The Palette Club

Active: 1880 -

Function: Art club

Policy: Art club for artists and amateurs for the study of art, in the form of art classes, discussions and musical and social meetings.

History or description: First president was Pittendrigh Macgillivray, who formed this club out of recognising discontent amoung his peers with The Glasgow Art Club. Other members at this time were Lavery, Henry and Roche.
The Palette Club is attributed to the beginning of the 'Glasgow School' Movement.

Activities: art classes, classes in life drawing , discussions, discussions on art, meetings, musical entertainments, musical evenings, social events, social meetings, soirees

Composition: amateur artists, professional artists

Citing this record

'The Palette Club', 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=msib6_1231758970, accessed 02 Jun 2023]