ATG letter: The Crystal Palace showcase was not unlike the Paris Salon
With regards to J Boyle of Co Kildare’s letter (‘Remember Crystal Palace 1900?’, ATG No 2609), the ‘Crystal Palace Picture Gallery’ was founded as an exhibition space in 1856, and during its heyday at Sydenham held an annual selling exhibition of many hundred modern paintings.
Prize medals were awarded in Gold, Silver and Bronze – in much the same fashion as the Paris Salon…