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'''John Russell''' [[CBE]] (22 January 1919 – 23 August 2008) was a [[British American]] [[art critic]].
'''John Russell''' [[CBE]] (22 January 1919 – 23 August 2008) was an English [[art critic]] and journalist.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
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St Paul's School]] and then [[Magdalen College, Oxford|Magdalen College]], [[Oxford]].
St Paul's School]] and then [[Magdalen College, Oxford|Magdalen College]], [[Oxford]].


He was an unpaid intern at the [[Tate Gallery]] in 1940, but moved to the country after the gallery was bombed. During [[World War II]] he worked in [[Naval Intelligence]] for the [[Admiralty]]. There he met [[Ian Fleming]], who helped to secure Russell a reviewing position at ''[[The Sunday Times]]''. Russell succeeded a fired critic at ''The Sunday Times'' in 1950.
He was an unpaid intern at the [[Tate Gallery]] in 1940, but moved to the country after the gallery was bombed. During [[World War II]] he worked in [[Naval Intelligence]] for the [[British Admiralty|Admiralty]]. There he met [[Ian Fleming]], who helped to secure Russell a reviewing position at ''[[The Sunday Times]]''. Russell succeeded a fired critic at ''The Sunday Times'' in 1950.


Art critic [[Hilton Kramer]] of the ''[[New York Times]]'' hired Russell in 1974. Russell was chief art critic there from 1982 to 1990.
Art critic [[Hilton Kramer]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' hired Russell in 1974. Russell was chief art critic there from 1982 to 1990.


==Marriages==
==Marriages==
Russell was married to:
Russell was married to:
* Alexandrina, Countess Apponyi de Nagy-Appony, the former wife of Julius Lanczy. They married in 1945, divorced in 1951, and had one child, Lavinia (married Sir Nicholas Grimshaw).<ref name="Independent.co.uk">{{cite news
* Alexandrina, Countess Apponyi de Nagy-Appony, the former wife of Julius Lanczy. They married in 1945, divorced in 1951, and had one child, Lavinia (married Sir Nicholas Grimshaw).<ref name="Independent.co.uk">{{cite news
|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-john-bratby-1534856.html
|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-john-bratby-1534856.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-john-bratby-1534856.html |archive-date=13 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live
|newspaper = The Independent
|newspaper = The Independent|location=London
|title = Obituary: John Bratby
|title = Obituary: John Bratby
|at = Obituary
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|last1 = Lambirth
|last1 = Lambirth
|date = 23 July 1992
|date = 23 July 1992
|accessdate = 12 June 2013}}</ref>
|access-date = 12 June 2013}}</ref>
*[[Vera Lindsay|Vera Poliakoff]] (died 1992), married 1956, divorced 1971.<ref name="Independent.co.uk"/> Also known professionally as Vera Lindsay, she was an artist and actress, daughter of Vladimir Poliakoff and former wife of British journalist Sir Gerald Reid Barry, with whom she had two sons.
*[[Vera Lindsay|Vera Poliakoff]] (died 1992), married 1956, divorced 1971.<ref name="Independent.co.uk"/> Also known professionally as Vera Lindsay, she was an artist and actress, daughter of Vladimir Poliakoff and former wife of British journalist Sir Gerald Reid Barry, with whom she had two sons.
*[[L'ŒIL|Rosamund Bernier]] (née Rosamond Margaret Rosenbaum, formerly Mrs Georges Bernier, formerly Mrs Lewis Riley), a lecturer and founder of the art magazine [[L'ŒIL]]. They married in 1975.
*[[Rosamond Bernier]] (née Rosamond Margaret Rosenbaum, formerly Mrs Georges Bernier, formerly Mrs Lewis Riley), a lecturer and founder of the art magazine [[L'ŒIL]]. They married in 1975.


==Death==
==Death==
Russell died on 23 August 2008 at a hospice in the [[Bronx]].<ref name="nytobit">[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/25/arts/25russell.html John Russell, Art Critic for The Times, Dies at 89.]</ref>
Russell died on 23 August 2008 at a hospice in the [[Bronx]].<ref name="nytobit">[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/25/arts/25russell.html John Russell, Art Critic for The Times, Dies at 89.]</ref>


