Pottery in Australia Vol 17 No 1 Autumn 1978

on view in state galleries. It also
houses an extensive collection of historical
records of the area, and is
steadily increasing its collection of contemporary
Australian pottery.
The Collection was started in 1924
with the purchase by public subscription
of a painting by James R. J ackson,
"Middle Harbour from Manly
Heights".
The Gallery is administered on behalf
of Manly Municipal Council. It is
open every day from 2 p.m. until 5
p.m. (except Monday) . In March each
year a Selection Exhibition is held
from which paintings are purchased for
the Collection.
In 1968 the committee demonstrated
its interest in contemporary
Australian ceramics by holding an exhibition
from which it bought a pot by
Hiroe Swen for permanent display.
I ts next purchase, in 1970, was a
lidded jar by Harry and May Davis,
from an exhibition at the Bonython
Gallery. Since 1975 an annual invita-
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JESSICA HAWES
tion ceramic exhibition has been held;
this brings together the work of about
twenty potters and purchases are made
from these exhibitions as well as from
other sources. The Collection now includes
work by Janet Barriskill, Les
Blakebrough, Len Castle, Harry and
May Davis, Diogenes Farri, John Gilbert,
Jessica Hawes, Shunicbi Inoue,
Renata de Lambert, Janet Mansfield,
Rachel Roxburgh, Peter Rushforth,
Bill Samuels, Shiga Shigeo, Derek
Smith, Hiroe Swen and Peter Travis.
Financial assistance given by the Craft
Board of the Australia Council over
the past two years has helped considerably
with these purchases and grants
from the Premier's Department (Division
of Cultural Activities) have been
received to photograph the Gallery
Collection, improve the lighting and install
another display case for pottery.
The Manly Gallery, intimate and
well established, is unique in some
ways, and to all interested in painting,
pottery or history, has much to offer.
Clarice Thomas,
Honorary Director
Photographs: Stall ley Hawes
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