Bevis Hillier

Bevis Hillier was born on 28 March 1940 in Redhill, Surrey. He is an English art historian, author and journalist.

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28 March - 1940

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His father was Jack Hillier, an authority and author on Japanese art. His mother was Mary Louise Hillier, an author on wax dolls and automata. Hillier was educated at Reigate Grammar School and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he won the Gladstone Memorial Prize for History. He was employed as a journalist on The Times in 1963.

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Jack Hillier - Japanese art - The Times - 1963

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In 1969 his book Art Deco of the 20s and 30s was published by Studio Vista. This was the first major work on a hitherto neglected period of art, which had been previously been referred to by various names. His use of the term "Art Deco" became definitive. In 1971 he curated a major Art Deco show at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

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1969 - Art Deco - Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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His major work, the authorised biography of Sir John Betjeman, was published by John Murray in three parts in 1988, 2002 and 2004. He has also written books on ceramics, posters, cartoons and caricatures. He is a lead reviewer for The Spectator.

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Sir John Betjeman - John Murray - The Spectator

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