Ann Compton (art historian) explained

Ann Compton is an art historian and an Affiliate in the History of Art, School of Culture & Creative Arts at the University of Glasgow.[1] She has worked on a major project, 'Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, 1851-1951',[2] [3] as Originator, Director and Editor. She is a Research Consultant on this project and is a member of the Sculpture Steering Panel at Art UK.[4] She is a widely published author of and contributor to publications in her field. She is a member of the Advisory Board of the journal 'Public Monuments and Sculpture Association' (PMSA).[5]

Education

Ann Compton attended the Courtauld Institute of Art for postgraduate study and was awarded Master of Arts.

Personal life

Ann Compton was born in 1956 and is the second daughter of Michael Graeme Compton, OBE, (1927-2013) and Susan Paschal Compton, née Benn, (b.1930).[6] [7] Michael Graeme Compton was the Keeper of Museum Services[8] at the Tate Gallery, where he made important contributions to the curating of contemporary art. Susan Pascal Compton studied art history at the Courtauld Institute of Art and was awarded a PhD for her thesis 'Kazimir Malevich: A Study of his Painting, 1912-1916'.[9]

Academic life

Given the working background and interest in art history of her parents it is not surprising that Ann Compton became an art historian. She has specialised in sculpture in which she has made major contributions to research and teaching. She is a leading figure in 'Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951'. This is a partnership of universities and art museums with aims of furthering research in the subject during the period.

Ann Compton has had involvement with the 'Sculptural Processes Group' set up in 2007 at the Courtauld Institute of Art and has contributed to its annual seminar 'Tools and Tooling' on Victorian Architectural Sculpture.[10] Her paper ‘"An essentially different kind of rhythm": Rediscovering Henry Moore’s Sculpture in Wood', written in 2015, made an important contribution to Moore's oeuvre, in particular with its focus on the medium he used for some of his most important works.[11]

Another link to the Courtauld Institute of Art is a collection of photographs attributed to Ann Compton and held in the photographic collection of the Conway Library. This large collection consists mainly of secular and religious architectural and sculptural images.[12]

Other published works

References

  1. Web site: University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Culture & Creative Arts - Our staff - Ann Compton. 2020-09-17. www.gla.ac.uk.
  2. Web site: About Us - Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951. 2020-09-22. sculpture.gla.ac.uk.
  3. Web site: Mobilising "Mapping Sculpture in Britain and Ireland, 1851-1951' (Mobilising Mapping). UK Research and Innovation.
  4. Web site: Art UK About Governance Panels and boards. 2020-09-17. artuk.org. en.
  5. Web site: Sculpture Journal UK Sculpture and public monuments. 2020-09-20. PMSA. en-GB. 2019-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20190519170344/https://www.pmsa.org.uk/sculpture-journal. dead.
  6. Web site: Search Results for Michael Graeme Compton. 2020-09-22. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. en.
  7. News: Michael Compton. . en. 2020-09-21. 0140-0460.
  8. Web site: Michael Compton Simon Tait. 2020-09-20. en.
  9. Kazimir Malevich : a study of the painting, 1910-1935 (to which is to be added the printed book: The World Backwards: Russian futurist books, 1912-1916 [London, The British Library, 1978]).]. Courtauld Institute of Art (University of London). 1983. Ph.D.. Susan Paschal. Compton.
  10. Web site: Sculptural Processes Group. 2020-09-22. The Courtauld Institute of Art. en-US.
  11. Book: Compton, Ann. 'An essentially different kind of rhythm': Rediscovering Henry Moore's Sculpture in Wood. 2015-03-01. Tate. 978-1-84976-391-2. en.
  12. Web site: 2020-06-30. Who made the Conway Library?. 2020-10-01. Digital Media. 2020-07-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20200703211341/http://blog.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2020/06/30/who-made-the-conway-library/. dead.
  13. Book: Compton, Ann. The Sculpture of Charles Sargeant Jagger. Henry Moore Foundation in association with Lund Humphries. 2004. 978-0853318644. Aldershot.
  14. Book: Compton, Ann. Garth Evans Sculpture: Beneath the Skin. Philip Wilson Publishers. 2013. 978-1781300046. London.
  15. Book: John Piper and Ann Compton. Painting in a Coloured Light: An Exhibition of Stained Glass and Related Works. Kettle's Yard Gallery. 1998. 978-0907074168. Cambridge.
  16. Book: Compton, Ann. Edward Halliday Art for Life 1925-39. Liverpool University Press. 1997. 978-0853239727. Liverpool.
  17. Book: Compton. Ann. Edward Carter Preston 1885-1965: Sculptor, Painter, Medallist. Liverpool University Press. 1995. 978-0853237921. Liverpool.
  18. Book: Ann Compton and Garth Evans. Garth Evans: Sculpture from the Sixties. Poussin Gallery. 2009. 978-1906350093. London.
  19. Book: Nichols, K., Wade, R., Williams, G., (eds.). Art Versus Industry?: New perspectives on visual and industrial cultures in nineteenth-century Britain. Manchester University Press. 2016. 978-0-7190-9646-4. Manchester. Chapter 10.
  20. Book: Eustace, Katharine; Stoker, Mark; Barnes, Joanna. Sculpting Art History: Essays in Memory of Benedict Read. Liverpool University Press. 2018. 978-1912793006. Liverpool.

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