Russell Westwood, Gallery IX with works awaiting selection for the Summer Exhibition, 1953.

Gallery IX with works awaiting selection for the Summer Exhibition, 1953., March 1953

Russell Westwood (1911 - 1982)

RA Collection: Art

Works of art stacked in Gallery IX, prior to selection for the Summer Exhibition, 1953. Over 10,000 works were submitted in March that year, from which 2,400 are initially selected, though only 1350 are eventually hung.

Object details

Title
Gallery IX with works awaiting selection for the Summer Exhibition, 1953.
Photographed by
Russell Westwood (1911 - 1982)
Date
March 1953
Object type
Photograph
Copyright owner
Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
10/3937
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