- Robin Gibson
Robin Gibson was firstly, Assistant Keeper, City Art Gallery, Manchester and for many years Twentieth Century Curator and then Chief Curator at the
National Portrait Gallery, London .Gibson has curated major exhibitions and written books and catalogues. His publications include books on The Clarendon Collection, 'Flower Painting', 'British Portrait Artists' (with Keith Roberts), the photographer
Madame Yevonde ,the Sitwells as well as 'The Face in the Corner' and for the Charleston Trust, 'Intimacy and Mortality: Finer's People' onStephen Finer . He has also published onGlyn Philpot ,John Bratby , William Roberts, Glenys Barton andEduardo Paolozzi .The Portrait Now andPainting the Century 101 Portrait Masterpieces 1900-2000 , which has an introduction byNorbert Lynton , were published by the National Portrait Gallery to accompany exhibitions of the same names.Gibson has contributed to the [http://www.oxforddnb.com/ Dictionary of National Biography] and published articles and reviews for
Burlington Magazine ,Museums Journal ,The Independent , Folio and Modern Painters.Gibson was appointed OBE.
References
The Portrait Now ISBN 1-85514-098-5External links
* http://www.npg.org.uk/live/pubcent.asp Painting the Century
* http://www.npg.org.uk/live/face.asp The Face in the Corner
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