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Biography

BA (Courtauld Institute); MA, PhD (University of York)

Sam's primary research interests cover British art from 1880 to 1920, with an especial focus on art in London at the turn of the twentieth century. He has written on the careers of specific artists, such as William Rothenstein (the subject of his 2010 thesis) and on the institutional structures of the London art world, particularly the foundation and operation of small commercial galleries.

Sam will be expanding both areas of this research over the next few years, leading to a publication on 'William Rothenstein and the British Art World' (the first major critical work on the artist) and a series of articles on related topics. From July-December 2011 he will be holding a Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the Paul Mellon Centre for British Art.