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Title

Candidates for fame : the Society of Artists of Great Britain, 1760-1791 / Matthew Hargraves.

Author

Hargraves, Matthew, 1978-

Publication

New Haven : Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art by Yale University Press, c2005.

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Description

viii, 243 p. : ill.; 27 cm.

Summary

• "In 1760 an innovation transformed the character of artistic life in Great Britain: the first public exhibition of art. The successful London exhibition was repeated in 1761, but a dispute in the wake of the first show split exhibitors into rival groups, among them the Society of Artists of Great Britain. This book is the first to examine closely the Society from its origins to its demise in 1791. Matthew Hargraves looks at the politics and personalities behind the earliest public exhibitions of British art and uncovers the profound impact of the Society of Artists on the history of British art. The book analyzes the motivations behind public exhibitions and the competing interests that shaped their development. It offers new insights into the infighting in the Society of Artists that led to the foundation of the Royal Academy and the subsequent rivalry between the two institutions. Far from being eclipsed by the Royal Academy, the Society provided a serious alternative and acted as a haven for some of the leading artists of the time."--Publisher's website.
• 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.

Alternative Title

Society of Artists of Great Britain, 1760-1791

Subject

• Society of Artists of Great Britain
• Geschichte 1760-1791
• Geschichte 1760-1800
• 1700-1799
• 1750-1800
• Art > Exhibitions > History > 18th century
• Art, British > 18th century

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-236) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

'Candidates for fame' -- Going public -- Incorporation -- Fathers and sons -- 'To destroy or be destroyed' -- Raising the standard -- Breakdown -- Dissolution -- Afterlife.

ISBN

0300110049 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2005028845

OCLC

61821813

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library