Martin Butlin

Martin Richard Fletcher Butlin CBE FBA (born 7 June 1929)[1] is a British art historian, an authority on historic British art and in particular Turner and William Blake.

Career

Butlin was educated at Rendcomb College, Trinity College, Cambridge, and the Courtauld Institute.[1] He was Assistant Keeper 1955–67 and Keeper of the Historic British Collection at the Tate Gallery 1967–89. He was a consultant to Christie's in London from 1989.[2]

Butlin was appointed CBE in the 1990 New Year Honours.[3]

Publications

References

  1. 1 2 BUTLIN, Martin Richard Fletcher, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, 2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2015)
  2. International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004 (Psychology Press, 2003), entry 'Butlin, Martin (Richard Fletcher)', page 85
  3. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51981. p. 7. 29 December 1989.
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