'Candidates for Fame'

'Candidates for Fame'

Author: Matthew Hargraves

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 9780300110043

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In 1760 an innovation transformed the character of artistic life in Britain: the first public exhibition of art. A dispute split exhibitors into rival groups, among them the Society of Artists of Great Britain. This work examines the Society and looks at the politics and personalities behind the exibitions.


Art for the Nation

Art for the Nation

Author: Brandon Taylor

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 9780719054532

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Art first became public in Britain through a series of interlocking relationships between national galleries, patrons, collections of art, and sections or classes of the population as a whole. This study concentrates on London, and analyzes the formation of the major national art institutions at its geographical and managerial centre.