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14th March 2024:
Public Exhibition Announcement - 'T. L. Shoosmith: An Artist for All Seasons'
This exhibition of sixty paintings at the RWS, is the first held in London within living memory, curated from paintings held by the Shoosmith Gallery and the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery.
Friday 14th - Sunday 16th June 2024
11am - 5pm
RWS Gallery
3-5 Whitcomb Street
London, WC2H 7HA
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11th March 2024:
Michael Harrison, our Patron, elected President of Royal Society of British Artists
The Shoosmith Gallery is delighted to announce that Michael Harrison, The Gallery’s Patron, has been elected President of Royal Society of British Artists.
The Society was founded in 1823, and past members include Sickert, Whistler, Brangwyn, Lowry, and in more recent times Seago.
Sir Alfred East was President in 1915.
In 1919, T L Shoosmith was elected a member. 100 years later, Michael received the coveted accolade.
Michael takes over the presidency in June for a five year term of office.
24th February 2023:
Michael Ellis KC MP visits The Shoosmith Gallery
On Friday 24th February, Michael Ellis KC MP visited the Shoosmith Gallery at Delapré Abbey and met members of the Board of Trustees of the gallery, the Patron and other stakeholders.
The gallery celebrates the life and work of Northampton artist, Thurston Laidlaw Shoosmith (1865-1933), as well as his siblings and his father William Shoosmith.
Third from right: Michael Ellis KC MP, with... leftmost: Michael Harrison RBA (Patron of Shoosmith Gallery), third from left: Bushra Hamid (Chair of Board of Trustees, Shoosmith Gallery), second from right: Richard Clinton (Chief Executive, Delapre Abbey), rightmost: Clare Clarke (Chief Executive, Shoosmith Gallery).
Thurston Shoosmith was an accomplished watercolourist who produced a number of intricate landscape paintings depicting late 19th and early 20th century Northampton, as well as other areas of Europe, including France and Germany. The Shoosmith family has made an exemplary contribution to Northampton’s civic life.
Michael’s visit involved meeting those who manage the Gallery, viewing the impressive collection of watercolours, and hearing about the work and life of the Shoosmith family. It was followed by a tour of the facilities at Delapré Abbey by Richard Clinton, the Abbey’s Chief Executive.
Michael said, “I greatly enjoyed my visit and, as a former Minister for the Arts in the Government, I was delighted to show my support for Northampton-based arts and all those involved in preserving and celebrating our cultural heritage.”
A copy of the book ‘Thurston Laidlaw Shoosmith – A Reappraisal’ about the life of the artist and the Shoosmith family (authored by George Butlin) was presented as a gift to Michael Ellis KC MP to remember his visit, by the Patron of the Shoosmith Gallery.
