Peter Lasko
Peter Erik Lasko
Life
Lasko was born and grew up in
In 1965, he became the first professor of art history at the new University of East Anglia (UEA) establishing the School of Fine Art and Music. He brought together a teaching staff which people have said was second only to the Courtauld Institute of Art.[6] He assembled academics such as Andrew Martindale, headhunted from the Courtauld, who was his successor as Professor of Visual Art when Lasko left after eight years to become Director of the Courtauld Institute, succeeding Anthony Blunt in 1974.[1]
Described as ‘a brilliant administrator’,
Following his retirement from the Courtauld he devoted much of his time to the "Corpus Of Romanesque Sculpture In Great Britain And Northern Ireland", a project he took over from
Lasko became a British citizen in 1948
Work at public institutions
- British Museum - member of board of trustees, 1980–95
- Royal Armouries - trustee, 1983–91
- Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England - member, 1984–90
- Cathedrals Fabric Commission - member, 1984–96
- American University of London - academic governor of Richmond College, 1988-2001[12]
Having become a fan while he was at UEA, Lasko continued to be a supporter of
Peter Lasko died in France on 18 May 2003.[13] He was survived by his wife Lyn, who he married in 1948,[9] and three daughters.[14]
Publications
- The Kingdom of the Franks: North-west Europe Before Charlemagne, London : Thames and Hudson, 1971, ISBN 050056003X
- Ars Sacra: 800-1200, New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 1994. Previous ed.: London: Penguin, 1972, ISBN 0300053673
- Medieval Art in East Anglia, 1300-1520, ed. N. J. Morgan, London : Thames and Hudson, 1973, ISBN 0500232032
- The Painting Collections of the Courtauld Institute of Art, 1979
- Two Ivory Kings in the British Museum and the Norman Conquest, Newcastle upon Tyne : University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1983, ISBN 0701700327
- Wells Cathedral west front. Construction, sculpture and conservation by Jerry Sampson, Foreword H.R.H. ISBN 0750914505
- The Expressionist Roots of Modernism, Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2003, ISBN 0719064104
References
- ^ a b c d e "Peter Lasko". The Guardian. 29 May 2003. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ a b Sorensen, Lee (ed.). "Lasko, Peter [Erik]". Dictionary of Art Historians. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- The Courtauld Institute of Art. Archivedfrom the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ Heslop, T.A. (28 May 2003). "Peter Erik Lasko Obituary". The Independent.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Guardian Staff (29 May 2003). "Obituary: Peter Lasko". the Guardian. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "History". The Courtauld Institute of Art. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Who made the Conway Library?". Digital Media. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ a b admin (21 February 2018). "Lasko, Peter Erik". [obituaries:] The Guardian (London) May 29, 2003, p. 27; The Times (London), May 29, 2003, p. 40. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "The London Gazette". The London Gazette. Supplement No.48639.
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- ^ "Lasko, Peter (Erik) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ Artdaily. "Professor Peter Lasko,79, Dies". artdaily.cc. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "British Art Historian Lasko Dies at 79". Midland Daily News. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 8 March 2021.