Visual Arts at the Edinburgh International Festival, 1947–1976

The Visual Arts at the Edinburgh International Festival, 1947 to 1976 lists exhibitions during the first three decades of the festival.

Although they were not featured in the first two festivals in 1947 and 1948, from 1949 the visual arts became an important feature with a series of exhibitions at the Royal Scottish Academy and the National Gallery of Scotland.

During the first decade, they tended to be devoted to famous major artists—from Rembrandt to the Impressionists. While in the second and third decades, there were also ones showcasing particular collections, and national schools of artists. Archaeological treasures were shown at the Royal Scottish Museum, now known as the National Museum of Scotland, and some others were connected with the performing arts.

Galleries

Since the 19th-century, Edinburgh has enjoyed good facilities for showing the visual arts. During the first three decades, the Royal Scottish Academy was the main gallery used by the festival, hosting an least 22 exhibitions. The other main locations were the Royal Scottish Museum now known as the National Museum of Scotland, where eight exhibitions were held, and the National Gallery of Scotland which had five. Edinburgh College of Art and Waverley Market in Princes Street each held three exhibitions. The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, City of Edinburgh Art Gallery and the Fruit Market Gallery, Market Street each had 2 exhibitions. In addition there were at least another 10 places used for smaller exhibitions.

List of exhibitions
Year Exhibition Place Notes
1949Exhibition of Dutch and Flemish Paintings from the Collection of the Marquess of ButeNational Gallery of Scotland[1]
1950RembrandtNational Gallery of Scotland[2]
1951Spanish Paintings (El Greco to Goya)National Gallery of Scotland[3]
1952DegasRoyal Scottish Academy[4]
1953RenoirRoyal Scottish Academy[5]
1953Medieval Frescoes from the Churches and Monasteries of YugoslaviaRoyal Scottish Museum[5]
1954CézanneRoyal Scottish Academy[6]
1954Treasures from the Barber Institute (Birmingham)National Gallery of Scotland[6]
1954Homage to DiaghilevEdinburgh College of Art[6]
1955GauguinRoyal Scottish Academy[7]
1956BraqueRoyal Scottish Academy[8]
1957MonetRoyal Scottish Academy[9]
1958Masterpieces of Byzantine ArtRoyal Scottish Museum[10]
1958Moltzau Collection (Cézanne to Picasso)Royal Scottish Academy[10]
1959Masterpieces of Czech ArtRoyal Scottish Academy[11]
1960Blue Rider Group: an Exhibition of German Expressionist PaintingRoyal Scottish Academy[12]
1961Epstein Memorial ExhibitionWaverley Market, Princes Street[13]
1961Selection from the Bührle Collection (Zurich)Royal Scottish Academy[13]
1962Modern Primitive Paintings from YugoslaviaNational Gallery of Scotland[14]
1962Matisse and After (from the Sonja Henie — Niels Onstad Collection in OsloRoyal Scottish Academy[14]
1963Modigliani and SoutineRoyal Scottish Academy[15]
1963Music and Dance in Indian Art[15]
1964DelacroixRoyal Scottish Academy[16]
1965CorotRoyal Scottish Academy[17]
1965Treasures of Rumanian ArtRoyal Scottish Museum[17]
1966RouaultRoyal Scottish Academy[18]
1967DerainRoyal Scottish Academy[19]
1967Two hundred summers in a dayWaverley Market[19]
1967Treasures from Scottish HousesRoyal Scottish Museum[19]
1967Edinburgh Open 10David Hume Tower, University of Edinburgh[19]
1968Charles Rennie MackintoshRoyal Scottish Museum[20]
1968WotrubaRoyal Scottish Museum[20]
1968Boudin to PicassoRoyal Scottish Academy[20]
1968Canada 101Edinburgh College of Art[20]
1968Hoffnung ExhibitionEnglish Speaking Union[20]
1969Sixteenth century Italian drawings from British private collectionsMerchants' Hall[21]
1969Contemporary Polish artScottish National Gallery of Modern Art[21]
1969Jack Coia gold medallistRoyal Incorporation of Architects, 15 Rutland Square[21]
1969Pomp (works of art from the City of London)Royal Scottish Museum[21]
1970Early Celtic artRoyal Scottish Museum[22]
1970Contemporary German art from DüsseldorfEdinburgh College of Art[22]
1971The Belgian contribution to surrealismRoyal Scottish Academy[23]
1971Sir Walter Scott BicentenaryParliament House[23]
1971Writer to the Nation (Walter Scott)Waverley Market[23]
1971Contemporary Romanian artRichard Demarco Gallery[23]
1972Alan DavieRoyal Scottish Academy[24]
1972Italian seventeenth-century drawings from British private collectionMerchants' Hall[24]
1972Exhibition of Polish Contemporary ArtRichard Demarco Gallery[24]
1973Permanences e l'Art FrancaisRoyal Scottish Academy[25]
1973Objects USACity of Edinburgh Art Gallery[25]
1973Tyrone Guthrie ExhibitionAssembly Hall, forecourt[25]
1974Aachen International 70/74Royal Scottish Academy[26]
1974Eighteenth-century musical instruments: France and BritainCity of Edinburgh Art Gallery[26]
1974EDA Eleven Dutch artistsFruit Market Gallery, Market Street[26]
1975KandinskyScottish National Gallery of Modern Art[27]
1975A kind of gentle painting, an Exhibition of Elizabethan Miniatures by Nicholas Hilliard and Isaac OliverScottish Arts Council Gallery, 19 Charlotte Square[27]
1975Eight from BerlinFruit Market Gallery, Market Street[27]
1975Recording Scotland's HeritageCanongate Tolbooth Museum[27]
1976The Royal Scottish Academy, 150th anniversary summer exhibitionRoyal Scottish Academy[28]
1976HepworthRoyal Botanic Garden[28]

