'Nobody's darlings'? Edith May Fry and Australian expatriate art in the 1920s

In 1924, Australian artists based in London were prevented from exhibiting in the Australian pavilion of the Empire Exhibition alongside their compatriots. Consequently, the display of Australian expatriate art was required to be exhibited along with British artworks. A special London representative for the Melbourne Herald newspaper explained:

The result has been that instead of a collective show of works in the Australian pavilion by Australians in Australia and Australians in England, the pictures of those in England will probably be displayed separately in the British section. … berefore they are not recognised as English painters, while being debarred from exhibiting with the Australians. They may thus be considered to be nobody's darlings. They would like to know, what their nationality is. (Anon., 1924a: 7)