Reparation of Ancient Painting and Sculpture (Art Workers Guild), 1923
End Date: 20 April 1923
Type: Discussion
Description: A. W. Lawrence presided, in the absence of Troup. J. Wilson, Superintendent of Works and deputy keeper of Westminster Hall introduced the subject by speaking of the wall paintings in the Palace of Westminster. J. D. Batten, P. Tudor-Hart, F. E. Jackson, R. W. S. Weir and M. J. Dawson continued the discussion. A. H. Smith spoke after the interval on recent examples of sculpture reparation, and explained, with the aid of slides, something of what he does in reparation, and upon what grounds. This aspect of the subject was further discussed by E. J. Sullivan, E. At. Gardner, Litt.D, while Tudor-Hart and Weir asked questions (AWG Annual Report, 1923, p. 6).
Policy: 'Meetings are held fortnightly, when papers are read and their subjects illustrated as fully as possible. Visitors must be introduced by a member' (Year's Art, 1913, pp. 169-70).
Participants
Managed by Laurence Arthur Turner
Speaker Percyval Tudor-Hart
Speaker John Dicksen Batten
Speaker Ernest Arthur Gardner
Citing this record
'Reparation of Ancient Painting and Sculpture (Art Workers Guild), 1923', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/event.php?id=msib2_1218634840, accessed 08 Jun 2023]
