Albert E.V. Lilley
Active: 1898 - 1948
Painter, jeweller, teacher
Works
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Buckles and Brooches
1901 (Presumed)
A Clasp and Necklace
1903 (Presumed)
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Thirty-sixth Spring Exhibition at the Rooms of the Society, New Street (Royal Birmingham Society of Artists), 1901
Multiple works
Exhibited at The Thirty-Eighth Spring Exhibition at the Rooms of the Society, New Street (Royal Birmingham Society of Artists), 1903
'A Clasp and Necklace'
Exhibited at The Birmingham Art Circle. The Thirty-Ninth Exhibition, 1907
24 June 1907 - 27 July 1907
Lilley exhibited a case of jewellery including eight objects; bracelet, buckles, card case, pendants, rings [summary]. The objects were not offered for sale.
Institutional and Business Connections
Assistant principal of Wolverhampton Municipal School of Art and Crafts
1890 (Circa)
Lilley is described as 'second master'. No dates are given, however, Wheeler notes that Lilley held the post under A. C. Jahn who was headmaster from c. 1890 to 1905. See Wheeler, 'Wolverhampton College of Art' in The Birmingham Post (12 June, 1950).
Chairwoman/chairman of Birmingham Art Circle
January 1918 - December 1918
Elected professional associate member of Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
1910 - 1940 (Presumed)
First listed in the Society's exhibition catalogues as an Associate member in Spring 1910. No listings of Associate members from Autumn 1940 to Spring 1946; not listed as an Associate in Autumn 1946.
From Spring 1927 listed as A.R.B.S.A.
Member of Birmingham Art Circle
1900 - 1950
Exhibited jewellery objects and paintings at Art Circle exhibitions.
Sources
'Wolverhampton College of Art', The Birmingham Post
12 June 1950
Unpaged.
Adjourned Annual Meeting held on Saturday 19th January, 1918 Birmingham Art Circle
19 January 1918
p. 1.
Minutes of meeting held at the Royal Society of Artists, 6 January 1934 Birmingham Art Circle
1934
p. 1.
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. The Spring Exhibition, 1940 Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
1940
p. 3.
The Art Circle, Register of Members to Date, 1879-2002 Birmingham Art Circle
2002 (Presumed)
Unpaged.
The Thirty-Ninth Exhibition of Works by Members of the Art Circle, held at the Galleries of the Royal Society of Artists, 1907
June 1907
p. 9.
Citing this record
'Albert E.V. Lilley', 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/person.php?id=msib4_1202987409, accessed 29 Sep 2023]