Sir Charles Robert Saumarez Smith
(1954-), Art historian; Director of the National Portrait GallerySitter in 14 portraits
Artist of 1 portrait
Saumarez Smith was educated at King's College, Cambridge. Following a Fellowship at Harvard and research at the Warburg Institute he joined the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1982 as an Assistant Keeper responsible for the V&A/RCA MA Course in the History of Design. He became Director of the National Portrait Gallery in 1994 and his success has seen the new Ondaatje Wing built and existing galleries refurbished. This combined with a programme of popular and academic exhibitions, has seen visitor numbers increase to more than 1.4 million. In 2002 he succeeded Neil MacGregor as Director of the National Gallery and is currently Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Arts.
Sir Charles Robert Saumarez Smith
by John Lessore
pencil, 1999
NPG 6501(4)
Sir Charles Robert Saumarez Smith
by Lucy Anne Dickens
chromogenic print, February 2001
NPG P948(38)
Sir Charles Robert Saumarez Smith
by Tom Phillips
oil on panel, polyptych, 2003
NPG 6648
Sir Roy Strong; Sir Charles Robert Saumarez Smith; John Trevor Hayes
by Julia Trevelyan Oman (Lady Strong)
colour snapshot print, 13 April 1994
NPG x68272
Sir Charles Robert Saumarez Smith
by Philip Sayer
bromide fibre print, 21 October 1994
NPG x68919
Sir Charles Robert Saumarez Smith
by Philip Sayer
bromide fibre print, 21 October 1994
NPG x68920
Sir Charles Robert Saumarez Smith
by Paul Tozer
bromide fibre print, 15 May 1996
NPG x76911
The Staff of the National Portrait Gallery
by John Goto
MicroPiezo print, 1999-2000
NPG x88800
Sir Charles Robert Saumarez Smith
by Mario Testino
colour print, 1 February 2002
NPG x125143
Sir Charles Robert Saumarez Smith
by Mario Testino
bromide print, 1 February 2002
NPG x125144
The Director and curators of the National Portrait Gallery
by Claire Wheeldon
chromogenic print, 18 June 2002
NPG x125846
Sir Charles Robert Saumarez Smith; John Trevor Hayes; Sandy Robert Nairne; Sir Roy Strong
by David Weightman
digital chromogenic print, 17 November 2004
NPG x126874
Royal Academicians In General Assembly
by Dennis Toff
chromogenic print, 28 May 2009
NPG x134136
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