North British Academy of Arts
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The North British Academy of Arts was an art institution of Newcastle upon Tyne in northern England, extant from circa 1898 to circa 1923.
[edit] Overview
The Academy was located in the Claremount Buildings on the western side of Barras Bridge on the corner with Eldon Place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which is now opposite the County Council Offices. In 1914 the honorary secretary was Mr. W.J. Morgan. Fellows of the academy were entitled to append F.N.B.A. to their names.
[edit] Members
Notable men and women were invited to become members, including:
- Sir Robert Lorimer - Scottish architect.
- James William Lowber - Anthropologist of Austin Texas, also elected a fellow and councillor in 1910.
- Georgina Bainsmith - Cornish sculptor, also elected a fellow and councillor.
- Nestor Cambier - Belgium painter and draftsman, from 1923.
- Henry Robinson Hall - Lancastrian and Yorkshire painter, from 1910.
[edit] References
- Sir Robert Lorimer Papers, Gen. 1963/1-68 MSS 2482-2494, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh.
- Nestor Cambier
- Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman
- Bundle of 483 letters in 3 folders, D/D/V/2/33 in The Danson Family Archives, The National Archive, Kew, 1900-1911.
- Bundle of 265 letters and printed material, D/D/V/2/38 in The Danson Family Archives, The National Archive, Kew, 1912-1916.
- Anthropologic Miscellanea, American Anthropologist, 12(1): 118-140.
- Paintings authenticated by HR Hall, BDB17/SP3/61, Cumbria County Record Office, Barrow-in-Furness, 1910.
