ENCOURAGEMENT FOR ARTISTS
Sir-I agree with Betty WRhind’s criticism of Nugent Welch’s amazing statement: "It would be a good idea ta have some sort of system to ensure thd sale of his (the ‘professional’s’) paintingg for a fair price without having exhibitions swamped out by the work of ama teurs, whose livelihood doesn’t depend on their sales." If Nugent Welch’s view is also that of his fellow members of the council of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, one wonders if much good work by talented "amateurs" is thrown. out at selection time, not because it doesn’t reach a high enough standard but bes cause the artist is also a butcher, q@ baker, or a_candlestick-maker whos@ "livelihood doesn’t depend on sales." Mr. Welch should come down ‘from his pedestal and ponder on the words of a great French impressionist: ""There are no ‘professional’ artists and ‘amateur’ artists; there are only good artists and bad artists." ;
CERULEAN
BLUE
(Wellington).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 443, 19 December 1947, Page 5
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159ENCOURAGEMENT FOR ARTISTS New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 443, 19 December 1947, Page 5
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