Tim Benton

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]

Architect’s House (designed by Ernst May). Photograph by Tim Benton. CON_B04373_F002_028. The Courtauld Institute of Art. CC-BY-4.0.

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. https://www.lars-mueller-publishers.com/tim-benton
  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. "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. http://media.vam.ac.uk/media/documents/legacy_documents/file_upload/36471_file.pdf
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