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- 1980-present (Creation)
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120 boxes
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Biographical history
The Bankside Gallery Charitable Limited Company was formed in 1980 by the Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) and the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE). These two societies had a close association and had shared premises since 1888, and also had members in common. In 1980, the lease on their current premises - 26 Conduit St, London, expired, and the Societies transferred to the Bankside site.
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Archival history
GB 1744 BANKSIDE 1980-present Collection (fonds) 120 boxes Bankside Gallery Charitable Limited Company
The Bankside Gallery Charitable Limited Company was formed in 1980 by the Royal Watercolour Society (RWS) and the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE). These two societies had a close association and had shared premises since 1888, and also had members in common. In 1980, the lease on their current premises - 26 Conduit St, London, expired, and the Societies transferred to the Bankside site.
Material generated by the Gallery and held in situ.
Records of the Bankside Gallery comprising: committee minutes, financial records, administrative records, files on exhibitions held at the Gallery, 1980-present; and press cutting collection 1980-2002.
By appointment. Bontact the Archivist in the first instance, Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton St, Blackfriars, London SE1 9JH. 3.4.2 Conditions governing reproduction: At the discretion of the Archivist
At the discretion of the Archivist
English
The material is uncatalogued.
Royal Watercolour Society and Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, also held at Bankside Gallery.
Sources: Historical Manuscripts Commission's On-Line National Register of Archives; The business of watercolour, a guide to the archives of the Royal Watercolour Society, Simon Fenwick and Greg Smith, (Ashgate, Aldershot, 1997). Compiled by Alison Field as part of the London Signpost Survey Project.
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.
August 2003 Art galleries Artists Bankside Gallery Charitable Limited Company Blackfriars England Europe Exhibitions Fine arts Hopton Street London Painters Painting Paintings Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers Society of Painters in Water Colours x Royal Watercolour Society UK Western Europe City of London Illustrations Visual materials
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Material generated by the Gallery and held in situ.
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Scope and content
Records of the Bankside Gallery comprising: committee minutes, financial records, administrative records, files on exhibitions held at the Gallery, 1980-present; and press cutting collection 1980-2002.
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Conditions governing access
By appointment. Bontact the Archivist in the first instance, Bankside Gallery, 48 Hopton St, Blackfriars, London SE1 9JH. 3.4.2 Conditions governing reproduction: At the discretion of the Archivist
Conditions governing reproduction
At the discretion of the Archivist
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Royal Watercolour Society and Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, also held at Bankside Gallery.
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The material is uncatalogued.
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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