Martin Postle
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| Martin Postle | |
| Nationality |  British |
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| 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 |
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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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[edit] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5]
In 1981, Postle received his MA from the Courtauld Institute of Art at the University of London in the United Kingdom [6] and received a degree in Art History from the University of Nottingham [7]
[edit] Awards and recognition
In 2008, Postle was elected as a fellow to the Society for Antiquaries of London.[8]
[edit] 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
- Postle, Martin "Sir Joshua Reynolds: The Subject Pictures"
- Postle, Martin "Drawings of Joshua Reynolds
- Postle, Martin "Model and Supermodel", Manchester University Press, 2007
- Postle, Martin Thomas Gainsborough’s ‘Lost’ Portrait of Auguste Vestri
[edit] See also
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
[edit] References
- ^ Dr Martin Postle
- ^ 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
[edit] External links
- Dr. Martin Postle biography
- Tate
- David Mannings; The Subject Pictures Catalogued by Martin Postle
- Martin Postle interview
- Year of the Garden
- Encyclopedia.com article
- Thomas Gainsborough’s ‘Lost’ Portrait of Auguste Vestris by Martin Postle
- Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | art historian |
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