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British art historian and museum director
A.K.A.
Arthur Leigh Bolland Ashton
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Place of birth
London, England, UK
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London, England, UK
Age
85 years
Education
Winchester College
Balliol College
Awards
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
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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.
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