist was Stanly Spencer, whose group of five paintings on the Resurrection Day have been hailed universally as the picture of the year. Otago Daily Times, Issue 27388, 13 May 1950, Page 7
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