This print shows the members of the group who served in the First World War, including Tom Dresser who was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military medal for bravery, in 1917. A red asterix indicates the members who were killed in action, these include Major Clive Dixon who was a skilled illustrator and mayor of Middlesboro in 1889.
The club, now called the Cleveland Art Society, still exists today and its works are housed in the Middlesborough’s Institute of Modern Art (MIMA).
Image courtesy of Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art
