John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
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Edition 21 (1962) Winner
Edward Lucie-Smith
エドワード・ルーシー＝スミス
Edowaado Ruushii-Sumisu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-02-27 （Kingston, Jamaica）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Moved to the United Kingdom in 1946 → Spent time in Paris (early career)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, poet, art critic, curator, broadcaster, anthologist, photographer
- Active Years
- 1954-
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of Literature (Fellow), Turret Books (director/co-founder), Bermondsey Project Space (curator)
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Literature
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The King's School, Canterbury | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Merton College, Oxford | — | — | BA | 〜1954 | United Kingdom |
The King's School, Canterbury
Country:
United Kingdom
Secondary education institution. Exact years not specified.
Merton College, Oxford
Degree:
BA
Period:
〜1954
Year of Graduation:
1954
Country:
United Kingdom
Received a Bachelor of Arts in 1954.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | — | — | Royal Society of Literature | Fellow |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
1964
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
Fellow
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Burnt Child: An Autobiography
1975 autobiography / memoir 240 pagesA memoir recounting Lucie-Smith's early life and development as a writer.
autobiographymemorymigration
Movements in Art since 1945
1969 art history / criticism 200 pagesAn overview and critical account of major art movements after 1945.
contemporary artmovement historycriticism
Amazonia Imagined
2016 non-fiction / cultural commentary 128 pagesA collection of essays on cultural imaginings and representations of the Amazon.
naturecultural representationvisual culture
Bibliography
- Rubens (1961)
- What Is a Painting? (1966)
- Movements in Art since 1945 (1969)
- The Burnt Child: An Autobiography (1975)
- Censoring the Body (2007)
- Amazonia Imagined (2016)
Translations by Author
- Translations of Paul Claudel (selected odes)
- Selected translations of Jean-Paul de Dadelsen
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear, expository proseencyclopedic and wide-ranging approach to art and culture
- Recurring Motifs
- art history and visual culturesexuality and eroticism in artpersonal history and memory
Legacy
A prolific writer and critic whose work across literature and art history helped popularize art criticism in the late 20th century. Educated at Oxford and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he has had significant academic and public influence. In recent years he was involved in debates over the attribution of drawings attributed to Francis Bacon.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Literature
Archives
- University of Maryland Libraries: Edward Lucie-Smith papers
In Popular Culture
- Series of interviews for BBC Radio 3
- Long-term contributions to ArtReview and The London Magazine
Quotes
-
I have written or edited over a hundred books.
Source: Biography summary (Wikipedia) (2014)
Trivia
- His uncle Euan Lucie-Smith was one of the first mixed-heritage infantry officers in a regular British Army regiment and was killed in World War I.
- He was involved in promoting a group of drawings claimed to be by Francis Bacon ('Francis Bacon Italian Drawings'), which have not been authenticated by major institutions.