Robin Simon (critic)

Robin Simon (born 23 July 1947),[1] FSA, DLitt, is a British art historian and critic, editor of the British Art Journal. [2]

Simon was a tenured academic at the University of Nottingham, teaching both English Literature and Art History, and was then Director of the Institute of European Studies in London before becoming editor of Apollo magazine in 1990. He has written and lectured extensively on Italian art of the fourteenth century and on British art, especially of the eighteenth century, on theatre and music, and on the history of cricket. He has been art critic of the Daily Mail since 1987.[3] From 2007 he was Visiting Professor in the Department of English at University College London where, since 2013, he has been Honorary Professor of English. In January 2013 he was outspoken about the first Portrait of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, calling it "rotten".[4]

Simon is the son of the late Archbishop Glyn Simon; he is married to the wine and food writer Joanna Simon.

Selected books and publications

References

  1. "Birthdays". The Guardian (Guardian Media). 23 July 2014. p. 31.
  2. "Robin Simon, Esq, FSA, DLitt". Debretts. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  3. "Robin Simon". Fletcher Associates. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  4. "'Fortunately, she looks nothing like that in real life': 'Rotten' first official portrait of the Duchess of Cambridge by artist Paul Emsley is unveiled". Daily Mail. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
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