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- 1909-1987 (Creation)
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1.44 linear metres
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Biographical history
The Artists League of Great Britain was founded in 1909 as The Imperial Arts League. Its purpose was to "protect and promote the interests of Artists and to inform, advise and assist Artists, who have enrolled as members, in matters of business connected with the practice of the Arts."
These 'business matters' included copyright, contracts, reproduction rights, export problems and insurance. The League was directed by a council of experienced Artists who gave their services on a voluntary basis.
In 1971 the Imperial Arts League changed its name to The Artists League of Great Britain.
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GB 0074 LMA/4054 1909-1987 Collection 1.44 linear metres Artists League of Great Britain x Imperial Arts League
The Artists League of Great Britain was founded in 1909 as The Imperial Arts League. Its purpose was to "protect and promote the interests of Artists and to inform, advise and assist Artists, who have enrolled as members, in matters of business connected with the practice of the Arts."
These 'business matters' included copyright, contracts, reproduction rights, export problems and insurance. The League was directed by a council of experienced Artists who gave their services on a voluntary basis.
In 1971 the Imperial Arts League changed its name to The Artists League of Great Britain.
Gifted to the Archive in July 1998.
Records of the Artists League of Great Britain, formerly the Imperial Arts League. The records relate mainly to the administration of the league. The earliest material are the council minutes from 1909. There are also files of individual members; especially interesting is the file of Sydney Cockerell, bookbinder, which includes samples of hand made end-papers. Also of interest are the subject files on sketching and painting in war time (1915-1942) and a file of newspaper cuttings (1939-1940) concerning exhibitions and bequests during the war.
The records have been sorted into the following groups:
Administration LMA/4054/A;
Finance LMA/4054/B;
Correspondence LMA/4054/C;
Members Records LMA/4054/D;
Printed Material/Ephemera LMA/4054/E.
The records are open and available for consultation.
Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Further records of the Artists League of Great Britain may be found at the Victoria and Albert Museum Archive of Art and Design.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
June to August 2010. Business Enterprises World War Two (1939-1945) Wars (events) World wars (events) World War One (1914-1918) Exhibitions Cultural exhibitions Organizations Associations Professional associations Artists Artists League of Great Britain x Imperial Arts League England UK Western Europe Europe
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Gifted to the Archive in July 1998.
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Records of the Artists League of Great Britain, formerly the Imperial Arts League. The records relate mainly to the administration of the league. The earliest material are the council minutes from 1909. There are also files of individual members; especially interesting is the file of Sydney Cockerell, bookbinder, which includes samples of hand made end-papers. Also of interest are the subject files on sketching and painting in war time (1915-1942) and a file of newspaper cuttings (1939-1940) concerning exhibitions and bequests during the war.
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Accruals
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The records have been sorted into the following groups:
Administration LMA/4054/A;
Finance LMA/4054/B;
Correspondence LMA/4054/C;
Members Records LMA/4054/D;
Printed Material/Ephemera LMA/4054/E.
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The records are open and available for consultation.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Further records of the Artists League of Great Britain may be found at the Victoria and Albert Museum Archive of Art and Design.
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English