Founded as an alternate venue to the Royal Academy. Its first exhibition was mounted by young artists returning from their studies in Paris. The Impressionist style featured prominently. Famous exhibitors have included Walter Sickert and Augustus John.
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New English Art Club
Born in London. His piano-making father named him after Handel. Member of the Holland Park Circle, an informal group of 19th-century artists based in the Holland Park district, especially in Melbu...
Born Florence, Italy. Prolific American painter, specializing in portraits. After 1910 he turned his attention to painting murals and watercolours of Alpine and Italian landscapes. Died Tite Street.
Born London. Landscape painter and engraver. At the age of seven, his right arm was amputated following an accident, but this did not deter him from following his chosen profession. Member of the I...
First conceived during 1929 as the Society of Industrial Artists with an inaugural meeting at Ye Olde Cock Tavern, Fleet Street, 1930. 1960 - changed name to the Society of Industrial Artists and ...
"... Notting Hill Carnival ... One of the oldest participants was 74-year-old Rocky Byron from Hackney who was dressed as a witch doctor following the Flamboyan float." "… notable member of Flambo...
Son of John Dudley and husband of Lady Jane Grey - see there for more information.
The ancient parish of St Margaret's was divided into St Margaret's and St John's in 1727 but it was still run as a single vestry. In 1855 the two parishes were reformed into the Westminster Distric...
Looking at London has a page about these little blue people but even there we can find no origin story explaining why and when the first such statues were erected. We note that there seems to be a ...
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