Rome Scholarship in Painting, 1913 - 1994
Scope and Contents
This Sub-Series include records relating to the Rome Scholars in Painting, namely correspondence between scholars and the BSR administrative staff (especially between the scholars and the BSR Director and the BSR Honorary General Secretary), official documents (such as the scholars' application forms to the scholarship), financial records, postcards, exhibition brochures.
Reference number
AR-01.02.01
Dates
- 1913 - 1994
Conditions Governing Access
Materials in this sub-fonds are restricted until 40 years after creation. Some materials may not be available for data protection concerns.
Historical note
The Rome Scholarship in Painting was an annual scholarship established in 1912, with the approval of the regulations by the Council of the BSR Faculty of Painting. The financial contribution came through the Royal Commission of the 1851 Exhibition, which provided its support until 1986. The withdrawal of the Royal Commission prompted the BSR to seek new income possibilities, which it found in the Department of Education and Science. The British Academy persuaded the Department to increase funding to the BSR. As of 1986, important changes were envisaged in the administrative organisation of the BSR, leading to the unification of the four different Faculties (Painting, Sculpture, Engraving/Printmaking and Architecture). As of the academic year 1994-1995, the Rome Scholarship in Painting was offered together with the other Art scholarships, and artists and architects competed for the Rome Scholarships in the Fine Arts.
Extent
73 Folders (8 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This Sub-Series contains personal records of the Rome Scholars in Painting and Rome Awardees. This Scholarship was founded in 1912, thanks to the financial contribution of the Royal Commission of 1851 Exhibition, and it was merged in 1993-1994 into the Rome Scholarships in the Fine Arts.
Arrangement
Scholarships are arranged in chronological order, based on the academic year of the scholarship, and files in each box are arranged both in chronological and in alphabetical order, by names of scholar/awardee.
Separated Materials
Many of the files included non-administrative materials (art catalogues; photographs; artworks) which were removed. Art catalogues were added to the Library collection, photographs were moved to the Photographic Archive (Fine Arts Collection), and artworks have been included in the BSR Museum Collection.
Creator
- From the Fonds: British School at Rome (Owner, Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the British School at Rome Archive & Special Collections Repository