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Which organization did Joshua Reynolds help found to hold public exhibitions of contemporary art in London?
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Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds, detail of self-portrait, oil on panel, 1780; in the Royal Academy of Arts, London.
In 1760, Joshua Reynolds helped found the Society of Artists, which held the first successful public exhibitions of contemporary art in London.1
Later, in 1768, Reynolds was instrumental in the founding of the Royal Academy of Arts, where he served as its first president.123