Group    From 1863 

The Arts Club

Categories: Art, Community / Clubs

Private members club founded by, amongst others, Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, and Lord Leighton. "This Club is instituted for the purpose of facilitating the social intercourse of those connected with, or interested in Art, Literature or Science." It started in 17 Hanover Square and 1896 moved to the current premises in Dover Street.

1890-1 James Whistler left this club to found the Chelsea Arts Club.

The Dover Stret building was renovated and relaunched in 2011-12, the website makes it look like a high-end hotel/restaurant.

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The Arts Club

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The Arts Club - left - WW2

Our Greek consultant, David Hopkins, transcribed the Greek quotation and writ...

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The Arts Club - right - 2011

{Stone to the right of the entrance:} This stone commemorating the renovatio...

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Samuel Courtauld

Samuel Courtauld

Industrialist and art collector. 1932 founded The Courtauld Institute of Art. Managed the family textile firm as a director from 1908,  and as chair 1921-46. Served twice as chair of the Trustees ...

Person, Art, Industry

1 memorial
Oskar Kokoschka

Oskar Kokoschka

Painter. Born in Pöchlarn, Austria. He studied in Vienna and worked in Berlin for many years where he painted expressionist portraits and did illustrations for the periodical 'Der Sturm'. Branded a...

Person, Art, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Switzerland

1 memorial
Felix Slade

Felix Slade

Collector of glass, books and engravings funded from the wealth he inherited from his father. Member of the Society of Antiquaries, he endowed 3 Slade Professorships of Fine Art at universities, an...

Person, Art, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Frederic George Stephens

Frederic George Stephens

Born 10th October 1827, Walworth. Art critic and historian. He entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1844 where he met Millais and Holman Hunt with whom he joined to found the Pre-Raphaelite Broth...

Person, Art, History, Journalism / Publishing

1 memorial
George Cruikshank

George Cruikshank

Engraver, caricaturist and illustrator, best known for his political caricatures and for his illustrations for Charles Dickens novels. His father, Isaac, and brother, Robert, were also illustrators...

Person, Art

3 memorials