D. L. Mitchell

Art Patronage by the London County Council (L.C.C.) 1948–1965

The author outlines significant events leading to governmental art patronage in Britain. She then presents a rather detailed discussion of the patronage program of the London County Council for the whole period of its existence, 1948–1965. The Council gave commissions to many little publicized artists and brought a considerable amount of art into the environment of people who seldom went to museums. The author deplores the fact that its successor in 1966, the Greater London Council, has decided upon a budget that amounts to one-quarter of the amount allocated in 1957 and that it is earmarked for occasional acquisitions of works by well-publicized artists.