Group From 1863

The Arts Club

Private members club founded by, amongst others, Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, and Lord Leighton. "This Club is instituted for the purpose of facilitating the social intercourse of those connected with, or interested in Art, Literature or Science." It started in 17 Hanover Square and 1896 moved to the current premises in Dover Street.

1890-1 James Whistler left this club to found the Chelsea Arts Club.

The Dover Stret building was renovated and relaunched in 2011-12, the website makes it look like a high-end hotel/restaurant.

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The Arts Club

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The Arts Club - left - WW2

Our Greek consultant, David Hopkins, transcribed the Greek quotation and writ...

The Arts Club - right - 2011

{Stone to the right of the entrance:} This stone commemorating the renovatio...

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Dave Binnington

Mural artist active in 1976. See Rochfort.

Person, Art

1 memorial

Richard Dadd

Painter. Born Chatham in Kent. Died in a lunatic asylum at Broadmoor, outside London of "an extensive disease of the lungs".

Person, Art

1 memorial

Islington Art Society

Formed as the Islington Art Circle in 1941 by A. E. Hickman-Smith and on his death in 1965 run by George and Deborah Bunting until their deaths in 2000. Changed its name in 2002 to Islington Art S...

Group, Art, Community / Clubs

1 memorial

Harry Dixon

Sculptor, painter, illustrator. Born Watford, son of the photographer, Henry Dixon, who specialised in animal photographs taken at London Zoo, near where they lived. So it's interesting that Harry ...

Person, Art, Sculpture

1 memorial

William Etty

Painter - pneumatic female nudes a speciality.

Person, Art

1 memorial