. International studio. n begin to do their bestwork after they have turned forty, and theraising of the age limit by ten years will, there-fore, probably affecta large proportionof those whose pro-ductions figure inthe various art ex-hibitions, especiallythose of societieslike the Royal In-stitute, the BritishArtists, and others,who have so farmanaged to carryon very much asusual notwithstand-ing the abstentionof younger membersnow serving. Na-tional needs must,however, take pre-cedence of allothers, and whenthe very existenceof the nation is atstake there will beno disposition tochafe at the
. International studio. n begin to do their bestwork after they have turned forty, and theraising of the age limit by ten years will, there-fore, probably affecta large proportionof those whose pro-ductions figure inthe various art ex-hibitions, especiallythose of societieslike the Royal In-stitute, the BritishArtists, and others,who have so farmanaged to carryon very much asusual notwithstand-ing the abstentionof younger membersnow serving. Na-tional needs must,however, take pre-cedence of allothers, and whenthe very existenceof the nation is atstake there will beno disposition tochafe at the newmeasures among themembers of a profession which has from thebeginning never lagged behind in its patriotism. The Council of the Royal Academy of Artshas, in response to appeals for advice fromvarious quarters, appointed a committee toconsider war memorials, and this committee—?consisting of the president, Sir E. J. Poynter,Bt., two architect academicians, Sir Aston Webband Mr. Blomfield ; two sculptors, Mr. Hamo. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN DESIGN FOR MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO BE PRESENTED TO THENEXT-OF-KIN OF THOSE WHO HAVE FALLEN IN THE WAR BY E. CARTER PRESTON {British official photograph—Crown copyright reserved!)
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