John Richardson (2) (1924–2019)
Author of A Life of Picasso, Volume 1: 1881-1906
For other authors named John Richardson, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
John Patrick Richardson was born in London, England on February 6, 1924. He was attending the Slade School of Fine Art in London when World War II broke out. He was drafted into the British Army but was discharged after catching rheumatic fever. During the war, he worked as an industrial designer show more by day and an air-raid warden and firefighter at night. After the war, he wrote for The New Statesman and other publications, sometimes using the pseudonym Richard Johnson. He became an art historian and curator. At various time during his life, he was an artist, a dealer, an auction-house executive, and an author. In the early 1960s, Christie's, hired him to open a New York office. He left Christie's in 1973 to work for the Knoedler Gallery, where he was put in charge of 19th- and 20th-century painting. He was later named managing director of Artemis, an art investment fund. By the 1980s, he wrote for several publications including Vanity Fair and The New York Review of Books. He wrote numerous books including The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Picasso, Provence, and Douglas Cooper; Sacred Monsters, Sacred Masters; and a four-volume biography of Pablo Picasso. The first volume won the Whitbread Award. He organized several art exhibitions featuring Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol. In 2012, he knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He died on March 12, 2019 at the age of 95. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by John Richardson
Master Paintings from the Hermitage and the State Russian Museum, Leningrad (1975) — Editor — 70 copies
Sacred Monsters, Sacred Masters: Beaton, Capote, Dalí, Picasso, Freud, Warhol, and More (1753) 60 copies
Associated Works
The Company They Kept, Volume Two: Writers on Unforgettable Friendships (2011) — Contributor — 21 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Richardson, John Patrick
- Other names
- Johnson, Richard (pseudonym)
- Birthdate
- 1924-02-06
- Date of death
- 2019-03-12
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Place of death
- New York, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- Provence, France
- Education
- Slade School of Fine Art
- Occupations
- businessman
art historian
university professor
biographer - Relationships
- Cooper, Douglas (partner)
- Organizations
- Christie's
- Awards and honors
- Order of the British Empire (Knight Commander)
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
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Reviews
Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 29
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 1,653
- Popularity
- #15,543
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 330
- Languages
- 5