Greater Britain Exhibition
Greater Britain Exhibition | |
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Advertising for the Feszty Panorama at the exhibition | |
Overview | |
BIE-class | Unrecognized exposition |
Name | Greater Britain Exhibition |
Organized by | Imre Kiralfy Director General |
Location | |
Country | United Kingdom |
City | London |
Venue | Earls Court Exhibition Centre |
Timeline | |
Opening | 8 May 1899 |
The Greater Britain Exhibition was a colonial exhibition held at Earls Court in 1899[1] and opened by Prince George, Duke of Cambridge.[2] on 8 May 1899.[3]
Exhibits
Exhibits included a mineral exhibition from Victoria colony,[3] a 120m cyclorama of the Arrival of the Hungarians known as the Feszty Panorama,[4][5] a model gold mine,[6] and a twice-daily equestrian show called Savage South Africa[6] directed by Frank E. Fillis which inspired the 1899 silent film Major Wilson's Last Stand.
One of the gold medals awarded by the exhibition was won by Hans Irvine.[7]
References
- ^ "Earls Court". Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "GREATER BRITAIN EXHIBITION.; The Duke of Cambridge Opens It with a Speech". The New York Times. 9 May 1899. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Greater Britain Exhibition". Colonist. 10 May 1899. Retrieved 7 February 2019 – via Papers Past.
- ^ "Feszty Panorama – American Hungarian Museum – Amerikai Magyar Múzeum". Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ Wajda, Eva. "Recovery of a Monumental Feszty Painting on Magyar News Online". Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ a b Kaabe-Linke, Nadia; Kaabe-Linke, Timo. "Digging for redemption" (PDF). Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Medal - Greater Britain Exhibition, First Prize, Great Britain, 1899". Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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