Oil paintings in public ownership in the City of Westminster ... including the Royal Academy of Arts
By: coordinator, Freda Matassa ; photographers, Andy Johnson and Justin Piperger
Contributors: Public Catalogue Foundation
Series: Oil paintings in public ownership; The Mercers' series; Oil paintings in public ownership; Mercers' series
Publisher: Public Catalogue Foundation
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781904931966
Subjects: Painting; Catalogs; Societies
Description: This catalogue presents nearly 3,000 paintings from some of the most famous public collections in the London Borough of Westminster. The 11 collections featured in Volume One contain works with significant royal and political connections and span a wide range of periods and styles from Rubens magnificent Banqueting House ceiling to contemporary works by David Hockney and Gavin Turk in the Royal College of Art. Set at the heart of the nation, Westminster encompasses outstanding collections from the Royal Academy of Arts, the Ministry of Defence, the Supreme Court, Apsley House and several royal societies.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: V. 1. Including the Royal Academy of Arts / coordinator, Freda Matassa ; photographers, Andy Johnson and Justin Piperger; title: v. 2. Including the Fleming Collection / coorodinators, Lucy Ellis [and others] ; photographers, Andy Johnson, Justin Pipergen and Todd White; title: v. 3. The Palace of Westminster / coordinator, Rosie MacArthur ; photography, The Palace of Westminster.