Allan John Witney Braham (19 August 1937 – 3 March 2011) was an English art historian, architectural historian, author and art gallery curator.[1] He was Deputy Director at the National Gallery, London.[2]
Allan Braham | |
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Born | 19 August 1937 Croydon, Surrey |
Died | 3 March 2011 London |
Nationality | British |
Education | PhD, 1967 |
Alma mater | Courtauld Institute of Art |
Occupation(s) | Art historian, architectural historian, author and art gallery curator |
Employer(s) | National Gallery, London |
Biography
editBraham was born in Croydon, Surrey, to Dudley Braham and Florence (née Mears).[1] He studied at Dulwich College in south London,[1] then at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, gaining a BA in 1960 and a PhD (on François Mansart's drawings for the Louvre) in 1967.[3] Photographs contributed by Allan Braham to the Courtauld Institute of Art's Conway Library are currently being digitised as part of the Courtauld Connects project.[4][5]
Braham worked at the National Gallery, London, first as Assistant Keeper (1962-1973), then as Deputy Keeper (1973-1978), then as Keeper (1978-1989)[6] and Deputy Director (1978-1992).[2] Braham coordinated numerous exhibitions, and contributed to the accompanying catalogues.[7][8][9] He was sole or co-author on books on art and architecture, and numerous scholarly articles, in particular for The Burlington Magazine, and for the Gazette des Beaux-Arts in France.
Braham married Helen Clare Butterworth on 15 June 1963 (marriage dissolved in 2004); they had two daughters and lived in North London.[1] Braham died in London in 2011.[10][11]
Awards
editIn 1980 Braham was awarded both the Sir Banister Fletcher Prize and the Alice Davis Hitchcock Award for his book The Architecture of the French Enlightenment.[1][12] [13]
Selected publications
editBooks
edit- Dürer, London: Spring Books, 1965, 1967.[14]
- Murillo, The Masters, London: Knowledge Publications, 1966.[15]
- The National Gallery in London: Italian painting of the high renaissance, Munich: Knorr & Hirth, 1971.[16]
- Velásquez, Themes and painters in the National Gallery, London: National Gallery, 1972.[17]
- Rubens, Themes and painters in the National Gallery, London: National Gallery, 1972.[18]
- The Leonardo-Cartoon: a short account of its history and significance, London: National Gallery, 1973.[19]
- Funeral decorations in early eighteenth century Rome, London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1975.[20]
- Architecture, London: National Gallery, 1975.[21]
- The Rokeby Venus, Velázquez, London: National Gallery, 1976.[22]
- The Architecture of the French Enlightenment, London: Thames and Hudson, 1980, 1989.[23][24]
- El Greco to Goya: the taste for Spanish paintings in Britain and Ireland ... (book with introduction and catalogue by Allan Braham), London: National Gallery, 1981.[25]
- Italian paintings of the sixteenth century, London: National Gallery in association with William Collins, 1985.[26]
Books with co-authors
edit- L'église du dome, Allan Braham and Anthony Blunt, London: Warburg Institute, 1960.[27]
- The Spanish School by Neil MacLaren, 2nd edition revised by Allan Braham, London: National Gallery, 1970.[28]
- François Mansart, Allan Braham and Peter R Smith, London: Zwemmer, 1973.[29] The book was developed from both writers' PhD theses for the Courtauld Institute.[3]
- Carlo Fontana: the drawings at Windsor Castle, Allan Braham and Hellmut Hager, Royal Library (Windsor Castle), London: Zwemmer, 1977.[30]
- Piranesi as archaeologist and French architecture in the late eighteenth century, Allan Braham and Anthony Blunt, Rome: Edizioni dell'Elefante, 1978.[8]
Exhibition catalogues
edit- Wright of Derby: Mr & Mrs Coltman (exhibition organised and booklet written by Allan Braham), London: National Gallery, 1986.[7]
- Giovanni Battista Moroni: 400th anniversary exhibition (introduction and catalogue by Allan Braham), National Gallery, London: Hillingdon Press, 1978.[31]
