Constable, W. G. (William George), 1887-1976 |
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Scholar/Critic/Expert |
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dates
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1887-1976 |
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city
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Cambridge |
| state | MA | | other cities | Boston, MA; London, United Kingdom; |
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Art historian and museum curator. Born in Derby, England, and studied for the bar at Cambridge University. Following World War I military service, he decided to pursue art instead of law. For three years, he attended the Slade School and the Bartlett School of Architecture.
In 1923, he joined the National Gallery, becoming Assistant Director in 1929, but accepted the position of Director of the Courtauld Institute the following year.
In 1938, Constable became Curator of Paintings at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts until his retirement in 1957. W. G. Constable was a distant relative of the early 19th century British painter, John Constable.
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decades
of activity | 1920-1930
1930-1940
1940-1950
1950-1960
1960-1970
1970-1980
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Archives/Repository |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
W. G. Constable papers, 1905-1981. |
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Archives of American Art
Victor Building, Suite 2200 |
Oral history interview with W. G. Constable, 1972 July -1973 June. |
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Walker Art Center
Archives |
Daniel S. Defenbacher Papers, 1935-1951 (bulk 1940-1950). |
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University of Pennsylvania
Rare Book & Manuscript Library Collections |
Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1941-1944. |
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The Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives
200 Eastern Parkway |
Papers relating to Gilbert Stuart's "Portrait of George Washington," 1812-1913. |
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The Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives
200 Eastern Parkway |
Artist file. Constable, William. |
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The Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives
200 Eastern Parkway |
Artist file. Constable, William. |
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The Frick Collection and Frick Art Reference Library
10 East 71st Street |
William Constable 1906 artist file : study photographs and reproductions of works of art with accompanying documentation 1920-2000. |
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