Henri Loyrette

Infobox Writer
name = Henri Loyrette
birthdate = birth date|1952|5|31|df=y
birthplace = Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris
occupation = Author, Academic, Museum curator
nationality = British
genre = Art history, Art, Criticism
notableworks = "Nineteenth Century French Art"

Henri Loyrette (born May 31, 1952) was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris. He became first curator and then director of the Musée d'Orsay in 1978 and 1994 respectively. He became director of the Louvre Museum in 2001. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1249145.stm|title=New boss at Louvre's helm|date=29 March, 2001|publisher=BBC News|language=English|accessdate=2008-09-09]

Career

Loyrette's appointment to the directorship of the Louvre Museum was announced on March 28, 2001. According to Resnicow Shroeder Associates, previously Loyrette had "served as Director of the Musée d’Orsay from 1994 to 2001, and Curator at the Musée d’Orsay from 1978 to 1999." [cite web|url=http://www.resnicowschroeder.com/media.asp?PM=94|title=BIOGRAPHY - Henri Loyrette, Director, Louvre|date=1 June 2006|language=English|accessdate=2008-09-12]

Exhibitions

Loyrette has organized several exhibitions on diverse subjects, including exhibitions on Edgar Degas, Honoré Daumier, and the origins of Impressionism.

Literary works

Loyrette is also an author, with a total of nineteen books on various subjects, including Degas, Gustave Eiffel, and Marcel Proust. One of his most popular works is one of his books on the subject of French art: "Nineteenth Century French Art" (pictured).

Books

*"Nineteenth Century French Art"
*"Gustave Eiffel", Fribourg, Office du Livre, 1985.
*"Degas, "Je voudrais être illustre et inconnu", Paris, Gallimard, 1989.
*"Degas inédit, (direction de l'ouvrage), La Documentation française", 1989
*"Degas", Paris, Fayard, 1991.
*"La Famille Halévy. Entre le théâtre et l'histoire, (direction de l'ouvrage)", R.M.N.-Fayard,1996.

Exhibitions catalogues

*"Degas e l'Italia", 1984.
*"Degas", 1988.
*"Impressionnisme. Les Origines", 1994.
*"Cézanne", 1995.
*"Daumier", 1999.

Louvre Abu Dhabi

Loyrette recently endorsed the building of a new Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. [http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,470356,00.html Art in the Desert] , SPIEGEL ONLINE, published 03/07/2007, accessed 2008-09-08] This has sparked much controversy both in France and with the international community. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6421205.stm|title=Gulf Louvre deal riles French art world |last=Astier|first=Henri|date=6 March 2007|publisher=BBC News|language=English|accessdate=2008-09-08]

References

Source

* [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/761478/Henri-Loyrette Henri Loyrette] at "Encyclopædia Britannica"