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Martin Postle Nationality 
BritishAlma 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, United Kingdom, and is an expert on Sir Joshua Reynolds.[1]
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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 in the United Kingdom [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]
Bibliography
- Postle, Martin "Joshua Reynolds: The Creation of Celebrity", Tate, 2005, ISBN 1854375644
- Postle, Martin "The Artist's Model: From Etty to Spencer', Merrell, 1999, ISBN 1858940842
- Postle, Martin "Thomas Gainsborough" 2003 ISBN 0691114595
- Postle, Martin "Angels & Urchins: The Fancy Picture in Eighteenth-Century British Art", Lund Humphries Publishers, 1998
- Postle, Martin "Art of the Garden" ISBN 185437544X, 2004
- 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
- ^ a b 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
Categories:- 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
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