Reference code
RAA/SEC/17/9
Title
Papers relating to the exemption of works of art from import duties
Date
27 Feb 1932 - 27 May 1932
Level
File
Extent & medium
1 file
Previous reference codes
1732 A, B
Historical Background
Following discussions in Council, including the reading of a letter on the subject from
Augustus John, it was decided that the President,
Sir William Llewellyn, should make an appeal to the Government and the Import Duties Advisory Committee for the exemption of certain foreign works of art "of educational importance to the public", such as works in the RA loan exhibitions, from import duties under the provisions of the Import Duties Act.
Content Description
File of correspondence between the President and members of the Government, the Import Duties Advisory Committee, and others, relating to the RA's request that works of art brought into the country for the purposes of education or exhibition should be exempt from import duty. Also, a file of related press cuttings.
Associated Material
Council minutes, March - June 1932.