Tuesday 18 February 2014

Inserting Missing Text

Not something that I have to investigate very often - finding missing text.

Recently, I had to make lot of in-filling on the Merton Chambers tiles that were removed to my studio from the Grimsby Library project. Here are the areas with rough fill.



We ended up finding the text online in an unexpected place! An Adventist Newspaper from the 1920s - in Melbourne Australia.



'The corset - which compresses the vital organs overheats the region it covers, distances the pelvic (contents) serves as an (excuse for) ha(ng)ing the (clothes) upon the hips, the load impedes the circulation of the blood in the extremities lungs and brain and robs the wearer of freedom of grace and movement.'



Here is the article in it's entirety.



If it is difficult to read you will find it here -

http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CCsQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adventistarchives.org%2Fdocs%2FAAR%2FAAR19200223-V24-04__B.pdf&ei=9aL_UobJDqWIyAG55YHwCw&usg=AFQjCNEbwUsBuv1i56_Tv7IcJAIB5Rn25Q

Was it a reprint in Grimsby? Early plagiarism? More than likely a reprint. Or was it from the Grimsby archives at all?

Definitely a crowd pleaser, I'm sure the quaint reference would excite interest from anyone stopping to read it.

Merton Chambers had an Australian wife, Anita Aarons who was a well known artist and arts administrator herself. Her beautiful stained glass windows can be seen at the Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue in Downsview. http://www.yorku.ca/rsgc/BethEmeth.htm Chambers also has a tile mural in the same location. They must gave collaborated often.

Just a thought...

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