Tim Benton

For the British biologist, see Tim G. Benton.
Architect’s House (designed by Ernst May). Photograph by Tim Benton. CON_B04373_F002_028. The Courtauld Institute of Art. CC-BY-4.0.

Tim Benton (born 21 June 1945, Rome[1]) is Professor Emeritus in the History of Art at the Open University in the UK[2] as well as a writer and broadcaster. He has also taught at Columbia University, Williams College, and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.[3] He has written extensively on the modernist architect Le Corbusier.[4][5] A large collection of photographs by Tim Benton is held in the Courtauld Institute of Art's Conway Library archive,[6][7] which is currently undergoing a digitisation project.[8]

Education

Tim Benton was educated at the University of Cambridge and the Courtauld Institute of Art, London.[9]

Professional memberships

Benton is a member of the Association for the preservation of "E-1027" designed by Eileen Gray with murals added by Le Corbusier.[5] The site includes Le Corbusier's holiday home ("Cabanon de vacances") and the Etoile de Mer restaurant, in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France.[5]

Bibliography

His writings include:

  • Benton, Tim. Le Corbusier conférencier, Editions Le Moniteur, 2007. This book won the 2008 Prix National du Livre awarded by the Académie d'Architecture in France.
  • Benton, Tim. The Villas of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret 1920-1930, Birkhäuser and Editions de La Villette, 2007
  • Benton, Tim. The Modernist Home, V&A Publications, 2006
  • Benton, Tim. Le Corbusier: La Villa La Roche
  • Benton, Tim. Villa Savoye and the Architect's Practice
  • Benton, Tim. From the Arengario to the Lictor's Axe: Memories of Italian Fascism
  • Benton, Tim. Humanism and Fascism
  • Benton, Tim. The little "maison de weekend" and the Parisian suburbs
  • Benton, Tim. From Jeanneret to Le Corbusier: Rusting Iron, bricks and coal and the modern Utopia
  • Benton, Tim. Pessac and Lège revisited: standards, dimensions and failures
  • Benton, Tim. Charlotte Perriand: Les années Le Corbusier
  • Benton, Tim. Representing Modernism

Exhibitions and exhibition catalogues

  • Benton, Tim. Thirties: British Art and Design Before the War. (co-curator)
  • Benton, Tim. Le Corbusier: Architect of the Century. (co-curator)
  • Benton, Tim. Le Corbusier.: La Ricerca Paziente. (co-curator)
  • Benton, Tim. Le Corbusier et la Mediterrannée. (co-curator)
  • Benton, Tim. Art and Power: Europe Under the Dictators 1930–1945. (co-curator)
  • Benton, Tim. Art Deco (co-curator and co-editor of the catalogue) and Modernism: Designing a New World.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Tim Benton". 20 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Professor Tim Benton | OU people profiles". www.open.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Tim Benton / Persons / The Berlage". www.theberlage.nl. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Benton, Tim". WorldCat Identities. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  5. ^ a b c "Tim Benton, Professor of Art History (Emeritus)". www.iconichouses.org. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Tim Benton Archives". Digital Media. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  7. ^ "A&A | Search Results". www.artandarchitecture.org.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Who made the Conway Library?". Digital Media. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Tim Benton". Lars Müller Publishers. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Surreal Things: Surrealism and design, 11 - 12 May 2007" (PDF). Retrieved 7 July 2024.