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New Chenil Galleries
The Chenil Gallery (often referred to as the Chenil Galleries, or New Chenil Galleries) was a British art gallery and sometime-music studio in Chelsea, London between 1905 and 1927, and later the location of various businesses referencing this early use. History Located at 181–183 King's Road, the gallery was founded in 1905 by Jack Knewstub,Anne Helmreich and Ysanne Holt,Marketing Bohemia: The Chenil Gallery in Chelsea, 1905-1926, ''Oxford Art Journal'' (2010), Vol. 33, No. 1, p. 43-61. who had previously been an administrator of the Chelsea School of Art. The gallery, with two exhibition rooms, shared its building with Charles Chenil & Co Ltd., a seller of art supplies and picture frames. In 1927, Knewstub declared bankruptcy and closed the gallery; the Chenil name continued to be used in association with various exhibitions until the 1950s. During its lifetime, the gallery was one of group of galleries "favoured by the Camden Town Group artists", and was recognized for its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Road
King's Road or Kings Road (or sometimes the King's Road, especially when it was the king's private road until 1830, or as a colloquialism by middle/upper class London residents), is a major street stretching through Chelsea, London, Chelsea and Fulham, both in west London. It is associated with 1960s in fashion, 1960s style and with fashion figures such as Mary Quant and Vivienne Westwood. Sir Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists, Blackshirt movement had a barracks on the street in the 1930s. Location King's Road runs for just under through Chelsea, in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, from Sloane Square in the east (on the border with Belgravia and Knightsbridge) and through the Chelsea Design Quarter (Moore Park Estate) on the border of Chelsea and Fulham. Shortly after crossing Stanley Bridge the road passes a slight kink at the junction with Waterford Road, where it then becomes New King's Road, continuing to Fulham High Street and Putney Bridge; its wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
