Professor Thomas Bodkin | |
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| Born | Thomas Patrick Bodkin 21 July 1887 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 24 April 1961 (aged 73) Birmingham, England |
| Resting place | Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Belvedere College Clongowes Wood College |
| Alma mater | Royal University of Ireland (BCL) |
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| Spouse |
Aileen Cox (m. 1917) |
| Children | 5 |
| Parent(s) | Matthias McDonnell Bodkin Arabella Norman |
| Relatives | Matthias Bodkin (brother) |
Professor Thomas Patrick Bodkin KCSG (21 July 1887 – 24 April 1961) was an Irish barrister and art collector who became an art historian and curator.
Bodkin was Director of the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin from 1927 to 1935 and founding Director of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Birmingham from 1935 until 1952, where he acquired the nucleus of the collection described by The Observer as "the last great art collection of the twentieth century."[1]