James Laver
English author, critic, art historian, and museum curator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Laver, CBE, FRSA (14 March 1899 – 3 June 1975) was an English author, critic, art historian, and museum curator who acted as Keeper of Prints, Drawings and Paintings for the Victoria and Albert Museum between 1938 and 1959. He was also an important and pioneering fashion historian described as "the man in England who made the study of costume respectable".[1]
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Born | (1899-03-14)14 March 1899 Liverpool, England |
Died | 3 June 1975(1975-06-03) (aged 76) Blackheath, London, England |
Spouse | Veronica Turleigh (m. 1928–1971; her death); 2 children |
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