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The Royal Society of Marine Artists is an association of artists in London that promotes contemporary marine art. This includes painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture.[1] This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
History
The Royal Society of Marine Artists was founded in 1939.
This came about after some initial exhibitions on the subject, staged "largely due to the anomaly that Great Britain, whose history is so bound up with the sea, did not have a society dedicated to painting the sea and its occasions."[1] One of these early exhibitions, Sea Power, gained the patronage of King George VI and was opened by Winston Churchill. Subsequently, in 1938, Admiral of the Fleet, the Earl of Cork and Orrey suggested the formation of a formal society, which came into being with the title "The Society of Marine Artists".[1] George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George) (December 14, 1895 - February 6, 1952) was the third British monarch of the House of Windsor, reigning from December 11, 1936 to February 6, 1952. ...
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No activity took place immediately because of the outbreak of World War II, and it was not until 1946 that the Society's inaugural exhibition was mounted in the Guildhall Art Gallery at the invitation of the Corporation of London. This became the venue for the Society's annual exhibitions. In 1966, Queen Elizabeth II granted assent for the title of "The Royal Society of Marine Artists". The location for the annual exhibitions was changed to the Mall Galleries in 1981, when building works prevented use of the Guildhall.[1] Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead: 50,000,000 Military dead: 8,000,000 Civilian dead: 4,000,000 Total dead 12,000,000 World War II (abbreviated WWII), or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict...
The Guildhall Art Gallery houses the art collection of the City of London. ...
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The Society maintains links with other relevant organisations, including the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Navy, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and with publishers and the shipping industry.[2] In 1996, Blandford published a 176 page book A Celebration of Marine Art : Fifty Years of the Royal Society of Marines Artists.[3] In 2004, the Society exhibited work at the National Maritime Museum.[2] The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich The National Maritime Museum (NMM) is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom, and one of the most important in the world. ...
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Norman Wilkinson (1878 – 1971) was a member, as was Harry Heine (1928 – 2004) the first Canadian to be elected. Norman Wilkinson CBE (1878 Cambridge -1971). ...
Harry Heine (d. ...
The society is a registered charity. It is also one of the 9 member societies that form the Federation of British Artists, which is based in and administers the Mall Galleries, next to Trafalgar Square.[1] Approximately 50 full members are entitled to use the letters R.S.M.A. after their name. The Federation of British Artists (FBA) is an umbrella organisation for 9 art societies. ...
Trafalgar Square viewed from the northeast corner. ...
Officers - Geoff Hunt, PRSMA (President)
- David Howell, VPRSMA (Vice President)
- Bert Wright, PPRSMA FRSA (Past President)
See also The Federation of British Artists (FBA) is an umbrella organisation for 9 art societies. ...
Notes and references - ^ a b c d e "The Royal Society of Marine Artists", The Federation of British Artists. Retrieved 17 February, 2007
- ^ a b "The Royal Society of Marine Artists" National Maritime Museum. Retrieved 17 February 2007
- ^ "A Celebration of Marine Art : Fifty Years of the Royal Society of Marines Artists" Amazon.com. Retrieved 17 February 2007
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February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...
February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...
External links - The Society on the FBA web site
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