Richard Cork is an award-winning art critic, historian, broadcaster and curator. He has been art critic for the Evening Standard and the Times, among others. Alongside academic posts and curating exhibitions for venues including Tate and the National Gallery, he is author of numerous books, including his ground-breaking study of David Bomberg, and has been awarded the Llewellyn Rhys Prize, the Banister Fletcher Award and the Art Fund Award. He is also Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy.
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Preface; 1: Boyhood, Bomberg and the Borough; 2: Discovering Italy, Stockholm, Spain and Marriage; 3: Studying at the Slade and Moving to Leeds; 4: Release in Brighton, Love Paintings and Parents with Children; 5: Exploring English Cathedrals in a Camper-Van; 6: Obsessed with Shakespeare and A Midsummer Night's Dream; 7: Travelling to French Cathedrals in a Dormobile; 8: Finding National Trust Treasures and Living at Petworth; 9: Visiting Jerusalem and Brooding on Atom Bombs; 10: Investigating Tate, New York, Rome and St Paul's; 11: Roaming around Castles and Communing with Blake; 12: Admiring Nelson and Marrying Tess; Epilogue; Notes; Chronology; Select Solo and Group exhibitions; Public Collections; Index