- The National Gallery lends Italian Renaissance portraits, an exhibition organised in conjunction with the Arts Council of Great Britain (introduction and catalogue by Allan Braham), London: National Gallery, 1979.[9]
Articles
edit- 'Mansart studies: 1: the Val-de-Grâce', The Burlington Magazine (ed. Benedict Nicolson), pp. 351–363, 1963.[32]
- 'Mansart studies: 4: the Château of Gesvres', The Burlington Magazine (ed. Benedict Nicolson), Vol. 106, pp. 359–363, 1964.[33]
- 'Archbishop Fernando de Valdés y Llanos: the problem of Velázquez's portrait', The Burlington Magazine (ed. Benedict Nicolson), Vol. 110, pp. 401–404, 1968.[34]
- 'Drawings for Soufflot's Sainte Geneviève', The Burlington Magazine (ed. Benedict Nicolson), Vol. 113, pp. 582–590, 1971.[35]
- 'A reappraisal of "The introduction of the cult of Cybele at Rome" by Mantegna', The Burlington Magazine (ed. Benedict Nicolson), Vol. 115, pp. 457–463, 1973.[36]
- 'The Emperor Sigismund and the Santa Maria Maggiore Altar-piece', The Burlington Magazine (ed. Benedict Nicolson), Vol. 122, pp. 106–112, 1980.[37]
- 'Murillo's portrait of Don Justino de Neve', The Burlington Magazine (ed. Benedict Nicolson), Vol. 122, pp. 192–194, 1980.[38]
Articles with co-authors
edit- 'Louis le Vau's projects for the Louvre and the Colonnade: 2', Allan Braham and Mary Whiteley, Gazette des beaux-arts, pp. 347–362, 1964.[39]
- 'Mansart studies: 5: the church of the Minimes', Allan Braham and Peter Smith, The Burlington Magazine (ed. Benedict Nicolson), Vol. 107, pp. 123–132, 1965.[40]
- 'François Mansart's work at the Hôtel de Chavigny', Allan Braham and Peter Smith, Gazette des beaux-arts, pp. 317–330, 1965.[41]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Braham, Allan John Witney, (19 Aug. 1937–3 March 2011), Keeper and Deputy Director, National Gallery, 1978–88". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U8510. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Allan Braham (1978-[1992]) | Archive | National Gallery, London". www.nationalgallery.org.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ a b Braham, Allan; Smith, Peter R. (1973). Francois Mansart. Studies in architecture. London: A. Zwemmer. ISBN 978-0-302-02251-1.
- ^ "Who made the Conway Library?". Digital Media. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "A&A | Search Results". artandarchitecture.org.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Keepers | History | National Gallery, London". www.nationalgallery.org.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ a b Braham, Allan; Wright, Joseph; National Gallery (Great Britain) (1986). Wright of Derby: Mr & Mrs Coltman. London: National Gallery. ISBN 978-0-947645-06-9. OCLC 315315952.
- ^ a b Braham, Allan; Blunt, Anthony (1978). Piranesi as archaeologist and French architecture in the late eighteenth century. Roma: Edizioni dell'Elefante. OCLC 272574741.
- ^ a b Braham, Allan; Arts Council of England; National Gallery (Great Britain) (1979). The National Gallery lends Italian Renaissance portraits: [catalogue of] an exhibition organised in conjunction with the Arts Council of Great Britain. London: The Gallery. OCLC 838012138.
- ^ "Obituary notice". www.legacy.com. 13 March 2011.
- ^ Newman, John (2012). "Allan Braham (1937—2011)". Burlmaga the Burlington Magazine. 154 (1312): 489–490. ISSN 0007-6287. OCLC 7781099459.
- ^ "Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion". SAHGB. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ Tadgell, Christopher (1 October 1983). "Review: The Architecture of the French Enlightenment by Allan Braham". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 42 (3): 302–303. doi:10.2307/989957.
- ^ Braham, Allan (1967). Dürer. London: Spring Books. OCLC 222278567.
- ^ Braham, Allan (1966). Murillo. Londen: Knowledge Publications. OCLC 71714453.
- ^ Braham, Allan; National Gallery (Great Britain) (1971). The National Gallery in London; Italian painting of the high renaissance. Munich: Knorr & Hirth. OCLC 578400.
- ^ Braham, Allan; National Gallery (Great Britain) (1972). Velázques. London: Trustees, Publications Dept. National Gallery. OCLC 241012522.
