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'''Mildred Archer''' [[OBE]] ( |
'''Mildred Archer''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] ([[28 December]], [[1911]], in [[London]] — [[4 February]], [[2005]]) was an art historian who specialized in 18th and 19th century art in British India. She was curator of Prints and Drawings at the India Office Library and wrote extensively on the collection and studies on them. |
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Mildred Agnes Bell attended school in [[London]]. In 1930 she joined St Hilda's College, |
Mildred Agnes Bell attended school in [[London]]. In 1930 she joined [[St Hilda's College, Oxford]] with a history scholarship. She met Bill Archer, who had been a friend of her brother at Cambridge. Bill had passed the [[Indian Civil Service]] examination and was in the [[School of Oriental Studies]], London. he left for India in 1931 and before that the two were engaged. Her husband worked in [[Bihar]] for nearly a decade and on his return to England he became Keeper of Indian Art at the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] and was a leading scholar of Indian court painting. |
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Mildred Archer's curatorial career began in 1954 with the cataloguing of the East India |
Mildred Archer's curatorial career began in 1954 with the cataloguing of the [[British East India Company|East India Company]] paintings in the collection of the [[India Office]] Library. It occupied her for 26 years. |
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Other works included Natural History Drawings (1962), British Drawings (1969), Company Drawings (1972), Indian Popular Painting (1977) and finally (with Toby Falk) Indian Miniature Paintings (1981). In 1979 she wrote British Portraiture 1770-1825. Her later publications inclduded a study of the Daniell |
Other works included ''Natural History Drawings'' (1962), ''British Drawings'' (1969), ''Company Drawings'' (1972), ''Indian Popular Painting'' (1977) and finally (with Toby Falk) ''Indian Miniature Paintings'' (1981). In 1979 she wrote ''British Portraiture 1770-1825''. Her later publications inclduded a study of the Daniell [[aquatint]]s of India (1980), the V&A exhibition catalogue ''India Observed'' (1982), and studies of William Simpson's Indian sketchbooks (1986) and the prints and Company paintings associated with James and William Fraser (1989). Her last book was ''India Served and Observed'' (1994). |
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Revision as of 11:23, 25 November 2006
Mildred Archer OBE (28 December, 1911, in London — 4 February, 2005) was an art historian who specialized in 18th and 19th century art in British India. She was curator of Prints and Drawings at the India Office Library and wrote extensively on the collection and studies on them.
Mildred Agnes Bell attended school in London. In 1930 she joined St Hilda's College, Oxford with a history scholarship. She met Bill Archer, who had been a friend of her brother at Cambridge. Bill had passed the Indian Civil Service examination and was in the School of Oriental Studies, London. he left for India in 1931 and before that the two were engaged. Her husband worked in Bihar for nearly a decade and on his return to England he became Keeper of Indian Art at the Victoria and Albert Museum and was a leading scholar of Indian court painting.
Mildred Archer's curatorial career began in 1954 with the cataloguing of the East India Company paintings in the collection of the India Office Library. It occupied her for 26 years.
Other works included Natural History Drawings (1962), British Drawings (1969), Company Drawings (1972), Indian Popular Painting (1977) and finally (with Toby Falk) Indian Miniature Paintings (1981). In 1979 she wrote British Portraiture 1770-1825. Her later publications inclduded a study of the Daniell aquatints of India (1980), the V&A exhibition catalogue India Observed (1982), and studies of William Simpson's Indian sketchbooks (1986) and the prints and Company paintings associated with James and William Fraser (1989). Her last book was India Served and Observed (1994).