Manchester City Art Gallery
Other names: Royal Institution (pre-1883), Manchester Art Gallery (current name)
Active: 1883 -
Function: Art gallery and museum
Rules: 'Managed by a committee of twenty-one gentlemen; fourteen nominated by the Corporation of Manchester, and seven by the shareholders of the Royal Institution' (Year's Art, 1896).
History or description: 'The building hitherto known as the Royal Institution was formerly opened as the "City Art Gallery" in 1883. Important structural alterations, by which a fine suite of galleries was obtained, have been made. The galleries are now lighted by incandescent electric lamps' (Year's Art, 1896).
Works
Dates are usually the year a work was exhibited so may differ from date of production.
New entries have been made each time a work was exhibited due to a lack of evidence about the state, medium or edition shown.
Own Buffet
1985
Accession Number: 1985.39
Exhibitions, Courses, Meetings and other Events
Hosted Manchester Art Federation, Fine & Applied Art Exhibition, 1924
1924
Organized Manchester Art Gallery, First Exhibition of Arts and Crafts, 1891
Organized Manchester Art Gallery, Exhibition of Work by Manchester Artists, 1926
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Royal Institution, First Autumn Exhibition, 1883
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Royal Institution, Second Autumn Exhibition, 1884
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Seventh Autumn Exhibition, 1889
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Eighth Autumn Exhibition, 1890
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Eleventh Autumn Exhibition, 1893
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Twelfth Autumn Exhibition, 1894
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Thirteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1895
Organized Manchester Art Gallery, Second Exhibition of Arts and Crafts, 1895
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Twenty-Third Autumn Exhibition, 1905
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Eighteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1900
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Fifteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1897
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Sixteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1898
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Seventeenth Autumn Exhibition, 1899
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Fourteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1896
Organized City of Manchester Art Gallery, Exhibition of the Work of Living British Artists, 1927
Organized City of Manchester Art Gallery, Exhibition of Modern Oil Paintings and Sculpture, 1913
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Twenty-Fifth Autumn Exhibition, 1907
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Twenty-Sixth Autumn Exhibition, 1908
Organized City of Manchester Art Gallery, Exhibition of Drawings & Examples of Craftsmanship, 1911
Organized Exhibits of the Northern Art Workers' Guild (Manchester), 1911
Organized Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, Eighty-Fifth Spring Exhibition, 1944
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Twenty-Fourth Autumn Exhibition, 1906
Organized Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, Eighty-Fourth Spring Exhibition, 1943
Organized New Movements in Art (Manchester City Art Gallery), 1942
Organized Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, Eighty-Third Spring Exhibition, 1942
Organized British Handicrafts by the Arts and Crafts Society and the Red Rose Guild, 1940
Organized Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, 81st Spring Exhibition, 1940
Organized Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, 80th Spring Exhibition, 1939
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Twenty-Second Autumn Exhibition, 1904
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Twenty-First Autumn Exhibition, 1903
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Twentieth Autumn Exhibition, 1902
Organized Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Nineteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1901
Organized Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, Eighty-Second Spring Exhibition, 1941
Organized Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, 75th Spring Exhibition, 1934
Organized Platt Hall, Rusholme, Unit One Exhibition, 1934
Organized Platt Hall, Rusholme, Sculpture by Marguerite Milward Exhibition, 1934
Organized Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, 76th Spring Exhibition, 1935
Organized City of Manchester Art Gallery, Exhibition of Works by Northern Artists, 1938
Organized Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, 79th Spring Exhibition, 1938
Institutional and Business Connections
Received advice from Royal Society of British Sculptors
5 July 1905 - 4 January 1911 (Presumed)
The Royal Society of British Sculptors discussed how they might advise on Sculpture spaces for proposed Gallery in Manchester [3 July, 1905]. In 1910, wrote to Manchester to call attention to a promise that Sculpture would be considered in the designs [21 November 1910]. A copy of the same letter was sent to the Lord Mayor of Manchester [19 December 1910]. The Lord Mayor sent his assurances that he would bring the matter to the attention of the Committee, while Walter Butterworth, chairman of the Art Gallery, replied requesting an interview with the Society President[4 January 1911].
