Watson Gordon Professor of Fine Art explained

The Watson Gordon Chair of Fine Art is a professorship at the University of Edinburgh.

History

The chair was founded in 1880. John Watson Gordon was a Scottish painter who died in 1864. His brother and sister endowed the professorship in his memory in 1879.^[1] The establishment of the chair resulted in progress in the teaching of art history.^{[2] [3]}

Professors

• Gerard Baldwin Brown 1880–1930
• Herbert Read 1931–1933
• David Talbot Rice 1934–1972
• Giles Robertson 1973–1981
• Eric Fernie 1984–1995
• Richard Thomson 1996–^[4]

Notes and References

1. Gordon, John Watson . x.
2. Book: Turner, James . Philology: The Forgotten Origins of the Modern Humanities . 2014 . . 317. 9781400850150 .
3. 878469. letter . Giles . Robertson . The Burlington Magazine . 118 . 880 . July 1976 . 516.
4. News: Top French honours for Capital arts historians . . 14 January 2013 . 27 July 2016.