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Laura Cumming

ローラ・カミング

Rōra Kamingu

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Scotland → London

Career

Occupations
Journalist, Art critic
Active Years
1980-2024
Affiliations
The Observer, The Guardian, New Statesman, BBC
Influenced By
James Cumming, Diego Velázquez
Nominations
Baillie Gifford Prize 2019 shortlist, Costa Book Awards 2019 Biography shortlist

Awards

James Tait Black Memorial Prize
2016
Work: The Vanishing Man
Category: 伝記部門
Organization: University of Edinburgh
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A Face to the World: On Self-Portraits

2009 Art criticism

A book on self-portraits in art.

Self-portraits

The Vanishing Man: In Pursuit of Velázquez

2016 Art history

Story of the discovery of a lost Velázquez portrait in 1845.

VelázquezObsessionLoss

On Chapel Sands: My Mother and Other Missing Persons

2019 Memoir

Memoir about the mystery of her mother's childhood disappearance.

FamilyDisappearanceIdentity

Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life & Sudden Death

2023 Memoir

Memoir weaving art from the Dutch Golden Age with personal life and sudden death.

Dutch Golden AgeDeathFather

Bibliography

  • Julian Barnes (1990)
  • A Face to the World: On Self-Portraits (2009)
  • The Vanishing Man: In Pursuit of Velázquez (2016)
  • On Chapel Sands: My Mother and Other Missing Persons (2019)
  • Thunderclap: A Memoir of Art and Life & Sudden Death (2023)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Visually richDescriptive
Recurring Motifs
ArtLossFamily

Legacy

Renowned art critic whose books on Velázquez and Dutch art have been highly acclaimed.

Trivia

  • Daughter of Scottish artist James Cumming.
  • Art critic for The Observer since 1999.