biography
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Rothenstein, Sir John (Knewstub Maurice)
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pronunciation:
[rothenstiyn]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1901–92)
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| biography:
| Art historian, born in London, UK, the son of Sir William Rothenstein. He studied at Oxford and London, taught in the USA (1927–9), and became director of Leeds and Sheffield city art galleries (1932–8). He was then appointed director and keeper of the Tate Gallery, retiring in 1964. His many works on art include Modern English Painters (1952–73), and his autobiography (3 vols, 1965, 1966, 1970). |
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