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Importance of Art
MR. LYONS’ OBSERVATIONS
SYDNEY, April 8
“The cultural side of a nation is extremely important. If there is no art, there is no culture; if there is no culture, there is no nation,” said the Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons, today…
Western Argus, 1938
There was no doubt that the exhibition opening at Frasier’s gallery was one of considerable import. The street outside the building was congested with Rolls-Royces and the occasional Cadillac. Chauffeurs congregated between vehicles to smoke and chat as they waited to be summoned for the journey home. Dark-suited security men were a visible presence at the entrance to the gallery. Gentlemen in evening dress and ladies in fur stoles filed in, collecting programmes from the reception and murmuring appreciatively at the glorio
