The Royal Academy of Arts Students' Clubs, 1883-1902

In the evening of Saturday, 23 November 1889, the Royal Academy Students' Club held its inaugural meeting in its premises at 10 Denman Street, fractionally north of Piccadilly Circus in London and conveniently close to the Royal Academy of Arts at Burlington House in Piccadilly. The Times descr...

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Published inThe British art journal Vol. 22; no. 1; p. 78
Main Author Smith, Martin Ferguson
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Art Journals Ltd 01.04.2021
Subjects
British culture
Clubs
College students
Quiller, Stephen
Special events
United Kingdom > UK
England
London England
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Summary:In the evening of Saturday, 23 November 1889, the Royal Academy Students' Club held its inaugural meeting in its premises at 10 Denman Street, fractionally north of Piccadilly Circus in London and conveniently close to the Royal Academy of Arts at Burlington House in Piccadilly. The Times describes the institution as A new club, which has been established for the purpose of facilitating social intercourse between past and present students of the Royal Academy schools', adding, 'It is believed that the institution will meet a want that has been felt for a considerable time past.'1 The annual subscription for all, whether present or past students, was one guinea. The 200 members at the start included nearly 50 Royal Academicians and Associates, including Sir John Millais, Lawrence AJma-Tadema, William Quiller Orchardson, Luke Fildes, and Alfred Waterhouse. It was the President of the Royal Academy, Sir Frederic Leighton, who, at the inaugural meeting, formally declared the club open. He was its first president, while the posts of honorary treasurer and honorary secretary were occupied by, respectively, Ernest Spence and Robert Scamp Lovell.
ISSN:1467-2006