COLONIAL ART
LONDON DISPLAYS PRAISE BY MINISTER (Eloc. Tol. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 9 a.m. RUGBY, Oct. 23. Speaking at the opening of an exhibition of pictures by two Cingalese artists, Mudaliyar Amarasekara and his son, the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, after paying a tribute to Amarasekara, said that up to the present not enough effort had been made to develop interest in art in the colonies and he hoped that it would soon be possible for the authorities to be more active in this field. However, a show of East African art, including specially Uganda paintings and a show of West African paintings and wood carvings, which were highly successful, had been held in London during the last three years.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20077, 25 October 1939, Page 9
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125COLONIAL ART Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20077, 25 October 1939, Page 9
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