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 282 THE ARTS This section of Every Woman's Encycloiw-DIA tells what woman has done in the arts ; how she mav study them, and how she may attain success in them. Authoritative writers will contribute articles on : Art Music Literature Art Edncatiou in England Musical Education Famous Books by Women Art Education Abroad Studying Abroad Famous Poems by Women Srholarsh i/>s. Exh i bit ions Musical Scholarships Tales from the Classics A/ndi-rn Illustration Practical Notes on the Choice Stories of Famous Wotnen The AmaJeur Artist of fnstruments Writers Decorative Art The Mttsical Education oj The Lives of IVomen Poets, Af>plied Arts, etc. Children, etc. etc., etc. THIE NEWLYM ART SCHOOL Under i tie Direction of Mr. Stanhope Forbes, R.A., and Mrs. StanJiope Forbes By GLADYS BEATTIE CROZIER In 1898 Mr. Stanhope Forbes, R.A., and school of art which has since become so famous at Newlyn, the most picturesque of all the many charming fishing villages along the Cornish coast, which has been the birth- place of endless masterpieces exhibited at the Koyal Academy during the. last decade. Ind-cd, Newlyn scenery 'and Newlyn lisher- IoIk have become almost as familiar to Ix)ndoncrs as the streets and types of the metropolis ! Work at the Newlyn School falls into two parts ; first, that carried on in the studios under the personal supervision of Mr. and Mrs. Stanhope Forbes, and secondly, that which the students themselves do out of doors in pre- paration for the Saturday morning " crits." These criti- cisms are a special feature at the Ncwlvn School. All the work done out ofdoorsduring the week i r> then pinned up round the studio and criticised by Mr. and Mrs. Stanhope Forbes. The students &i work in the Newlyn Art School Although there is no entrance examination the Newlyn School of Painting is not intended for elementary instruction, and students desirous of working there must first submit examples of their work in order to show that it possesses a degree of proficiency sufficient to qualify them for admission to the school. Livinsf Models Absence of drudgery is a conspicuous feature in the course of instruction, and work is made as varied and interesting as is possible. Mr. and Mrs. Stanhope Forbes encourage the new-comer to draw from living models almost at the outset, but such work is of necessity supplemented with steady and regular study in the cast and stiJl- life room. The course of study in the studios consists mainly of drawing and painting from the life. On Mond ays, Wednesdays, and Fridays the students work from 9.30 to 12.30, and again from 2 to 5, from models posed in the studios. On
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