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ARTICLES RELATED TO National Gallery London - Other information | | | |  National Gallery London - Other information: Encyclopedia II - National Gallery London - HistoryThe National Gallery was established in 1824, when the art collection of the Russian émigré banker John Julius Angerstein was bought by the British government. For the first 14 years of its existence it had to exist in temporary accommodation in Angerstein's former townhouse on 100 Pall Mall. There followed further gifts, by Sir George Beaumont and the Rev. William Holwell Carr, on the condition that a more suitable building was found to house the national collection, which came in 1838. 15th- and 16th-century Italian paintings were at the ...
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| | | | National Gallery London - Other information: Encyclopedia II - National Gallery London - History The National Gallery was established in 1824, when the art collection of the Russian émigré banker John Julius Angerstein was bought by the British government. For the first 14 years of its existence it had to exist in temporary accommodation in Angerstein's former townhouse on 100 Pall Mall. There followed further gifts, by Sir George Beaumont and the Rev. William Holwell Carr, on the condition that a more suitable building was found to house the national collection, which came in 1838. 15th- and 16th-century Italian paintings were at the ...
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| | | | National Gallery London - Other information: Encyclopedia II - National Gallery London - Associate artists Since 1989, the gallery has run a scheme that gives a studio to contemporary artists to create work based on the permanent collection. They usually hold the position of associate artist for two years and are given an exhibition in the National Gallery at the end of their tenure. The list of associate artists so far is as follows:
Paula Rego (1989–90)
Ken Kiff (1991–93)
Peter Blake (1994–96)
Ana Maria Pacheco (1997–99)
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See also:National Gallery London, National Gallery London - History, National Gallery London - The building, National Gallery London - The Sainsbury Wing and later additions, National Gallery London - The collection, National Gallery London - Directors, National Gallery London - Associate artists, National Gallery London - Other information, National Gallery London - Notes, National Gallery London - Reference Read more here: » National Gallery London: Encyclopedia II - National Gallery London - Associate artists |
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| | | | National Gallery London - Other information: Encyclopedia II - National Gallery London - The building The first suggestion for a National Gallery on Trafalgar Square came from John Nash, the architect of the Square. When a competition was held for the building in 1826, however, the entry by Nash, whose popularity by then was in decline, and his collaborator C. R. Cockerell lost to a design by William Wilkins. Wilkins described in a letter to the Viscount Goderich his desire to build a "Temple of the Arts, nurturing contemporary art through historical example", [7] but his plans were hampered by parsim ...
See also:National Gallery London, National Gallery London - History, National Gallery London - The building, National Gallery London - The Sainsbury Wing and later additions, National Gallery London - The collection, National Gallery London - Directors, National Gallery London - Associate artists, National Gallery London - Other information, National Gallery London - Notes, National Gallery London - Reference Read more here: » National Gallery London: Encyclopedia II - National Gallery London - The building |
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