See also

References
  1. The International Festival of Music & Drama Edinburgh 1949 Souvenir Programme. 1949.
  2. The International Festival of Music & Drama Edinburgh 1950 Souvenir Programme. 1950.
  3. The International Festival of Music & Drama Edinburgh 1951 Souvenir Programme. 1951.
  4. The International Festival of Music & Drama Edinburgh 1952 Souvenir Programme. 1952.
  5. The International Festival of Music & Drama Edinburgh 1953 Souvenir Programme. 1953.
  6. The International Festival of Music & Drama Edinburgh 1954 Souvenir Programme. 1954.
  7. The International Festival of Music & Drama Edinburgh 1955 Souvenir Programme. 1955.
  8. The International Festival of Music & Drama Edinburgh 1956 Souvenir Programme. 1956.
  9. The International Festival of Music & Drama Edinburgh 1957 Souvenir Programme. 1957.
  10. The International Festival of Music & Drama Edinburgh 1958 Souvenir Programme. 1958.
  11. The International Festival of Music & Drama Edinburgh 1959 Souvenir Programme. 1959.
  12. The International Festival of Music & Drama Edinburgh 1960 Souvenir Programme. 1960.
  13. The International Festival of Music & Drama Edinburgh 1961 Souvenir Programme. 1961.
  14. The International Festival of Music & Drama Edinburgh 1962 Souvenir Programme. 1962.
  15. The International Festival of Music & Drama Edinburgh 1963 Souvenir Programme. 1963.
  16. The International Festival of Music & Drama Edinburgh 1964 Souvenir Programme. 1964.
  17. The International Festival of Music & Drama Edinburgh 1965 Souvenir Programme. 1965.
  18. The International Festival of Music & Drama Edinburgh 1966 Souvenir Programme. 1966.
  19. Edinburgh International Festival 1967. 1967.
  20. Edinburgh International Festival 1968. 1968.
  21. Edinburgh International Festival 1969. 1969.
  22. Edinburgh International Festival 1970. 1970.
  23. Edinburgh International Festival 1971. 1971.
  24. Edinburgh International Festival 1972. 1972.
  25. Edinburgh International Festival 1973. 1973.
  26. Edinburgh International Festival 1974. 1974.
  27. Edinburgh International Festival 1975. 1975.
  28. Edinburgh International Festival 1976. 1976.
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