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A |
Associate |
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AA |
Associated Artists in Watercolours (1808-1812)
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Architectural Association |
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AAA |
Allied Artists' Association |
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ACE |
Arts Council of England |
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AE |
Artist Enamellers |
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AEB |
Art Exhibitions Bureau |
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AIA |
Artists International Association (1933-1971) |
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ANWS |
Associate of the New Society of Painters in Watercolors |
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AOI |
Association of Illustrators |
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AOWS |
Associate, Old Watercolour Society (see RWS) |
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ARA |
Associate of the Royal Academy (founded 1768) |
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ARCA |
Associate of the Royal College of Art
or
Associate of the Royal Cambrian Academy (founded 1826) |
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ARHA |
Associate of the Royal Hibernian Academy |
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ARI |
Associate of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours |
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ARPE |
Associate of the Royal Society of Painters and Etchers
(founded 1880) |
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ARSA |
Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy |
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ARSW |
Associate of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours |
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ARWS |
Associate of the Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours |
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AWG |
Art Workers' Guild |
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BI |
British Institution (established as a rival to the RA, 1806-1867) |
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BM |
British Museum (founded 1753) |
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BSOE |
British Society of Enamellers |
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BWS |
British Watercolour Society
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Birmingham Watercolour Society (founded 1907) |
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CEMA |
Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts |
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CH |
Companion of Honour |
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CSD |
Chartered Society of Designers (formerly the SIAD) |
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F |
Founder Member
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Fellow |
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FBA |
Federation of British Artists |
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FP |
Founder President |
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FRGS |
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society |
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FRS |
Fellow of the Royal Society |
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FSA |
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries |
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FSDA |
Fellow of the Society of Designer Craftsmen |
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FSSI |
Fellow of the Society of Scribes and Illuminators |
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GI |
Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts |
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H/Hon |
Honorary
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Honorary Member |
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Hon RA |
Honorary Royal Academician |
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HRSA |
Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Arts |
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IAL |
Imperial Art League |
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IS |
International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers |
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LAA |
Liverpool Academy of Arts |
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LG |
London Group |
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MAFA |
Manchester Academy of Fine Arts |
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MWS |
Member Watercolour Society |
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Nat Gall |
National Gallery, London |
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NBA |
North British Academy |
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NEAC |
New English Art Club (1886-1917) |
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NPG |
National Portrait Gallery, London (founded 1856) |
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NPS |
National Portrait Society |
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NS |
National Society of Painters, Sculptors and Gravers/Printmakers |
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NSA |
New Society of Artists |
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NWS |
New Society of Painters in Watercolours (founded 1831; became RI in 1881) |
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OM |
Order of Merit |
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OWS |
(Old) Society of Painters in Watercolours (founded 1804; became RWS in 1881) |
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P |
President |
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PP |
Past President |
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PRB |
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood |
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PRBA |
President of the Royal Society of British Artists |
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PRWS |
President of the Royal Watercolour Society |
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PS |
Pastel Society
(founded 1898) |
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PSGA |
President of the Society of Graphic Art |
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PVP |
Past Vice President |
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RA |
Royal Academy (founded 1768)
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Royal Academician |
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RBA |
Royal Society of British Artists, Suffolk Street (founded 1824; Royal Charter 1887) |
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RBC |
Royal British Colonial Society of Artists |
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RBS |
Royal Society of British Sculptors (founded 1904) |
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RBSA |
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
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Member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists |
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RCA |
Royal College of Art (formerly SBA)
or
Member of the Royal Cambrian Academy |
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RCamA |
Royal Cambrian Academy |
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RDS |
Royal Dublin Society (founded 1731) |
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RE |
Royal Society of Painter Etchers and Engravers (founded 1880, Royal Charter 1888) |
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RHA |
Royal Hibernian Academy (Dublin, founded 1823)
or
Member of the Royal Hibernian Academy (Dublin) |
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RI |
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours (founded 1881, formerly NWS)
or
Member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours |
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RIA |
Royal Irish Academy |
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RIAS |
Royal Scottish Incorporation of Architects |
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RIBA |
Royal Institute of British Architects
or
Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects |
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RMS |
Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers |
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ROI |
Royal Institute of Oil Painters (founded 1882, Royal Carter 1909)
or
Member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters |
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RP |
Royal Society of Portrait Painters (founded 1891) |
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RPE |
Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers (later RE)
or
Member of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers |
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RS |
Royal Society |
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RSA |
Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (founded 1754)
or
Royal Scottish Academy
or
Member of the Royal Scottish Academy |
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RSBA |
Royal Society of British Artists (founded 1823, Royal Charter 1887) |
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RSMA |
Royal Society of Marine Artists |
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RSMP |
Royal Society of Miniature Painters |
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RSPW |
Royal Society of Painters in Watercolours |
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RSW |
Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours
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Member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolours (founded 1878) |
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RUA |
Royal Ulster Academy |
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RWA |
Royal West of England Academy |
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RWS |
Royal Society of Painters in Watercolour (founded 1881, formerly OWS)
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Member of the Royal Watercolour Society (founded 1988)
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Member of the Royal Watercolour Society |
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SBA |
Society of British Artists (See RBA)
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Society of Botanical Artists (founded 1824, became RCA) |
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SEA/SEq.A |
Society of Equestrian Artists
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Society for Education in Art |
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SGA |
Society of Graphic Art |
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SIAD |
Society of Industrial Artists and Designers (formerly the Society of Industrial Artists) |
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SM |
Society of Miniaturists |
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SMP |
Society of Mural Painters |
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SPS |
Society of Portrait Sculptors |
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SPOW |
Society of Painters in Oil and Watercolours |
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SS |
Royal Society of British Artists, Suffolk Street
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SSA |
Society of Scottish Artists |
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SSWA |
Scottish Society of Women |
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SWA |
Artists Society of Women Artists (founded 1855) |
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SWAS |
South Wales Art Society |
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SWE |
Society of Wood Engravers |
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SWG |
South Wales Group/The Welsh Group |
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SWLA |
Society of Wildlife Artists |
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TWASI |
The Wildlife Art Society International (founded 1992) |
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UA |
United Society of Artists |
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USM |
Ulster Society of Miniaturists |
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USWA |
Ulster Society of Women Artists |
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VP |
Vice President |
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WAC |
Welsh Arts Council/The Arts Council of Wales |
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WIAC |
Women's International Art Club |
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WSW |
Watercolour Society of Wales |
