in the lecture-hall of the gallery, using crayons to demonstrate and
pictures to illustrate his explanations. Having briefly referred to the
rise of painting and its later differentiation into schools, Mr. Morison
set before his hearers a scheme of classification showing the division of
paintings into portrait, landscape, and subject pictures. Remarking that
his wish was to assist his students in their interpretation of pictures,
he next dealt with the various factors to be considered in judging the
value of such works of art. Such factors are motive, composition, drawing,
light and shade, colour, and treatment ; these were dealt with seriatim,
Mr. Morison devoting special attention to motive and composition, and
illustrating his points by reference to the gallery exhibits. Leading his
students round the gallery, the lecturer started with the old masters and
passed rapidly through the Spanish, English, French, Dutch, and Australian
schools, applying his scheme of classification to individual paintings and
adding hints and suggestions calculated to lead to the desire on the part
of his hearers for a closer and more critical examination at a later
period. Throughout his remarks Mr. Morison referred to the two-fold
interpretation involved in a picture—that of the artist seeking to express
his emotions, and that of the spectator striving to re-interpret those
emotions for himself. During the course of the lecture the Director kindly
supplied the student-teachers with copies of the guidebook to the Art
Gallery and Museum. At the conclusion of the critical discourse upon the
selected pictures, the Principal of the College (Mr. W. J. Rooney) briefly
thanked Mr. B. Woodward, the Director, for the opportunity given to his
student-teachers, and Mr. Morison for his thoughtful and helpful address
and demonstration. He felt, in common with the others, that all would
visit the Gallery again, able to experience a richer and fuller
appreciation of its pictures, as the result of that afternoon’s visit.