1951
This long decade marks the tenure of Lawrence Gowing as Professor of Fine Art and the establishment of new and vigourous programmes of exhibtions, acquisitions and teaching.
By 1954 Victor Pasmore and Richard Hamilton were established as members of staff, joining longer-serving staff such as Leonard Evetts, Murray McCheyne, Louisa Hodgson and art historian Ralph Holland.
1951
Exhibitions
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Arts Council Collection, Part II
3 - 24 February 1951Arts Council Collection, Part II
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Catalogue for the Arts Council Collection part II
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Two Newcastle Artists (Drawings by Christopher Cornford & Sculpture by Geoffrey Dudley)
1951
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Design and Decoration
April 3-26 1951Design and Decoration
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Catalogue for ‘Design and Decoration’
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Installation view of ‘Design and Decoration’
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Pictures from Collections in Northumberland
8 May - 15 June 1951Pictures from Collections in Northumberland
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Annotated catalogue
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Nicolas Poussin – The Seven Sacraments
3 December 1951 - 8 March 1952Nicolas Poussin – The Seven Sacraments
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Poussin’s celebrated group of Seven Sacraments
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1951
Staff / Students
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1951
Acquisitions
Letter from Lord Eustace Percy, 1951
Lawrence Gowing
Lawrence Gowing, early in his tenure as head of the Fine Art Department, wrote to Lord Eustace Percy, then Rector of Kings College, outlining his ambition to develop a teaching collection, he received this cautious reply.