Allan Braham Explained

Allan Braham
Birth Date:19 August 1937
Birth Place:Croydon, Surrey
Death Date:3 March 2011
Death Place:London
Nationality:British
Education:PhD, 1967
Alma Mater:Courtauld Institute of Art
Occupation:Art historian, architectural historian, author and art gallery curator
Employer:National Gallery, London

Allan John Witney Braham (19 August 19373 March 2011) was an English art historian, architectural historian, author and art gallery curator.[1] He was Deputy Director at the National Gallery, London.

Biography

Braham was born in Croydon, Surrey, to Dudley Braham and Florence (née Mears). He studied at Dulwich College in south London, then at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, gaining a BA in 1960 and a PhD (on François Mansart's drawings for the Louvre) in 1967.[2] Photographs contributed by Allan Braham to the Courtauld Institute of Art's Conway Library are currently being digitised as part of the Courtauld Connects project.[3] [4]

Braham worked at the National Gallery, London, first as Assistant Keeper (1962-1973), then as Deputy Keeper (1973-1978), then as Keeper (1978-1989)[5] and Deputy Director (1978-1992).[6] Braham coordinated numerous exhibitions, and contributed to the accompanying catalogues. He was sole or co-author on books on art and architecture, and numerous scholarly articles, in particular for The Burlington Magazine, and for the Gazette des Beaux-Arts in France.

Braham married Helen Clare Butterworth on 15 June 1963 (marriage dissolved in 2004); they had two daughters and lived in North London. Braham died in London in 2011.[7] [8]

Awards

In 1980 Braham was awarded both the Sir Banister Fletcher Prize and the Alice Davis Hitchcock Award for his book The Architecture of the French Enlightenment.[9] [10]

