|
Colchester Art Society was founded in 1946 by a group of artists who lived in Colchester and the nearby areas, many of whom were also linked to the Colchester School of Art, which is part of Colchester Institute. The aim of the society was and still is the promotion of the visual arts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Colchester Art Society )〕 == Early history == In 1946, a period of renewed optimism after the Second World War, a group of young artists eager to exhibit together founded the Colchester Art Society. Some of its founding members were Roderic Barrett, Edward Bawden, Henry Collins, Reg Hazel, Cedric Morris, John Nash, Joyce Pallot, Rowland Suddaby, and Sylvia St. George.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Colchester Art Society )〕 The Colchester Art Society was founded following a meeting of local artists called by Reg Hazell who at the time was the head of the Colchester School of Arts. The initial meeting was attended by Henry Collins, Roderic Barrett and the children's illustrator Jenny Ward. Following this initial meeting Cedric Morris and Arthur Lett-Haines who ran the East Anglian School of Painting and Drawing joined the group alongside Joyce Pallot, Sylvia St George and others. The painter John Nash RA was invited to be the Society's first president and remained president until his death in 1977.〔 Stokes, V. 2008 '' Colchester Institute: Selected works from the Colchester Art Society Collection'' Exhibiton Catalogue, The Minories 〕 Other presidents of the Society have included Cedric Morris, Roderic Barrett and Anthony Atkinson. Cedric Morris was a key figure who encouraged the activities of the Colchester Art Society.〔R. Blythe, ''Sir Cedric Morris'', Exhibition Catalogue, The Minories, 13 Sept-19 Oct 1980〕 The first exhibition of the group showed 37 artists and took place in Colchester Castle. The selection committee decided that the criteria to choose the works would be based purely on merit, regardless of the background, experience or popularity of the artist. This policy remains.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Colchester Art Society )〕 The artist and designer Henry Collins designed the posters for the exhibition alongside the society's logo, which is still used today. 〔 Stokes, V. 2008 '' Colchester Institute: Selected works from the Colchester Art Society Collection'' Exhibiton Catalogue, The Minories〕 At Colchester Art Society's Autumn Exhibition which was held at Colchester Castle in October 1948, Cedric Morris exhibited a portrait of his then-student, Lucian Freud, which is now part of the Tate's collection. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Colchester Art Society」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|