Martin Postle
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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.
in London. 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.
In 1981, Postle received his MA from the Courtauld Institute of Art at the University of London
in the United Kingdom and received a degree in Art History
from the University of Nottingham
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art is a scholarly centre in London devoted to the study of British Art. It was founded in 1970 and opened to the public in 1977, and is endowed by a gift from Paul Mellon. Since 1996, it has been situated at 16 Bedford Square in a Grade I listed building...
, London
London
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, and is an expert on Sir Joshua Reynolds.
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. In 2004, Postle served as a curator for Tate Britain's exhibit Year of the Garden which marks the bicentenary of the Royal Horticultural SocietyRoyal Horticultural Society
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in London. Prior to joining the Tate, Postle served as Director of the University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
's London Centre and an Associate Professor of Art History for 5 years.
In 1981, Postle received his MA from the Courtauld Institute of Art at the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
in the United Kingdom and received a degree in Art History
Art history
Art history has historically been understood as the academic study of objects of art in their historical development and stylistic contexts, i.e. genre, design, format, and style...
from the University of Nottingham