Selected publications

Books

Books with co-authors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Braham, Allan John Witney, (19 Aug. 1937–3 March 2011), Keeper and Deputy Director, National Gallery, 1978–88. 2020-07-16. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. en. 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U8510. 978-0-19-954089-1.
  2. Book: Braham. Allan. Francois Mansart. Smith. Peter R.. 1973. A. Zwemmer. 978-0-302-02251-1. Studies in architecture. London.
  3. Web site: 2020-06-30. Who made the Conway Library?. 2020-07-15. Digital Media. 3 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200703211341/http://blog.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2020/06/30/who-made-the-conway-library/. dead.
  4. Web site: A&A Search Results. 2020-07-24. artandarchitecture.org.uk.
  5. Web site: Keepers History National Gallery, London. 2020-07-16. www.nationalgallery.org.uk.
  6. Web site: Allan Braham (1978-[1992]) Archive National Gallery, London]. 2020-07-16. www.nationalgallery.org.uk.
  7. Web site: Obituary notice. www.legacy.com. 13 March 2011 .
  8. Newman. John. 2012. Allan Braham (1937—2011). Burlmaga the Burlington Magazine. en. 154. 1312. 489–490. 0007-6287. 7781099459.
  9. Web site: Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion. 2020-07-16. SAHGB. en-GB.
  10. Tadgell . Christopher . Review: The Architecture of the French Enlightenment by Allan Braham . Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians . 1 October 1983 . 42 . 3 . 302–303 . 10.2307/989957.
  11. Book: Braham, Allan. Dürer.. 1967. Spring Books. London. en. 222278567.
  12. Book: Braham, Allan. Murillo. 1966. Knowledge Publications. Londen. en. 71714453.
  13. Book: Braham. Allan. The National Gallery in London; Italian painting of the high renaissance.. National Gallery (Great Britain). 1971. Knorr & Hirth. Munich. en. 578400.
  14. Book: Braham. Allan. Velázques. National Gallery (Great Britain). 1972. Trustees, Publications Dept. National Gallery. London. en. 241012522.
  15. Book: Braham, Allan. Rubens. 1972. National Gallery. London. en. 901068036.
  16. Book: Braham, Allan. The Leonardo-Cartoon: a short account of its history and significance.. 1973. National Gallery. London. en. 878437648.
  17. Book: Braham. Allan. Funeral decorations in early eighteenth century Rome. Victoria and Albert Museum. 1975. London. en. 471713878.
  18. Book: Braham, Allan. Architecture. 1975. National Gallery. London. en. 717023742.
  19. Book: Braham, Allan. The Rokeby Venus, Velázquez. 1976. National Gallery. 978-0-901791-59-7. London. en. 59983402.
  20. Book: Braham, Allan. The architecture of French enlightenment. 1980. Thames and Hudson. 978-0-500-23297-2. London. en. 638601617.
  21. Book: Braham, Allan. The architecture of the French Enlightenment ; with 424 illustrations. 1989. Thames and Hudson. 978-0-500-27570-2. London. en. 489854861.
  22. Book: Braham, Allan. El Greco to Goya: the taste for Spanish paintings in Britain and Ireland... and catalogue. 1981. s.n.. S.l.. en. 1123717073.
  23. Book: Braham, Allan. Italian paintings of the sixteenth century. 1985. National Gallery in association with William Collins. 978-0-00-217402-2. London. en. 988935855.
  24. Book: Braham. Allan. L'eglise du dome. Blunt. Anthony. 1960. Warburg Institute. London. en. 272574013.
  25. Book: MacLaren. Neil. The Spanish School. 2nd edition revised by Allan Braham.. Braham. Allan. 1970. National Gallery. 978-0-901791-07-8. London. en. 562210572.
  26. Braham. Allan. 1963. Mansart Studies: I: the Val-de-Grâce. Burlington Magazine. en. 351–363. 0007-6287. 888583526.
  27. Braham. Allan. 1964. Mansart studies: 4: the Château of Gesvres. Burlington Magazine. en. 359–363. 0007-6287. 888583525.
  28. Braham. Allan. 1968. Archbishop Fernando de Valdés y Llanos: the problem of Velázquez's portrait. Burlington Magazine. en. 401–404. 0007-6287. 888583415.
  29. Braham. Allan. 1971. Drawings for Soufflot's Sainte Geneviève. Burlington Magazine. en. 582–590. 0007-6287. 888583433.
  30. Braham. Allan. 1973. A reappraisal of 'The introduction of the cult of Cybele at Rome' by Mantegna. Burlington Magazine. en. 457–463. 0007-6287. 888583402.
  31. Braham. Allan. 1980. The Emperor Sigismund and the Santa Maria Maggiore Altar-piece. Burlington Magazine. en. 106–112. 0007-6287. 888583306.
  32. Braham. Allan. 1980. Murillo's portrait of Don Justino de Neve. Burlington Magazine. en. 192–194. 0007-6287. 888583346.
  33. Braham. Allan. Whiteley. Mary. 1964. Louis le Vau's projects for the Louvre and the Colonnade: 2. Gazette des beaux-arts / Fondée par Charles Blanc.. en. 6. 347–362. 0016-5530. 888583524.
  34. Braham. Allan. Smith. Peter. 1965. Mansart studies: 5: the church of the Minimes. Burlington Magazine. en. 123–132. 0007-6287. 888583466.
  35. Braham. Allan. Smith. Peter. 1965. François Mansart's work at the Hôtel de Chavigny. Gazette des beaux-arts / Fondée par Charles Blanc.. en. 6. 317–330. 0016-5530. 888583465.
  36. Book: Braham. Allan. François Mansart. Smith. Peter R. 1973. A. Zwemmer ; [Diffusion Weber|isbn=978-0-302-02251-1|location=London; [Paris|language=en|oclc=469077449}}</ref> The book was developed from both writers' PhD theses for the Courtauld Institute.<ref name=":0" /> * ''Carlo Fontana: the drawings at Windsor Castle'', Allan Braham and Hellmut Hager, Royal Library (Windsor Castle), London: Zwemmer, 1977.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Braham|first1=Allan|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/868303929|title=Carlo Fontana: the drawings at Windsor Castle|last2=Hager|first2=Hellmut|date=1977|publisher=Zwemmer|isbn=978-0-302-02780-6|location=London|language=en|oclc=868303929}}</ref> * ''Piranesi as archaeologist and French architecture in the late eighteenth century'', Allan Braham and Anthony Blunt, Rome: Edizioni dell'Elefante, 1978.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book|last1=Braham|first1=Allan|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/272574741|title=Piranesi as archaeologist and French architecture in the late eighteenth century|last2=Blunt|first2=Anthony|date=1978|publisher=Edizioni dell'Elefante|location=Roma|language=en|oclc=272574741}}</ref> === Exhibition catalogues === * ''Wright of Derby: Mr & Mrs Coltman'' (exhibition organised and booklet written by Allan Braham), London: National Gallery, 1986.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|last1=Braham|first1=Allan|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/315315952|title=Wright of Derby: Mr & Mrs Coltman|last2=Wright|first2=Joseph|last3=National Gallery (Great Britain)|date=1986|publisher=National Gallery|isbn=978-0-947645-06-9|location=London|language=en|oclc=315315952}}</ref> * ''Giovanni Battista Moroni: 400th anniversary exhibition'' (introduction and catalogue by Allan Braham), National Gallery, London: Hillingdon Press, 1978.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Braham|first1=Allan|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/878406742|title=Giovanni Battista Moroni: 400th anniversary exhibition|last2=National Gallery (London)|date=1978|publisher=Hillingdon Press)|location=(London|language=en|oclc=878406742}}</ref> * ''The National Gallery lends Italian Renaissance portraits'', ''an exhibition organised in conjunction with the Arts Council of Great Britain'' (introduction and catalogue by Allan Braham), London: National Gallery, 1979.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book|last1=Braham|first1=Allan|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/838012138|title=The National Gallery lends Italian Renaissance portraits: [catalogue of] an exhibition organised in conjunction with the Arts Council of Great Britain|last2=Arts Council of England|last3=National Gallery (Great Britain)|date=1979|publisher=The Gallery|location=London|language=en|oclc=838012138}}

