George Kirby (curator)

George Kirby (1845–1937) was a British academic who served in York, England, as the first curator of York Art Gallery.[1]

George Kirby
Born1845
Died1937
Occupation
  • Lecturer
  • Musician
  • Curator

Kirby was a lecturer in music and concert arranger before,[1] in 1879, taking on the role of Curator of the Art Gallery and Superintendent of the buildings associated with the 1879 Yorkshire Fine Art and Industrial Exhibition. He remained in this role for 52 years, retiring at the age of 90.[2]

A 1925 portrait of Kirby by Henry Keyworth Raine is in the collection of the York Art Gallery.[3][4]

References
  1. Morris, W. (2014). The Collected Letters of William Morris, Volume I: 1848-1880. Princeton University.
  2. Hamilton, James (2014). A Strange Business: Making Art and Money in Nineteenth-Century Britain. Atlantic Books.
  3. "GEORGE KIRBY (1845-1937), FIRST CURATOR OF YORK ART GALLERY". York Museums Trust. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  4. "George Kirby (1845–1937), the First Curator of York Art Gallery". Art UK. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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