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- The Glasgow Society of Lady Artists was founded in 1882 by eight female students of the Glasgow School of Art with the aim of affording due recognition to women in the field of art. It has been described by Jude Burkhauser as "the first residential club in Scotland run by and for women". In the early days of the club, they met at 136 Wellington Street, Glasgow. The names of the founding members are somewhat under discussion, but they are thought to include: first president Georgina Mossman Greenlees, Mrs Joseph Agnew, Elizabeth Patrick, Margaret M Campbell, Henrietta Robertson, treasurer Frieda Rohl, Jane Nisbet, Helen Salmon, Jane Cowan Wyper, Margaret Macdonald (not Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh), Isabella Ure and Mrs Provan. They were all students of staff at Glasgow School of Art, and were successful artists, teachers and art workers. Their first meeting, in 1882, was held in the studio of Robert Greenlees, Georgina Greenlees' father, who helped the group write a book of rules. The object of the society was "The study of Art, to be promoted by means of life classes and monthly meetings at which members will be required to exhibit sketches, and by an annual exhibition of members' work". By 1895, the group had accumulated sufficient funds to allow the purchase of a house at No. 5 Blythswood Square. In their new premises it included a dining room, living room, bedrooms, studio space and a custom-designed gallery (added in 1895). Having bedrooms within the clubs premises allowed the ladies to have a safe place to stay, where the ladies could stay alone without any questions asked, or judged by other members. By 1897 the partnership of George Henry Walton and Fred Rowntree had designed and constructed a gallery for the Club's fourteenth Annual Exhibition. In 1898, a fire in the club buildings destroyed the early records of the club. Another disastrous fire on 27 May 1901 destroyed the Gallery and pictures for a special Summer Exhibition mounted in conjunction with the International Exhibition at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. The Gallery was rebuilt to the design of George Henry Walton and the first exhibition was held on 25 October 1902. In 1907 a Decoration Committee commissioned Charles Rennie Mackintosh to carry out certain interior work and the striking black pedimented neo-classical front door. Again in 1907, The Society celebrated their 25th Anniversary with an exhibition opened by Sir D. Y. Cameron in October that year. The Club thrived over the following 64 years until 1971 when it was sold to the Scottish Arts Council. Some members were determined to revive the Society, which duly happened in 1975 when it was renamed The Glasgow Society of Women Artists with a Centenary Exhibition being held in the Collins Gallery in 1982. (en)
- A Glasgow Society of Lady Artists (em português: Sociedade das Mulheres Artistas de Glasgow) foi fundada em 1882 por oito alunas da Escola de Arte de Glasgow com o objetivo de proporcionar o devido reconhecimento às mulheres no campo da arte. A Sociedade foi descrita por como sendo "o primeiro clube residencial na Escócia dirigido por e para mulheres". No início, elas se reuniam na Rua Wellington, n. 136, Glasgow. Não se sabe exatamente quem foram os membros fundadores do clube, mas acredita-se que, entre elas, estavam: a primeira presidente, , Sra. Joseph Agnew, Elizabeth Patrick, Margaret M. Campbell, Henrietta Robertson, a tesoureira Frieda Rohl, Jane Nisbet, Helen Salmon, Jane Cowan Wyper, Margaret Macdonald (não Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh), Isabella Ure e Sra. Provan. Todas elas eram membros da Escola de Arte de Glasgow, além de artistas, professoras e trabalhadoras artísticas de sucesso. Seu primeiro encontro, em 1882, foi realizado no estúdio de Robert Greenlees, pai de Georgina Greenlees, quem ajudou o grupo a escrever um livro de normas. O objetivo da Sociedade era "O estudo da Arte, a ser promovido por meio de aulas de vida e encontros mensais durante os quais os sócios serão obrigados a exibir esboços, e por uma exposição anual de obras dos sócios". Em 1895, o grupo havia acumulado fundos suficientes para permitir a compra de uma casa no n. 5 da Blythswood Square. Em 1897, George Henry Walton e Fred Rowntree, em parceria, projetaram e construíram uma galeria para a 14ª Exposição Anual do Clube. Em 1898, um incêndio no edifício do clube destruiu os registros mais antigos da Sociedade. Outro incêndio desastroso em 27 de maio de 1901 destruiu a galeria e as imagens de uma exposição especial de verão, montada em conjunto com a Exposição Internacional no Museu e Galeria de Arte de Kelvingrove. A galeria foi reconstruída com um projeto de George Henry Walton, e a primeira exposição foi realizada em 25 de outubro de 1902. Em 1907, um Comitê de Decoração encomendou a Charles Rennie Mackintosh a execução de alguns trabalhos internos e da impressionante porta neo-clássica com frontão preto. O clube prosperou pelos 64 anos seguintes, até 1971, quando foi vendido ao Scottish Arts Council. Alguns membros estavam determinados a reviver a Sociedade, o que eventualmente aconteceu em 1975, quando ela foi renomeada como The Glasgow Society of Women Artists, com uma Exposição do Centenário sendo realizada na Galeria Collins em 1982. (pt)
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