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newspapers10
exhibitions9
paintings9
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portraits3
artists1
cultural development1
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Distinction for artist

27 May 1950

Press cutting titled 'Distinction for artist', published in the Yorkshire Post on 27 May 1950. The short article notes that the Contemporary Art Society had purchased the painting 'Kate Reclining' (19...

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Local Artists at RA

1948

Press cutting titled 'Local Artists at RA' from an unidentified newspaper, in which the anonymous author praises the higher standard of painting at this year's Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy o...

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Yorkshire artists at the Academy

7 May 1951

Press cutting titled 'Yorkshire artists at the Academy' by the art critic W.T. Oliver, published in the Yorkshire Post on 7 May 1951. The article praises the contributions made by artists from Yorkshi...

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Emphasis on young artists at the Academy

30 Apr 1955

Press cutting titled 'Emphasis on young artists at the Academy' by the art critic W.T. Oliver, published in the Yorkshire Post on 30 April 1955. The article discusses a new spirit at the Royal Academy...

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Resurrection artist returns triumphantly

29 Apr 1950

Press cutting titled 'Resurrection artist returns triumphantly' by the art critic W.T. Oliver, published in the Yorkshire Post and Leeds Mercury on 29 April 1950. The article praises the return of Sta...

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Yorkshire artists at the Academy: Their strong contribution

1953

Press cutting titled 'Yorkshire artists at the Academy: Their strong contribution' by the art critic W.T. Oliver, published in the Yorkshire Post in 1953. The article discusses the importance of the o...

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Yorkshire exhibitors at the Academy

2 May 1955

Press cutting titled 'Yorkshire exhibitors at the Academy' by the art critic W.T.Oliver, published in the Yorkshire Post on 2 May 1955. The article discusses the contributions made to the Royal Academ...

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Directors of SPACE Ltd. to the Editor of The Times

5 Jul 1969

Typewritten letter with an annotated copy of a typewritten draft and handwritten notes from the Directors of SPACE [Professor William Alexander West, Maurice de Sausmarez, Peter Townsend, Irene Worth,...

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Yorkshire's impressive Academy contribution

4 May 1957

Press cutting titled 'Yorkshire's impressive Academy contribution: Works from the Ridings that show sound craftsmanship' by the art critic W.T. Oliver, published in the Yorkshire Post on 4 May 1957. I...

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The Royal Academy by Eric Newton

1947

Press cutting from an unidentified newspaper titled 'The Royal Academy' by the art critic Eric Newton, in which Newton explains the concept of the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts. He go...

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