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拍品专文
Founded in 1894, The St John’s Wood Art Club was a social gathering of artists living and working in and near the St John’s Wood area of London. The inaugural supper was held on 30 January 1895. Members would go on to attend further suppers, smoking concerts, and most importantly, 'discussion evenings' (D. Foxton, The Life of Thomas E. Scrutton, p.130). It was during these discussion evenings that the topic of the amendment of copyright laws would emerge. Spearheaded by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, the Artistic Copyright Committee was formed.
The committee discussed and deliberated ideas for a number of years before, in 1898, presenting their plans at an extraordinary general meeting of the Club. It was the committee's hope to draft a parliamentary Bill to submit to the House of Lords, and encourage major English artistic bodies, such as the Royal Academy, to support their attempts at copyright reform. It was at the extraordinary general meeting that the Committee would request permission to appoint legal counsel to support their efforts.
Thomas Edward Scrutton was chosen to represent the artists' interests. It was he who drafted the Copyright (Artistic) Bill, which was presented to the Lords for their consideration. Despite the efforts of the Committee and of Scrutton, there would be no Copyright Act passed for 10 years. None the less, the members of the committee were pleased with Scrutton's continued efforts and, by way of thanks, presented him with this cabinet of artworks.
The committee discussed and deliberated ideas for a number of years before, in 1898, presenting their plans at an extraordinary general meeting of the Club. It was the committee's hope to draft a parliamentary Bill to submit to the House of Lords, and encourage major English artistic bodies, such as the Royal Academy, to support their attempts at copyright reform. It was at the extraordinary general meeting that the Committee would request permission to appoint legal counsel to support their efforts.
Thomas Edward Scrutton was chosen to represent the artists' interests. It was he who drafted the Copyright (Artistic) Bill, which was presented to the Lords for their consideration. Despite the efforts of the Committee and of Scrutton, there would be no Copyright Act passed for 10 years. None the less, the members of the committee were pleased with Scrutton's continued efforts and, by way of thanks, presented him with this cabinet of artworks.