Royal Society of British Artists

For the earlier body, see Society of Artists of Great Britain.

The Royal Society of British Artists
AbbreviationRBA
Formation1823; 201 years ago (1823)
TypeArtist Society
Legal statusActive
Membership85
Official language
English
President
Michael Harrison PRBA Hon RBSA
Vice President
Henry Jabbour VPRBA
AffiliationsFederation of British Artists
Websitewww.therba.org
RemarksReferences[1]

The Royal Society of British Artists (RBA) is a British art body established in 1823 as the Society of British Artists, as an alternative to the Royal Academy.

History

The RBA commenced with twenty-seven members, and took until 1876 to reach fifty.[2][3] Artists wishing to resign were required to give three months' notice and pay a fine of £100.[3] The RBA's first two exhibitions were held in 1824, with one or two exhibitions held annually thereafter.[4]

The RBA currently has 85 elected members who participate in an annual exhibition currently held at the Mall Galleries in London. The Society's previous gallery was a building designed by John Nash in Suffolk Street. Queen Victoria granted the Society the Royal Charter in 1887.

It is one of the nine member societies that form the Federation of British Artists which administers the Mall Galleries, next to Trafalgar Square.

Its records from 1823 to 1985 are in the Victoria and Albert Museum.[5]

Prominent members

Presidents

References

  1. ^ Society of British Artists. Web. 20 Aug. 2013.
  2. ^ About the RBA, The Royal Society of British Artists, archived from the original on 8 October 2011, retrieved 8 July 2010
  3. ^ a b Johnson, Jane (compiler) (1984), Works Exhibited at The Royal Society of British Artists 1824–1893; and the New English Art Club 1888–1917, Antique Collectors' Club, ISBN 0-902028-35-9, retrieved 8 July 2010
  4. ^ "List of RBA exhibitions 1824–1840" (PDF), The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art Library: List of photocopies of catalogues and other material on exhibiting societies, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, p. 8, archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011, retrieved 9 July 2010
  5. ^ "Painting and drawing in the archives" Archived 2009-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, V&A. Retrieved 16 February 2007
  6. ^ "NOTES ON ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY". The Academy. 48 (1224): 322. October 1895. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Bonhams : Ernest Borough Johnson, RBA, RI, RP (British, 1866-1949) Portrait of a lady". www.bonhams.com. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Swinstead, Frank Hillyard". www.suffolkartists.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  9. ^ PPRBA, James Horton. "James Horton PPRBA". The Royal Society of British Artists. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  10. ^ a b (Admin), Liam Culver (23 June 2017). "Officers and Council". Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  11. ^ (Admin), Liam Culver (27 June 2024). "Officers and Council". Retrieved 28 November 2017.


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