57 Gallery

The 57 Gallery, later the New 57 Gallery, was an artist-run gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 1957 until 1984.

Among others, the gallery showed the work of Barbara Rae,[1] Jock McFadyen,[2] Eileen Lawrence[3] and John Houston.[4] From 1974 it was based at 29 Market Street, occupying the upper floor (while The Fruitmarket Gallery occupied the lower floor). Alexander Moffat was Chairman of the Gallery from 1968 until 1978.[5] Gareth Fisher followed him as Chairman.[6]

In 1984, the Gallery merged with The Fruitmarket Gallery, which came to occupy the whole of the building under the directorship of Mark Francis.[7]

The archives of the 57 and New 57 Gallery are held at the National Galleries of Scotland.[8]

References

1. "Barbara Rae | Artist | Royal Academy of Arts". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
2. "Jock McFadyen". www.jockmcfadyen.com. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
3. "Eileen Lawrence | The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland". www.royalscottishacademy.org. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
4. Long, Philip (2008-10-18). "John Houston: Painter and teacher whose greatest subject was the Scottish landscape". The Independent. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
5. "Alexander Moffat | The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland". www.royalscottishacademy.org. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
6. "Prof. Gareth Fisher | The Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland". www.royalscottishacademy.org. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
7. Richardson, Craig (2011). Scottish Art Since 1960: Historical Reflections and Contemporary Overviews. Ashgate Publishing. p. 6. ISBN 9780754661245.
8. "National Galleries of Scotland archive record".