Nikolaus Pevsner
(1902-1983), Art historian and architectural scholarSir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner
Sitter in 5 portraits
Architectural historian. Born in Leipzig, Pevsner lost his post at Göttingen University on Hitler's advent, and came to Britain in 1933. Pioneers of Modern Design (1936) and An Outline of European Architecture (1942) established his reputation and stimulated a popular interest in art and architecture. He taught at Birkbeck College, University of London (1942-69), and was Slade Professor of Fine Art at Cambridge (1949-55). He sat on the editorial board of the Architectural Review, was art editor of Penguin Books, and in 1955 gave the Reith lectures on the 'Englishness of English Art'. The Buildings of England (46 volumes, 1951-74) remains his monument.
by Hans Schwarz
oil on board, exhibited 1969
NPG 5726
by Paul Joyce
bromide print on card mount, September 1975
NPG x13416
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