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It is proper that any art gallery should have the right – indeed it has the duty – to refuse gifts which are not in keeping with high artistic standards. But can the painting in question seriously be challenged on these grounds? It is the work of an artist recently described by the art critic of
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In 1929 Frankel exhibited fourteen paintings with The Group, mainly of local subjects and landscapes. In the same year she began teaching art at Rangi Ruru and began her diploma of fine arts at the
Canterbury College School of Art. In 1933 she exhibited
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Christchurch. Following Frankel's public appeal for subscriptions, the work was successfully purchased in 1949; however, the city council rejected the painting on the grounds that it was too modern. Frankel responded:
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Frankel and her husband developed her childhood home into an arts and crafts centre called
Risingholme Community Centre, which opened in 1945. Frankel taught pottery at the centre together with
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created a large painting based on this incident, with
Frankel at the centre; his painting was later accidentally destroyed, but his sketches are still in existence.
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Frankel received public support from other artists and members of The Group. A renewed offer in 1951 was accepted, and the painting was given to the
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