Peter Lord (art historian) explained

Peter Lord (born 1948)[1] is an English sculptor and art historian based in Wales. He is best known for his books[2] and television programmes about the history of Welsh art, and is regarded as a leading authority on the subject.[3] Critic Andrew Green has said that The Visual Culture of Wales, Lord's three-volume series published by University of Wales Press, "restored to Wales a narrative of visual art that had been lost or denied for decades".[4]

Biography

Lord was born in Exeter and his early art education came from sculptor Peter Thursby. He studied Fine Arts at the University of Reading, graduating in 1970 and moving to Wales in 1975.[5] He worked as a sculptor and painter until 1986, when he began writing. One of his most notable works as a sculptor is the Hywel Dda Centre at Whitland.[6] [5] He also designed the chapel of St Padarn at St Padarn's Church, Llanbadarn Fawr, between 1985 and 1988.[7]

During his residence in Wales, Lord has learned to speak the Welsh language and now writes and broadcasts in both English and Welsh.[8] In 1999 he wrote and presented a seven-part series for BBC Wales, entitled The Big Picture.[9] His 2016 publication, The Tradition, has been described as "the first account of the history of Welsh art for over half a century.[10]

Lord, an independent scholar, curator and collector, has held Research Fellowships at Swansea University[11] and at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies in Aberystwyth.[12] He was also Visiting Fellow at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (1994), where he occasionally lectures.[13]

Works

Books

A Life Through Art (National Library of Wales 2007)

Television

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter Lord . Parthian Books . 4 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160415093356/http://www.parthianbooks.com/content/peter-lord . 15 April 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Peter Lord. Writers of Wales database. Literature Wales. 4 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305044318/http://www.literaturewales.org/writers-of-wales/i/131397/desc/lord-peter. 5 March 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: Art historian Peter Lord on the meaning of reflection. 28 November 2009. Wales Online . 4 April 2016.
  4. Web site: Peter Lord: iconographer/iconoclast. Green . Andrew . 18 June 2013. Gwallter . 4 April 2016.
  5. Web site: Hywel Dda Memorial – Cofeb Hywel Dda. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416163651/http://www.pmsa.org.uk/pmsa-database/11407/ . dead . 16 April 2016 . Public Monuments and Sculpture Association National Recording Project . 4 April 2016.
  6. Web site: The Interpretive Centre . Canolfan Hywel Dda Centre . 28 January 2023.
  7. Web site: Church of St Padarn, Llanbadarn Fawr. British Listed Buildings . 4 April 2016.
  8. Web site: Staff – Peter Lord. Swansea University School of Arts and Humanities . 5 April 2016.
  9. Web site: The Big Picture. Element Productions . 4 April 2016.
  10. Web site: Art historian Peter Lord publishes book on the history of Welsh art. 5 March 2016. Daily Post . 4 April 2016.
  11. Web site: Staff – Peter Lord. Swansea University School of Arts and Humanities . 4 April 2016.
  12. Web site: The Meaning of Pictures by Peter Lord: About the Author. University of Wales Press . 5 April 2016.
  13. Web site: PhD Researcher Presents Work at Yale. University of South Wales . 4 March 2014.
  14. Web site: Relationships with Pictures by Peter Lord. 5 July 2013. Wales Arts Review . 4 April 2016.
  15. Web site: Looking Out by Peter Lord. 14 January 2021. Wales Arts Review. Adam Somerset. 2 March 2021.

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