James Laver

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1899 – 1975

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Who was James Laver?

James Laver, CBE, FRSA was an English author, critic, art historian, and museum curator who acted as Keeper of Prints, Drawings and Paintings for the Victoria and Albert Museum between 1938 and 1959. He was also an important and pioneering fashion historian described as "the man in England who made the study of costume respectable".

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Born
Mar 14, 1899
Liverpool
Nationality
  • England
Profession
Education
  • Liverpool Institute for Boys
  • New College, Oxford
Died
Jun 3, 1975
Blackheath, London

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on July 23, 2013

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