- ^ Braham, Allan (1972). Rubens. London: National Gallery. OCLC 901068036.
- ^ Braham, Allan (1973). The Leonardo-Cartoon: a short account of its history and significance. London: National Gallery. OCLC 878437648.
- ^ Braham, Allan; Victoria and Albert Museum (1975). Funeral decorations in early eighteenth century Rome. London. OCLC 471713878.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Braham, Allan (1975). Architecture. London: National Gallery. OCLC 717023742.
- ^ Braham, Allan (1976). The Rokeby Venus, Velázquez. London: National Gallery. ISBN 978-0-901791-59-7. OCLC 59983402.
- ^ Braham, Allan (1980). The architecture of French enlightenment. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-23297-2. OCLC 638601617.
- ^ Braham, Allan (1989). The architecture of the French Enlightenment ; with 424 illustrations. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-27570-2. OCLC 489854861.
- ^ Braham, Allan (1981). El Greco to Goya: the taste for Spanish paintings in Britain and Ireland... and catalogue. S.l.: s.n. OCLC 1123717073.
- ^ Braham, Allan (1985). Italian paintings of the sixteenth century. London: National Gallery in association with William Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-217402-2. OCLC 988935855.
- ^ Braham, Allan; Blunt, Anthony (1960). L'eglise du dome. London: Warburg Institute. OCLC 272574013.
- ^ MacLaren, Neil; Braham, Allan (1970). The Spanish School. 2nd edition revised by Allan Braham. London: National Gallery. ISBN 978-0-901791-07-8. OCLC 562210572.
- ^ Braham, Allan; Smith, Peter R (1973). François Mansart. London; [Paris: A. Zwemmer ; [Diffusion Weber. ISBN 978-0-302-02251-1. OCLC 469077449.
- ^ Braham, Allan; Hager, Hellmut (1977). Carlo Fontana: the drawings at Windsor Castle. London: Zwemmer. ISBN 978-0-302-02780-6. OCLC 868303929.
- ^ Braham, Allan; National Gallery (London) (1978). Giovanni Battista Moroni: 400th anniversary exhibition. (London: Hillingdon Press). OCLC 878406742.
- ^ Braham, Allan (1963). "Mansart Studies: I: the Val-de-Grâce". Burlington Magazine: 351–363. ISSN 0007-6287. OCLC 888583526.
- ^ Braham, Allan (1964). "Mansart studies: 4: the Château of Gesvres". Burlington Magazine: 359–363. ISSN 0007-6287. OCLC 888583525.
- ^ Braham, Allan (1968). "Archbishop Fernando de Valdés y Llanos: the problem of Velázquez's portrait". Burlington Magazine: 401–404. ISSN 0007-6287. OCLC 888583415.
- ^ Braham, Allan (1971). "Drawings for Soufflot's Sainte Geneviève". Burlington Magazine: 582–590. ISSN 0007-6287. OCLC 888583433.
- ^ Braham, Allan (1973). "A reappraisal of 'The introduction of the cult of Cybele at Rome' by Mantegna". Burlington Magazine: 457–463. ISSN 0007-6287. OCLC 888583402.
- ^ Braham, Allan (1980). "The Emperor Sigismund and the Santa Maria Maggiore Altar-piece". Burlington Magazine: 106–112. ISSN 0007-6287. OCLC 888583306.
- ^ Braham, Allan (1980). "Murillo's portrait of Don Justino de Neve". Burlington Magazine: 192–194. ISSN 0007-6287. OCLC 888583346.
- ^ Braham, Allan; Whiteley, Mary (1964). "Louis le Vau's projects for the Louvre and the Colonnade: 2". Gazette des beaux-arts / Fondée par Charles Blanc. 6: 347–362. ISSN 0016-5530. OCLC 888583524.
- ^ Braham, Allan; Smith, Peter (1965). "Mansart studies: 5: the church of the Minimes". Burlington Magazine: 123–132. ISSN 0007-6287. OCLC 888583466.
- ^ Braham, Allan; Smith, Peter (1965). "François Mansart's work at the Hôtel de Chavigny". Gazette des beaux-arts / Fondée par Charles Blanc. 6: 317–330. ISSN 0016-5530. OCLC 888583465.