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Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0137

26/04/1924
Gloucester Citizen. De László's informal party in his studio yesterday was well-attended by prominent figures; the forthcoming Empire Ball was much-discussed. Includes description of the artist's rooms as "full of art treasures and relics of celebrities", and Fitzjohn's Avenue as one of London's interesting streets
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0138

26/04/1924
Daily Graphic. Photograph of "some of the well-known people interested in next Wednesday's Empire Ball", which includes de László (front row, right)
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0139

23/04/1924
Islington Daily Gazette. The winner of the Empire Ball's pageant costume competition to be held at Lord Leverhulme's house in Hampstead will be painted by de László [13294]
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0140

16/04/1924
The Morning Post. Distinguished guests were received by the Duchess of Marlborough at a tea-dance at Claridge's ahead of a charity ball to be held at Lord Leverhulme's house in Hampstead in aid of the People's League of Health; a special feature of the ball will be a costume pageant, whose winner will be painted by de László [13294]
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0141

27/04/1924
Sunday Pictorial. Description of de László's garden and studio as the artist selects society women to represent countries in a Pageant of Empire ball
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0142

13/04/1924
The Referee. One of the major functions to take place after the opening of the British Empire Exhibition is the Empire Ball at Lord Leverhulme's home in Hampstead in aid of the People's League of Health; there will be a national pageant of guests dressing as important figures of the British Empire; de László will paint the winner of the pageant
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0143

21/04/1924
Stirling Observer. Review of the Royal Scottish Academy's 1924 exhibition; quality of the work described as mixed; de László exhibits a "fine portrait of an old lady" [13269]
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0144

08/04/1924
The Dundee Advertiser. A competition held by Dundee Art Society offered prizes to school children for an essay on the works shown at the annual exhibition at the Victoria Art Galleries; Robert Cowan wrote on de László's portrait of Mrs John M. Frazer [4727]
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0145

16/04/1924
The Daily Telegraph. A large number of people (including Lucy and Stephen de László) gathered at Clardige's yesterday in support of the forthcoming Empire Ball. Guests were received by the Duchess of Marlborough. The Ball, in aid of the People's League of Health, will be held at Lord Leverhulme's house in Hampstead on April 30. The prize for the winner of the pageant costume competition will be a portrait painted by de László [13294]
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0146

24/04/1924
The Lady. The Duchess of Marlborough received guests at a tea dance at Claridge's on Tuesday ahead of the Empire Ball at Lord Leverhulme's house in Hampstead on April 30th. The prize for the winner of the pageant costume competition will be a portrait painted by de László [13294] (DLA095-0130 is a partial duplicate of this item)
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0147

Edinburgh Evening Dispatch. Review of the Royal Scottish Academy's exhibition; de László's portrait of Mrs Blackie [13269] praised for the dexterity of its drapery-handling
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0148

18/04/1924
Glasgow Bulletin. Review of the Royal Scottish Academy's 1924 exhibition; de László's portrait of Mrs Blackie [13269] described as undeniably clever, but the author does not believe de László to be a great artist as he thinks his work lacks profundity
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0149

Bradford Daily Argus. At the thirty-first Spring Exhibition at Bradford's Cartwright Hall, de László's portrait of Judge Turner [11385] is considered successful in its "strength and realisation of effect"
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0150

06/03/1924
Yorkshire Post. The 1924 exhibition in Bradford's Cartwright Hall includes de László's "Study of an Arabian Woman" (12), which the reviewer deems "not even clever" and lacking the artist's "usual smartness"
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0151

06/03/1924
The Evening Telegraph. Dundee Art Society's 1924 exhibition includes portraits of J.M. Fraser and Mrs Fraser [4727] of Inverary, new works by Orpen and de László respectively; de László's portrait is deemed by the critic as beautiful, yet it reminds one of a fragile piece of porcelain or a "delectable sweetmeat"
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0152

29/02/1924
Bradford Daily Telegraph. Review of the Bradford 1924 Spring Exhibition at the Cartwright Hall, describing de László's portrait of Judge Turner [11385] as striking
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0153

18/04/1924
Glasgow Evening Times. At the Royal Scottish Academy's 1924 exhibition, de László's "fine study" of Mrs Blackie [13269] is deemed "too well known to call for comment" and "likely to attract much attention in Edinburgh" (partial, duplicate cutting; for the complete article, see DLA095-0163)
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0154

18/04/1924
Dundee Courier. At the Royal Scottish Academy's 1924 exhibition, de László's portrait of Mrs Blackie [13269] is described (alongside a number of other pictures) as a work of "exceptional charm" (for the full text of the article, see DLA095-0171)
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0155

18/04/1924
Edinburgh Evening Dispatch. The critic praises de László's portrait of "Mrs Blackie" [13269], on view at the Royal Scottish Academy's 1924 exhibition, for its "remarkable vitality and dexterity in the rendering of the dress fabrics"
Miscellaneous Press Cuttings 1924, 095-0156

18/04/1924
Glasgow Herald. The critic describes de László's portrait of "Mrs Blackie" [13269], on view at the Royal Scottish Academy's 1924 exhibition, as "elegant and accomplished, if not distinctive", asking how much it owes to Sargent (for the full text of the article, see DLA095-0170)