The Archive · 1924

MISS KEITH'S WOOD- PRINTS

An Interesting Exhibition The woodprints of Miss Elizabeth Keith exhibited at the B.W.A. Head-arters on Wednesday, stood out in relief against the grey background of a rainy day. Grouped recording to locality the prints were effectively mounted on large wooden screens so placed as to secure the best lighting effects.

The large number of prints played was a surprise to many as was also the range of technique shown. Miss Keith seems equally at home in depicting land-roope, characters or architectural detail. Her snow-capped Korean mountains, the "Fantasy of the Diamond "Mount the "Nine Dragon Pool" Philippine scenes and the like," show ad interesting: influence of Oriental art and perspective upon Western methods. Her portraiture shows clever character delineation as in the picture of the old Korean entitled "From the Land of Morning Clam," the high class Philippine Indy, Lama priest, while strength line manifest in the studies of temples, bridges, or gateways. Amid all the detail which enriches such pictures as the Korean Wedding Festival, Hong-Kong at Night, the Baguio' Market the high points of the painting stand out clearly. The fresh, clear colouring is a disti mark of Miss Keith's work.

'THE engagement is announced between Lieutenant Sydney Brown, M. and Iris, only daughter of the late Mr. A. O. Hones and Mrs. Hones of Shanghai.

Grn. Kung Pang-doh. has issued an order forbidding his men to enter theatres without paying as he has received letters from various thea-which no /trieal managers complaining of the {presence of: several hundred nightly Vand the Inck of patrons as a result.

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