International studio . its roll of members and associatescould be duplicated not only withoutdamage to its dignity but quite the con-trary. The constitution of the Academy,based upon an instrument framed morethan one hundred and fifty years ago, whenconditions were totally different from whatthey are to-day, requires recasting if thisorganization is to be adequately represen- IIO tative of all the best British art of thepresent time, but so long as its membershipis restricted within the limits long agoimposed, its position as a national institu-tion will be liable to assault. 0 aMr. Francis Ho
International studio . its roll of members and associatescould be duplicated not only withoutdamage to its dignity but quite the con-trary. The constitution of the Academy,based upon an instrument framed morethan one hundred and fifty years ago, whenconditions were totally different from whatthey are to-day, requires recasting if thisorganization is to be adequately represen- IIO tative of all the best British art of thepresent time, but so long as its membershipis restricted within the limits long agoimposed, its position as a national institu-tion will be liable to assault. 0 aMr. Francis Hodge, of whose work wegive some examples in the accompanyingreproductions, was for a short time a pupilof Mr. Augustus John and Sir WilliamOrpen when they conducted a school inLondon some years ago, but his principalmentor was Professor Gerald Moira, underwhom he studied for three yeais beforegoing to Paris to complete his training. Hehas executed some decorative paintings, buthis practice has been restricted chiefly to. LILY. \v.\ti:r-(oi.(UR by FRANCIS i:. K
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