Lawrence Gowing

Sir Lawrence Gowing CBE RA (1918–1991) was an English artist, writer, curator, and teacher. Initially recognized as a portrait and landscape painter, he quickly rose to prominence as an art historian, authoring over fifty books and catalogs. Gowing served as deputy director of the Tate Gallery, London, and was a central figure in academic circles, holding teaching posts at the University of Leeds and the Slade School of Fine Art at University College London, as well as a professorship at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. He was knighted in 1982 and elected Royal Academician in 1989.