John Fleming (1) (1919–2001)
Author of The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture
For other authors named John Fleming, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
John Fleming was born in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England on June 12, 1919. He read English at Trinity College, Cambridge. During World War II, he served with the Intelligence Corps and wrote articles for Architectural Review in his spare time. After the war, he qualified as a solicitor and served with show more the John Hilton bureau at Cambridge. The death of his parents enabled Fleming to follow his own inclinations by going to Italy to try his luck as a freelance writer. In the mid-1950's, he started writing and editing with Hugh Honour. For Penguin Books, they edited the series Style and Civilization. They also edited two more series for Penguin: Architect and Society and Art in Context. Together they wrote The Visual Arts: A History, The Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts, and The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture with Nikolaus Pevsner. Fleming won two prizes in 1962 for Robert Adam and His Circle in Edinburgh and Rome. He died on May 29, 2001 at the age of 81. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by John Fleming
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Fleming, John
- Birthdate
- 1919-06-12
- Date of death
- 2001-05-29
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Trinity College, University of Cambridge
Rugby School - Occupations
- art historian
solicitor - Organizations
- British Army Intelligence Corps (WWII)
- Awards and honors
- Banister Fletcher Prize (1962)
Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion (1962)
Royal Society of Literature (Fellow, 1963)
Mitchell Prize for the History of Art (1982) - Relationships
- Honour, Hugh (life partner)
- Cause of death
- cancer
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
Asolo, Italy - Place of death
- Tofori, Italy
- Associated Place (for map)
- Italy
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Reviews
The Visual Arts is recognized as the most up-to-date and wide-ranging history of art available in one volume. Now completely revised, it's more comprehensive and compelling than ever.Authors Honour and Fleming take readers from pre-history to Post-Modernism, exploring all the familiar movements and masterworks but also delving into non-Western traditions, architecture, and the decorative arts. The incisive text (incorporating new research and discoveries), more than 1,350 illustrations show more (nearly 20% new), maps (all redrawn), time charts (all redesigned), and sidebars (including the new "Concepts" and "Urban Development") make this an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to understand art in context. show less
"Algemene kunstgeschiedenis" van Honour & Fleming is duidelijk meer een wereldgeschiedenis van de kunst dan het boek van Jansson. Van de 22 hoofdstukken zijn er 7 die zich met niet-Europese kunst bezighouden. In vergelijking met Jansson zijn de teksten uitgebreider en informatiever. Een betere keus dus!
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- Rating
- 3.8
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- ISBNs
- 149
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- 16