ABSTRACT
Peter Gregory perhaps played a larger part in the English art history of the past 40 years than any other man who was not an artist. In many ways the Gregory Fellowships can be seen as a consummation, or even formalization of Gregory's ideas. The Fellowships, a forerunner of the now familiar artist-in-residence schemes, gave young poets, sculptors, painters and musicians security at a critical time in their careers and was almost certainly the first scheme of its kind in Britain. The Committee on Gregory Fellowships in Art at Leeds University approved Gregory's proposals to set up the Fellowships on 30 June 1943. The Gregory Fellowships provided financial security and stability at a critical point in an artist's career and the adequate but not substantial salary was a powerful incentive, as was the increasing kudos associated with the Fellowships.
