Brian Sewell | |
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 Sewell in 2011 | |
| Born | Brian Alfred Christopher Bushell Perkins[1] 15 July 1931 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Died | 19 September 2015 (aged 84) London, England |
| Education | Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School |
| Alma mater | Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London |
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| Parent(s) | Philip Heseltine (father) Mary Jessica Perkins (mother) |
| Military career | |
| Rank | Second lieutenant[2] |
| Unit | Royal Army Service Corps |
Brian Alfred Christopher Bushell Sewell[1] (/ˈsjuːəl, sjuːl/; 15 July 1931 – 19 September 2015) was an English art critic. He wrote for the Evening Standard and had an acerbic view of conceptual art and the Turner Prize.[3] The Guardian described him as "Britain's most famous and controversial art critic",[4] while the Standard called him the "nation’s best art critic".[5]
- ^ a b Greig, Geordie (2019). "Sewell, Brian Alfred Christopher Bushell (1931–2015), art critic and broadcaster". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.109829. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8.
- ^ "No. 40046". The London Gazette. 18 December 1953. p. 6930.
- ^ "Tate's collections 'wretched', says Brian Sewell". The Daily Telegraph. 30 November 2009.
- ^ Rachel Cooke (13 November 2005). "We pee on things and call it art". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ Joel Gunter; Vanessa Thorpe (19 September 2015). "Brian Sewell, 'most controversial' art critic, dies aged 84". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2015.