Papers of Denys Sutton, including correspondence and working files relating to his work as an art critic, author and editor of Apollo magazine:
- working files
- drafts of articles and books
- press cuttings
- publications
Papers of Denys Miller Sutton, 1917-1991, art critic and editor of Apollo
This material is held atUniversity of Glasgow Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 247 MS Sutton
- Dates of Creation
- c1930-1991
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 55 linear metres
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Denys Miller Sutton was born in 1917. He was educated at Uppington School and Exeter College, Oxford. Between 1940 and 1946 he worked in the Foreign Office Research Department before leaving and becoming the Secretary of the International Commission for Restitution of Cultural Material. In 1948 he became a Fine Arts Specialist for UNESCO and was a Fine Art Critic for Country Life and the Financial Times. He became a visiting lecturer at Yale University, USA, in 1949 and from 1962 he was editor of the art magazine, Apollo. Active on the international art scene, Sutton organised many high profile art exhibitions in England and America as well as publishing books on Picasso, French and Flemish art, the history of Christies auction house, contemporary art and the artist James Whistler. He died in 1991.
Source: Who's Who 1979 (London: A & C Black, 1979)
Arrangement
The arrangement of this material reflects the original order in which it was received
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Gift : Denys Sutton : 1990 : ACCN 4513
Other Finding Aids
See also University of Glasgow Collections
The material has yet to be formally listed but a preliminary checklist is available within the Special Collections department
Conditions Governing Use
Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents. Applications for permission to quote should be sent to Archives and Special Collections, please email: library-asc@glasgow.ac.uk
Appraisal Information
This material has been appraised in line with standard GB 247 procedures
Custodial History
Not known
Accruals
Gift : Cynthia Sutton : 1992-1998 : ACCNs 4610, 4612, 4639, 4669, 4710, 4716