英语词汇“art union”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

art union

noun

1Australian /NZ A large-scale lottery organized to raise funds for a charity or public cause, originally with a work of art as the prize: the party’s executive president has defended the decision to run an art union...

A new exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ballarat will explore the mysterious past of art union lotteries.
He rejected claims the art union fundraiser was improper.
They hope to raise $500,000 though their own registered Art Union lottery, with a BMW as first prize.

2 historical A group established for the purpose of promoting art by purchasing the works of artists and distributing them among members, usually by lottery: his work was acquired by art unions in Glasgow and Edinburgh...

Local artists were encouraged by the American Art Union, founded in 1839 to buy paintings for distribution by lottery.
In the 1840s, artists and metropolitan businessmen joined together to form art-buying clubs known as art unions.
Private galleries and art unions stayed active in the 1950s but were gradually closed.

单词	art union
释义	art union noun 1Australian /NZ A large-scale lottery organized to raise funds for a charity or public cause, originally with a work of art as the prize: the party’s executive president has defended the decision to run an art union... A new exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ballarat will explore the mysterious past of art union lotteries. He rejected claims the art union fundraiser was improper. They hope to raise $500,000 though their own registered Art Union lottery, with a BMW as first prize. 2 historical A group established for the purpose of promoting art by purchasing the works of artists and distributing them among members, usually by lottery: his work was acquired by art unions in Glasgow and Edinburgh... Local artists were encouraged by the American Art Union, founded in 1839 to buy paintings for distribution by lottery. In the 1840s, artists and metropolitan businessmen joined together to form art-buying clubs known as art unions. Private galleries and art unions stayed active in the 1950s but were gradually closed.
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