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ent oxi. 7, ------... . —•*• wumv. tit u* tu Aumaim iui unir. nno nrown eves.ucta Is **,,ow A'11J admitted freely into two months to confer with business ' the surname of Saler.one mav iakcBoth girls areturers. J*Pan 3,111 *lv*n a margin of expansion houses trading with England, and with;.*|lt;j to look several years older than m hi®. I something worthwhile. State Chambers of Commerce. thev are.lhev are.Amazing Success GainedBy Archibald PrizewinnerAfter a Life of Hardshipme Am rank of war ser’ ; did he It* comi better i safety, ar.d car; wippi. ar.d «tng police | found . d the y.until Ingland 1 tournd hl»i L*en ontn the 1 e Khy-SYDNEY. Saturday. rFHE struggle of Mr. Henry Hanke.who has been on relief work for the past two years, and has now achieved the notable success of winning the Archibald Prize, worth about £ 390. is one of the most remarkable stories In the annals of Australian artHanging over the mantelpiece in his numble weatherboard home at Hunter's Hill, where the artist lives with his wife and two children Is a large and »tnking canvas entitled “Calvary ft shows the figures of Christ and the two robbers crucified, and many figures moving about the bases of the crosses “I had to be the model myself for each of those figures. sold Mr Hanke todayHe could not afford to pay model* to oose for him out of the £2 9/10 a fortnight he was earning as a concrete worker laying footpaths on o council relief lob.When the National Gallery offered a prize of £100 for a design to fill a wall •space in the gallery. Mr Hanke entered a composition showing the arrival of the Julianna, the ship that came to Australia after Governor Phillips, bringing much-needed supplies to the colony.He staked much on this picture, and It was a bitter blow to him when the gallery decided not to award a prize j to any of the entries, and dropped the' schema.Mr Hanke began painting when he was aged 18. studying with Mr J. S Watkins. In Sydney. He is now 33. For tome years he could not continue with his art.I had no time. he explained. “I was helping my father in a little pastrycook's businessAlthough he grinds hi* own colors and often srrapr« hi* canvassc*, or paint* over them, or on both side* for economy, he ha* often been unable to secure material* for painting.The only two pictures Mr. Hanke ha*1 sold hove been bought by Miss Beatrice Tange, a well-knowm pianist, and hen mother Another picture went to pay a bill.Outside the “studio is a notice “Tennis racquet repairs while you watt fid. a string.” With these repairs he added a few shillings to what he earned lay-| mg concreteThe frame of hl» prise-winning self-portrait which beat ihe record entry of work* of leading Australian artist* was given to him lie painted hi* picture to fit the frame.Mr. Hanke always priced hi* work when he exhibited it at Royal Art Society exhibitions at what he thought lt Yl? Worth* “Calvary was ticketed at 150 guinea*. “Fruit Market at 100! guineas, and another big canvas at 150[The Archibald Prize is awarded annually It was endowed by the late Mr. J. F Archibald, a noted patron of the arts for portraiture by Australian artist*. It is the premier award in the Commonwealth for portraiture, and has been won in recent years by such noted artists as Sir John Lone-staff W B. Mclnnes. and Ernest Buck-— - lt;ir-r 1Formal ProtestAgainst Awardguinea*.SYDNEY. Saturday.—Although an overwhelming majority vote decided that the prize was won by Mr Hanke. there was a certain amount of friction during the voting, and one member of the Sydney National Art Gallery committee formally recorded a protest against the award.The majority of the artist* on the committee, however, voted solidly for the winning picture as worthy of the award.The committee comprises Sir Philip Street ipresident. Messrs. W Llster-Lisier (vice-president). W Ifould. T Marshall. J S Watkins Syd Long. S Ure Smith, John Maund. J R MacGregor. Howard Hinton. C. Lloyd Jones. J Lane Mullins, and B J. Waterhouse.It doe* not matter to me who painted the picture.” said Mr Watkins I think art is EtiU above parochial jealousy.Mr. li was a :42 years ! dition •* munship siructior He let today is to ship 1 under a to see th a satlin training Such a to show£50 forally mac were eas ally at I. of the Ishowingshould b lish flag. Mr. Has an at Riding li the first Geraldto took hon lot of th wooden i ablv is Mr H toria. Ne Western home by America.Mr. A W inchest Outer Ha is on a lta.y
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Adelaide Mail
Adelaide, South Australia, AU
Sat, Jan 19, 1935
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