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In his lecture 'Humour in Art' given to the Society in February 1949, H M Bateman had proposed a permanent National Gallery of Humorous Art, in which to display the many original drawings of published comic art, which currently languished in back offices, or in corners of studios, and never seen by the public. \nAs a tentative beginning the Society, at the suggestion of its Chairman of Council, Sir Harry Lindsay KCIE, CBE, organised a temporary exhibition of 162 drawings of the work of more than fifty artists, ranging from Rowlandson and Gillray, to Osbert Lancaster and E H Shepard, Emett and Giles. With the help of Kenneth Bird, the editor of Punch, H M Bateman and Anna Zinkeisen, RDI, the Society was able to arrange an interesting display in the Society's Library (located at this time in what is now the Benjamin Franklin Room), which was open to the public free of charge.\nEncouraged by the steady flow of visitors, by the end of the second week 7,091 people had visited the exhibition, including HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (President, RSA 1952-2011) and The Duchess of Kent. The Council decided to postpone the closing day until Saturday 13 August, and to extend the daily opening hours to 6.30pm on weekdays, including Saturdays and the August Bank Holiday. 14,000 people had passed through the doors by the end of the exhibition, and as there was still a great public interest, the Society was able to arrange for the exhibition to travel round the country from October 1949 to April 1950, showing at Hove, Coventry, Salford, Preston, Liverpool, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Lincoln, Hull and Leicester. It has been estimated that a further 40,000 people saw it in the course of this tour. The exhibition also received press coverage worldwide in newspapers and magazines such as Picture Post, Illustrated London News, The Spectator and two pages in the BBC Arabic News. Coverage also featured in television and cinema newsreels. But in spite of all this interest Bateman's original idea for a National Gallery of Humorous Art never came to life.\n\nRecords include correspondence and papers about arrangements for the exhibition, a catalogue and printed material and photographs
Ian Hamilton Finlan and Peter Randall-Page worked with Page & Park architects to create a new public space in the centre of Edinburgh, as part of the transformation of the Royal Mile. Artists and architect created a tranquil pedestrian area which evokes contrasting aspects of the history of Edinburgh. The project was completed in 1996. Client: The Royal Mile Team, Lothian Regional Council. Award value £7,500.
Invented by Bramah in 1796
Won The Eddie Squires Bursary for Outstanding Contemporary Printed Furnishing Fabric Design Travel Award of £625 in the 'Furnishing Textiles' section. Travelled to Milan from 8-15 April 2003 to attend the Milan Furniture Fair.
Won The Pitney Bowers Attachment Award worth £1750 under the the 'Computer/ Video Conferenceing' brief in the 'Communications and Information Technology' sector. Worked with Pitney Bowers in America and then travelled in America. Photocopy of original report.
Won a Travel Award worth £400 under the 'Graphics: A User Guide' brief in the 'Communication' section. Travelled to Amsterdam.
Won the Walter Wheeler Attachment Award worth £1000 in the 'Office and Business Equipment' section. Awarded £200 for coming fourth in the 'Automotive' section. Travelled around Europe. Photocopy of original report.
Contains an entry form, correspondence, music score 'Greenworld' and a description.
Co-founder and Director Emeritus of the Hewlett Packard Company, in recognition of success in furthering global communications.
Page 1552h from Volume 4 of 'Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851. Reports by the Juries' (Great Exhibition 1851)
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