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Charles Shannon, A.R.A., has become a member gravest misgiving the absence of members
of the Club. • directly and adequately representing the artists

of this Country."

Until March last the administration of the

National Gallery of British Art, more widely The letter bears the following signatures:

known as the Tate Gallery, at Millbank, was in Edward J. Poynter (President, Roya1 Academy) ;

the hands of the Trustees of the National Frank Brangwyn (President, Royal Society of

Gallery in Trafalgar Square, but, acting on the British Artists) ; Frank Short, R.A. (President,

recommendation of Lord Curzon's Committee, Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and En-

the Treasury then constituted a separate Board gravers) ; Thos. Brock, K.C.B., R.A. (Pres'dent,

of Trustees for managing its affairs. The new Royal Society of British Sculptors) ; Dermod

Board as thus appointed consists of Lord Ply- O'Brien (President, Royal Hibernian Academy) ;

mouth, Lord d'Abernon, Mr. R. C. Witt, and Cuthbert Grundy (President, Royal Cambrian

Mr. C. J. Holmes, representing the Trustees of Academy) ; T. C. Gotch (President, Royal

the National Gallery, Lord Henry Bentinck, British Colonial Society of Artists) ; Lota Bowen

M.P., Mr. D. S. MacColl, Mr. Robert Ross, Mr. (President, Society of Women Artists) ; J. J.

J. R. Holliday, and Mr. C. Aitken, Keeper of the Shannon (President, Royal Society of Portrait

Tate Gallery. Mr. J. S. Sargent's name was Painters) ; David Murray, R.A. (President,

included in the list as first announced, but he Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours) ;

declined the invitation to join the new body. Alfred Parsons, R.A. (President, Royal Society
As it was understood that the

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