==Books==
==Books==
His books include:
His books include:
* ''Shakespeare's Country'' (1942; revised 1946) revised & reprinted
* John Russell: ''Marc Klionsky''
* ''Switzerland'' (1950) reprinted
⚫
* John Russell: ''Matisse, Father & Son'', [[Harry N. Abrams, Inc.]], 1999, ISBN 0-8109-4378-6
⚫
* ''[[Erich Kleiber]]: A Memoir'' (1957)
* John Russell: ''The Meanings of Modern Art'' (1981, 2nd revised edition 1992) <ref>{{cite book | last=Russell|first=John | title=The Meanings of Modern Art | publisher=[[Thames & Hudson]]| year=1992|isbn=0-500-27573-4}}</ref>
* ''Paris'' (1960; reprinted 1983)
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* John Russell, [[Erich Kleiber]]: "A memoir" (London 1957)
* ''Francis Bacon'' (1964; reprinted 1971, 1979, 1985, 1993 etc.) reprinted & revised
* John Russell: ''Paris'' (London, 1960)
* ''[[Seurat]]'' (1965) '[[World of Art|The World of Art Library]]' series {{ISBN|0-500-20032-7}}
* John Russell: ''Shakespeare's Country
* ''[[Vuillard]]'' (1971) {{ISBN|0-8212-0281-2}}
* John Russell: ''Switzerland''
* ''[[Henry Moore]]'' (1973) {{ISBN|0-1402-1622-7}}
and books on [[Seurat]] (1965) <ref>{{cite book | last=Russell|first=John | title=Seurat (World of Art) | publisher=Thames & Hudson| year=1965 |isbn=0-500-20032-7}}</ref> and [[Vuillard]] (1971).<ref>{{cite book | last=Russell|first=John | title=Vuillard | publisher=Thames & Hudson| year=1971|isbn=0-8212-0281-2}}</ref>
* ''Turner in Switzerland'' (1976) with Andrew Wilton
* ''The Meanings of Modern Art'' (1981; revised 1992) {{ISBN|0-500-27573-4}}
* ''Reading Russell: On Ideas, Literature, Art, Theatre, Music, Places and Persons'' (1989) {{ISBN|978-0-500-23568-3}}
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* ''Matisse: Father & Son'' ([[Harry N. Abrams, Inc.]], 1999) {{ISBN|0-8109-4378-6}}
* ''Marc Klionsky'' (Hudson Hills, 2004)


==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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For other people named John Russell, see John Russell (disambiguation).

John Russell CBE (22 January 1919 – 23 August 2008) was an English art critic and journalist.

Life and career

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John Russell was born in Fleet, Hampshire, England, in 1919. He attended St Paul's School and then Magdalen College, Oxford.

He was an unpaid intern at the Tate Gallery in 1940, but moved to the country after the gallery was bombed. During World War II he worked in Naval Intelligence for the Admiralty. There he met Ian Fleming, who helped to secure Russell a reviewing position at The Sunday Times. Russell succeeded a fired critic at The Sunday Times in 1950.

Art critic Hilton Kramer of The New York Times hired Russell in 1974. Russell was chief art critic there from 1982 to 1990.

Marriages

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Russell was married to:

  • Alexandrina, Countess Apponyi de Nagy-Appony, the former wife of Julius Lanczy. They married in 1945, divorced in 1951, and had one child, Lavinia (married Sir Nicholas Grimshaw).[1]
  • Vera Poliakoff (died 1992), married 1956, divorced 1971.[1] Also known professionally as Vera Lindsay, she was an artist and actress, daughter of Vladimir Poliakoff and former wife of British journalist Sir Gerald Reid Barry, with whom she had two sons.
  • Rosamond Bernier (née Rosamond Margaret Rosenbaum, formerly Mrs Georges Bernier, formerly Mrs Lewis Riley), a lecturer and founder of the art magazine L'ŒIL. They married in 1975.

Death

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Russell died on 23 August 2008 at a hospice in the Bronx.[2]

Books

[edit]

His books include:

  • Shakespeare's Country (1942; revised 1946) revised & reprinted
  • Switzerland (1950) reprinted
  • Erich Kleiber: A Memoir (1957)
  • Paris (1960; reprinted 1983)
  • Francis Bacon (1964; reprinted 1971, 1979, 1985, 1993 etc.) reprinted & revised
  • Seurat (1965) 'The World of Art Library' series ISBN 0-500-20032-7
  • Vuillard (1971) ISBN 0-8212-0281-2
  • Henry Moore (1973) ISBN 0-1402-1622-7
  • Turner in Switzerland (1976) with Andrew Wilton
  • The Meanings of Modern Art (1981; revised 1992) ISBN 0-500-27573-4
  • Reading Russell: On Ideas, Literature, Art, Theatre, Music, Places and Persons (1989) ISBN 978-0-500-23568-3
  • Matisse: Father & Son (Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1999) ISBN 0-8109-4378-6
  • Marc Klionsky (Hudson Hills, 2004)

Notes and references

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Lambirth, Andrew (23 July 1992). "Obituary: John Bratby". The Independent. London. Obituary. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  2. ^ John Russell, Art Critic for The Times, Dies at 89.
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