Thomas Bodkin
Lawyer, Author
1887 – 1961
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Who was Thomas Bodkin?
Professor Thomas Patrick Bodkin was an Irish lawyer, art historian, art collector and curator.
Bodkin was Director of the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin from 1927 to 1935 and founding Director of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Birmingham from 1935 until 1952, where he acquired the nucleus of the collection described by The Observer as "the last great art collection of the twentieth century".
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- Born
- Jul 21, 1887
Dublin - Parents
- Nationality
- Republic of Ireland
- Profession
- Education
- Royal University of Ireland
- Employment
- Director, National Gallery of Ireland
(1927 - 1935)
- Director, National Gallery of Ireland
- Lived in
- Birmingham
- Died
- Apr 24, 1961
- Resting place
- Glasnevin Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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