Letters: Sir Alan Bowness obituary
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Sir Alan Bowness in 2015. Photograph: Tate
Sir Alan Bowness in 2015. Photograph: Tate
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As director of the Tate Gallery, Alan Bowness always included a gallery devoted to the Pre-Raphaelites in the permanent display, and the enormously popular exhibition devoted to them in 1984 attracted more than 200,000 visitors. The catalogue presented the fruits of first-hand research (I wrote on Holman Hunt), and many more exhibitions and books followed in Britain and internationally.
Judith Bronkhurst
Alan Bowness viewed his involvement with the opening of the Heong Gallery at Downing C0llege, Cambridge, in 2016 as a “wonderful last act”. Meeting the architect – Adam Caruso – was an important step in obtaining his commitment to the project.
The Lewis Collection of Gems and Rings in the Possession of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
The Lewis Collection of Gems and Rings in the Possession of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
The Lewis Collection of Gems and Rings in the Possession of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
With an Introductory Essay on Ancient Gems
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2011
The Lewis Collection of Gems and Rings in the Possession of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
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Containing an introductory essay on ancient gems, J. H. Middleton s work of 1892 catalogues the extensive and fascinating collection of engraved gems at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Middleton, who was a Professor of Fine Art and Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, describes how the collection was acquired by the Reverend S. S. Lewis on his frequent visits to Italy, Greece and more distant Oriental countries. The cata
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