A Life of Discovery by James Hamilton

A Life of Discovery by James Hamilton

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James Hamilton is an art and cultural historian. His books include TURNER: A LIFE, FARADAY: THE LIFE, shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and A STRANGE BUSINESS: MAKING ART AND MONEY IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN, which in 2014 was named Art Book of the Year by the SUNDAY TIMES.

Hamilton was until retirement in 2013 curator of art collections and projects in Portsmouth, Wakefield, Sheffield, Leeds and the University of Birmingham, where he is a Fellow of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts.

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ISBN 13 9781400060160
ISBN 10 1400060168
Title A Life of Discovery
Author James Hamilton
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Random House (NY)
Year published 2004-12-07
Number of pages 465
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