Martin Postle
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| Martin Postle | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Alma mater | MA from the Courtauld Institute of Art at the University of London received a degree in Art History from the University of Nottingham |
| Occupation | Art Historian and Author |
| Known for | Expert on Sir Joshua Reynolds |
Dr. Martin Postle serves as the assistant director of the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, London, and is an expert on Sir Joshua Reynolds.[1] He is also an author and former curator at the Tate Collection.
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Career
Postle is an accomplished British author. He served as a curator at the Tate Collection, and Head of British Art to 1900. He has published books on British art from the 18th to the 20th century.[1] In 2004, Postle served as a curator for Tate Britain's exhibit Year of the Garden which marks the bicentenary of the Royal Horticultural Society in London.[2] Prior to joining the Tate, Postle served as Director of the University of Delaware's London Centre and an Associate Professor of Art History for 5 years.[3][4]
In 1981, Postle received his MA from the Courtauld Institute of Art at the University of London[5] and received a degree in Art History from the University of Nottingham [6]
Awards and recognition
In 2008, Postle was elected as a fellow to the Society for Antiquaries of London.[7]
Partial Bibliography
- Postle, Martin "Joshua Reynolds: The Creation of Celebrity", Tate, 2005, ISBN 1-85437-564-4
- Postle, Martin "The Artist's Model: From Etty to Spencer", Merrell, 1999, ISBN 1-85894-084-2
- Postle, Martin "Sir Joshua Reynolds: The Subject Pictures"
- Postle, Martin "Drawings of Joshua Reynolds", 1999
- Postle, Martin "Model and Supermodel", Manchester University Press, 2007
- Postle, Martin Thomas Gainsborough’s ‘Lost’ Portrait of Auguste Vestri
- Postle, Martin "Pictures of Innocence: Portraits of Children from Hogarth to Lawrence", 2005
See also
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dr Martin Postle
- ↑ Year of the garden | Magazine Antiques | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ↑ Annual service awards luncheon honors 384 employees
- ↑ The Courtauld Institute of Art : Newsletter Archive
- ↑ Courtauld Institute of Art
- ↑ http://www.alumni.nottingham.ac.uk/Events/event.aspx?eventId=43
- ↑ Society of Antiquaries of London - News in brief
External links
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- Articles with hCards
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- Year of birth missing (living people)
- Living people
- British art historians
- Art curators
- British non-fiction writers
- Alumni of the University of Nottingham
- University of Delaware faculty
- Alumni of the University of London
- British male writers
- Joshua Reynolds
