A Policeman's Artist Son.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 182, 5 August 1904, Page 2

A Policeman's Artist Son.

The youngest exhibitor at the exhibitor of the lioyal Academy in London is Mr Austin 0. Spar-,' aged 17, tho son of Mr .Philip Spare, until recently a cons-table in tho Citv of London police forte. He sent two black and white drawings to tho Xcndemv Poth were accepted, and one hung. I'liey were executed when the artist was 10 years of age, and it is behoved that he has thus established a record in respect, to the age of Academy exhibitors. Austin (.). Spare was bora December 110, IHfjfi He received his lirst art training at the Lambeth Evening Art School, under Mr Macahy. Before he was twelve hj« took three firsU'luss certificates, and at the age of fourteen he won a £lO County Council scholarship, „,„| „„,, ol his drawings was selected for i„c usmn in the llvitish art section at the ]. lir ; s l„tv, mitJ„nal Kxhihitlom When he was- liftcon years of a.ge some work which he was doing for Messrs rn',!« < f U "-'; s ' t , ,l ' ilH,(l f' u «« 'iianiifactu- «»• ' aU ''"^ wl ll "-' "ttention of Sir William Kichrnond uikl Mr .Jackson H.A. „,„<] those gentlemen ,•«•„,„-' i mended the youtlhi'ul artist for a free scholarship at South Kensington Art School. There at the age of sixteen Spare won tho silver medal in I he national competition, Ui nd also the £4O scholarship. Some drawing exwuttd by Spare a year ago are ut preser.t on show as part of tho art exhil/ition of *tho Uritissh section at tho international Exhibition at St, Louis',