Leigh Ashton
British art historian and museum director
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| Intro | British art historian and museum director | ||||||
| A.K.A. | Arthur Leigh Bolland Ashton | ||||||
| A.K.A. | Arthur Leigh Bolland Ashton | ||||||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | ||||||
| was | Artist Museum director | ||||||
| Work field | Arts | ||||||
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| Birth | 20 October 1897, London, England, UK | ||||||
| Death | 12 March 1983London, England, UK (aged 85 years) | ||||||
| Star sign | Libra | ||||||
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Biography
Sir Arthur Leigh Bolland Ashton FSA (1897–1983) was a British art historian and director of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Early life
Ashton was the son of the jurist A. J. Ashton KC, a court recorder in Manchester. He was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford.
Career
In 1945, he was appointed director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, taking over from Eric Maclagan.
Ashton retired in 1955, and was succeeded by Trenchard Cox.
Personal life
In 1952, he married the fashion editor and academic Madge Garland, in a marriage of convenience. They divorced in 1962, and had no children.