Ann Compton (art historian)

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Ann Compton is an art historian and an Affiliate in the History of Art, School of Culture & Creative Arts at the University of Glasgow. [1] She has worked on a major project, 'Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, 1851-1951', [2] [3] as Originator, Director and Editor. She is a Research Consultant on this project and is a member of the Sculpture Steering Panel at Art UK. [4] She is a widely published author of and contributor to publications in her field. She is a member of the Advisory Board of the journal 'Public Monuments and Sculpture Association' (PMSA). [5]

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Education

Ann Compton attended the Courtauld Institute of Art for postgraduate study and was awarded Master of Arts.

Personal life

Ann Compton was born in 1956 and is the second daughter of Michael Graeme Compton, OBE, (1927-2013) and Susan Paschal Compton, née Benn, (b.1930). [6] [7] Michael Graeme Compton was the Keeper of Museum Services [8] at the Tate Gallery, where he made important contributions to the curating of contemporary art. Susan Pascal Compton studied art history at the Courtauld Institute of Art and was awarded a PhD for her thesis 'Kazimir Malevich: A Study of his Painting, 1912-1916'. [9]

Academic life

Given the working background and interest in art history of her parents it is not surprising that Ann Compton became an art historian. She has specialised in sculpture in which she has made major contributions to research and teaching. She is a leading figure in 'Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951'. [2] [3] This is a partnership of universities and art museums with aims of furthering research in the subject during the period.

Ann Compton has had involvement with the 'Sculptural Processes Group' set up in 2007 at the Courtauld Institute of Art and has contributed to its annual seminar 'Tools and Tooling' on Victorian Architectural Sculpture. [10] Her paper ‘"An essentially different kind of rhythm": Rediscovering Henry Moore’s Sculpture in Wood', written in 2015, made an important contribution to Moore's oeuvre, in particular with its focus on the medium he used for some of his most important works. [11]

Another link to the Courtauld Institute of Art is a collection of photographs attributed to Ann Compton and held in the photographic collection of the Conway Library. This large collection consists mainly of secular and religious architectural and sculptural images. [12]

Other published works

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References

  1. ↑ "University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Culture & Creative Arts - Our staff - Ann Compton". www.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  2. 1 2 "About Us - Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951". sculpture.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  3. 1 2 "Mobilising "Mapping Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, 1851-1951' (Mobilising Mapping)". UK Research and Innovation.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Art UK | About Governance | Panels and boards". artuk.org. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  5. ↑ "Sculpture Journal | UK Sculpture and public monuments". PMSA. Archived from the original on 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  6. ↑ "Search Results for Michael Graeme Compton". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  7. ↑ "Michael Compton". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  8. ↑ "Michael Compton | Simon Tait" . Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  9. ↑ Compton, Susan Paschal (1983). Kazimir Malevich : a study of the painting, 1910-1935 (to which is to be added the printed book: The World Backwards: Russian futurist books, 1912-1916 [London, The British Library, 1978]) (Ph.D. thesis). Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London).
  10. ↑ "Sculptural Processes Group". The Courtauld Institute of Art. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  11. ↑ Compton, Ann (2015-03-01). 'An essentially different kind of rhythm': Rediscovering Henry Moore's Sculpture in Wood. Tate. ISBN   978-1-84976-391-2.
  12. ↑ "Who made the Conway Library?". Digital Media. 2020-06-30. Archived from the original on 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  13. ↑ Compton, Ann (2004). The Sculpture of Charles Sargeant Jagger. Aldershot: Henry Moore Foundation in association with Lund Humphries. ISBN   978-0853318644.
  14. ↑ Compton, Ann (2013). Garth Evans Sculpture: Beneath the Skin. London: Philip Wilson Publishers. ISBN   978-1781300046.
  15. ↑ John Piper and Ann Compton (1998). Painting in a Coloured Light: An Exhibition of Stained Glass and Related Works. Cambridge: Kettle's Yard Gallery. ISBN   978-0907074168.
  16. ↑ Compton, Ann (1997). Edward Halliday Art for Life 1925-39. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. ISBN   978-0853239727.
  17. ↑ Compton, Ann, ed. (1995). Edward Carter Preston 1885-1965: Sculptor, Painter, Medallist. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. ISBN   978-0853237921.
  18. ↑ Ann Compton and Garth Evans (2009). Garth Evans: Sculpture from the Sixties. London: Poussin Gallery. ISBN   978-1906350093.
  19. ↑ Nichols, K., Wade, R., Williams, G., (eds.) (2016). Art Versus Industry?: New perspectives on visual and industrial cultures in nineteenth-century Britain. Manchester: Manchester University Press. pp. Chapter 10. ISBN   978-0-7190-9646-4.{{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  20. ↑ Eustace, Katharine; Stoker, Mark; Barnes, Joanna (2018). Sculpting Art History: Essays in Memory of Benedict Read. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. ISBN   978-1912793006.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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