Report by Sydney Lee on the first meeting of the Frederick William Smith Art Bequest

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

RAA/PC/13/17

Title

Report by Sydney Lee on the first meeting of the Frederick William Smith Art Bequest

Date

1932

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Previous reference codes

1739

Historical Background

Lee, who was the nominee of the President, Sir William Llewellyn, produced this report on the first meeting of the Purchasing Committee of the Frederick William Smith Art Bequest held on 22 July 1932 to discuss the purchase of pictures to become the property of the Corporation of Southampton.

Content Description

Ms report by Lee. The Purchasing Committee discussed the possibility of approaching [Leonard] Campbell Taylor, RA with a view to the purchase of his picture 'Romney Abbey', which was in that year's RA exhibition.