    Articles

    • 'Mansart studies: 1: the Val-de-Grâce', The Burlington Magazine (ed. Benedict Nicolson), pp. 351–363, 1963.[26]
    • 'Mansart studies: 4: the Château of Gesvres', The Burlington Magazine (ed. Benedict Nicolson), Vol. 106, pp. 359–363, 1964.[27]
    • 'Archbishop Fernando de Valdés y Llanos: the problem of Velázquez's portrait', The Burlington Magazine (ed. Benedict Nicolson), Vol. 110, pp. 401–404, 1968.[28]
    • 'Drawings for Soufflot's Sainte Geneviève', The Burlington Magazine (ed. Benedict Nicolson), Vol. 113, pp. 582–590, 1971.[29]
    • 'A reappraisal of "The introduction of the cult of Cybele at Rome" by Mantegna', The Burlington Magazine (ed. Benedict Nicolson), Vol. 115, pp. 457–463, 1973.[30]
    • 'The Emperor Sigismund and the Santa Maria Maggiore Altar-piece', The Burlington Magazine (ed. Benedict Nicolson), Vol. 122, pp. 106–112, 1980.[31]
    • 'Murillo's portrait of Don Justino de Neve', The Burlington Magazine (ed. Benedict Nicolson), Vol. 122, pp. 192–194, 1980.[32]

    Articles with co-authors

    • 'Louis le Vau's projects for the Louvre and the Colonnade: 2', Allan Braham and Mary Whiteley, Gazette des beaux-arts, pp. 347–362, 1964.[33]
    • Mansart studies: 5: the church of the Minimes', Allan Braham and Peter Smith, The Burlington Magazine (ed. Benedict Nicolson), Vol. 107, pp. 123–132, 1965.[34]
    • 'François Mansart's work at the Hôtel de Chavigny', Allan Braham and Peter Smith, Gazette des beaux-arts, pp. 317–330, 1965.[35]

    References

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