Strong, Sir Roy Colin (1935–)

An art historian, landscape gardener and museum curator, Strong's exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery in particular were responsible for a vast increase in attendance and in interest in the history of art.

Forenames:

Roy Colin

Surname:

Strong

Title:

Sir

Dates:

1935–

Institutions:

National Portrait Gallery
Victoria and Albert Museum

Significant posts:

Director, National Portrait Gallery
Director, Victoria and Albert Museum

Influences:

Yates, Frances

Themes:

History of art
History of culture

Bibliography

• Bibliography from Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH)

Personal papers

• National Register of Archives

Significant publications

• Roy Strong, The Renaissance Garden in England (London, 1979)

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