All references listed here are taken from 'The Royal Society of British Sculptors: Minutes of Council Meetings, no.1].
Sources
Catalogue of British Handicrafts by the Arts and Crafts Society and the Red Rose Guild, 1940
1940
Catalogue of New Movements in Art, 1942
1942
Catalogue of the 75th Spring Exhibition, Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, 1934
1934
Catalogue of the 76th Spring Exhibition, Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, 1935
1935
Catalogue of the 78th Spring Exhibition, Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, 1937
1937
Catalogue of the 79th Spring Exhibition, Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, 1938
1938
Catalogue of the 80th Spring Exhibition, Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, 1939
1939
Catalogue of the 81st Spring Exhibition, Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, 1940
1940
Catalogue of the Eighteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1900
1900
Catalogue of the Eighth Autumn Exhibition, 1890
1890
Catalogue of the Eighty-Fifth Spring Exhibition, Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, 1944
1944
Catalogue of the Eighty-Fourth Spring Exhibition, Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, 1943
1943
Catalogue of the Eighty-Second Spring Exhibition, Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, 1941
1941
Catalogue of the Eighty-Third Spring Exhibition, Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, 1942
1942
Catalogue of the Eleventh Autumn Exhibition, 1893
1893
Catalogue of the Exhibition of Drawings & Examples of Craftsmanship, Spring 1911
1911
Catalogue of the Exhibition of Modern Oil Paintings and Sculpture, Autumn 1913
1913
Catalogue of the Exhibition of Pictures Illustrating Childhood, 1907
1907
Catalogue of the Exhibition of the Work of Living British Artists
1927
Catalogue of the Exhibition of Work by Manchester Artists, City of Manchester Art Gallery, 1926
1926
Catalogue of the Exhibition of Works by Allied Artists, 1942
1942
Catalogue of the Exhibition of Works by Northern Artists, 1938
1938
Catalogue of the Exhibits of the Northern Art Workers Guild (Manchester Art Gallery), 1911
1911
Catalogue of the Fifteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1897
1897
Catalogue of the Fine & Applied Art Exhibition, City of Manchester Art Gallery, 1924
1924 (Presumed)
Catalogue of the First Autumn Exhibition, 1883
1883
Catalogue of the First Exhibition of Arts and Crafts, City of Manchester Art Gallery, 1891
1891
Catalogue of the Fourteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1896
1896
Catalogue of the Loan Exhibition of Works Organised by the Contemporary Art Society, Winter 1911
1911
Catalogue of the Nineteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1901
1901
Catalogue of the Ninety Second Spring Exhibition, Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, 1951
1951
Catalogue of the Sculpture by Marguerite Milward Exhibition, Platt Hall, Rusholme, Manchester, 1934
1934
Catalogue of the Second Autumn Exhibition, 1884
1884
Catalogue of the Second Exhibition of Arts and Crafts, City of Manchester Art Gallery, 1895
1895
Catalogue of the Seventeenth Autumn Exhibition, 1899
1899
Catalogue of the Seventh Autumn Exhibition, 1889
1889
Catalogue of the Sixteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1898
1898
Catalogue of the Thirteenth Autumn Exhibition, 1895
1895
Catalogue of the Twelfth Autumn Exhibition, 1894
1894
Catalogue of the Twentieth Autumn Exhibition (Manchester Art Gallery), 1902
1902
Catalogue of the Twenty-Fifth Autumn Exhibition, 1907
1907
Catalogue of the Twenty-First Autumn Exhibition, 1903
1903
Catalogue of the Twenty-Fourth Autumn Exhibition, 1906
1906
Catalogue of the Twenty-Second Autumn Exhibition, 1904
1904
Catalogue of the Twenty-Sixth Autumn Exhibition, 1908
1908
Catalogue of the Twenty-Third Autumn Exhibition, 1905
1905
Catalogue of the Unit One Exhibition, Platt Hall, Rusholme, Manchester, 1934
1934
Royal Society of British Sculptors. Minutes of Council Meetings No. 1, 1905-1913
19 May 1913
3 July, 1905; 21 November 1910; 19 December 1910; 4 January 1911.
Citing this record
'Manchester City Art Gallery', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/organization.php?id=msib5_1217427622, accessed 29 Jan 2020]
