James Milner (art historian)

James Donald Milner FSA (20 November 1874 – 15 August 1927) was director of the National Portrait Gallery, London, from 1916 until his death.[1]

Life

Milner joined the Gallery around 1893, as a Clerk.[2] He learned about English portraits by visiting country houses, as assistant to George Scharf, who trained him from that year. His appointment reflected his record as an administrator, his familiarity with the Gallery's traditions, and the acceptability to many of the trustees of his art historical background.[3][4]

Works

  • Catalogue of portraits of botanists exhibited in the museums of the Royal Botanic Gardens (1906)[5]

Some portraits by Milner are held by the National Portrait Gallery.[6]

References

  1. ↑ ‘MILNER, James Donald’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 6 May 2013
  2. ↑ M. A., The Director of the National Portrait Gallery, The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs Vol. 29, No. 162 (Sep., 1916), p. 263. Published by: Burlington Magazine Publications Ltd. JSTOR 860137
  3. ↑ James Donald Milner, The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs. Vol. 51, No. 294 (Sep., 1927), p. 150. Published by: Burlington Magazine Publications Ltd. JSTOR 863437
  4. ↑ Poole, Andrea Geddes (2010-02-13). Stewards of the Nation's Art: Contested Cultural Authority 1890-1939. University of Toronto Press. p. 283. ISBN 9781442698710. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Details - Catalogue of portraits of botanists exhibited in the museums of the Royal Botanic Gardens / - Biodiversity Heritage Library". Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  6. ↑ http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp53160/james-donald-milner


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