Tamsin Pickeral
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Tamsin Pickeral (née Hughes; born 1971) is a British author and art historian. She is best known for her art books and her books on animals and privately ordered books.[1][2] She workis in marketing.[3]
Early life
Pickeral is the daughter of veterinary surgeon John Hughes
After graduating from university with an honours degree, Pickeral travelled extensively, partially funded through the sale of a horse. On her return to the UK she worked in the travel industry in London, which indirectly led to a trip to Wyoming.[8] Pickeral married and remained in the US for eight years, spending the majority of this time living in relative isolation on a cattle ranch.[2]
Writing career
She wrote her first book, The Encyclopedia of Horses and Ponies,[9] Parragon, 1999 while in the US and shortly afterwards began research into the history of the horse in art, while working as a freelance writer. At this time she was further employed as a veterinary nurse at the Big Horn Veterinary Hospital in Buffalo, Wyoming.[10]
On her return to the UK in 2004 Pickeral devoted herself full-time to her writing career. She is the author or co-author of over twenty books covering the arts, horses and travel. In 2006 her book The Horse: 30,000 Years Of The Horse in Art was published by Merrell, and received favourable coverage. The book was chosen as The Guardian Book of the Week.[11] Her book The Dog: 5,000 Years Of The Dog in Art, Merrell was published in 2008, again to critical acclaim and was voted one of the Financial Times Top Fifty Art Books[12] for that year and the Sunday Times Books of the Year – Art.[13]
Pickeral’s most recent publications are The Majesty of the Horse and The Spirit of the Dog in 2012. In May 2010 the author wrote a monograph based on leading British figurative painter Chris Gollon, "Chris Gollon: Humanity in Art".
Selected publications
- The Spirit of the Dog (2012)
- The Majesty of the Horse (2011 US, 2012 UK)
- Monet (2011)
- Chris Gollon: Humanity in Art (2010)
- Budget Horse And Pony Care: Cost Effective Horse Management (2009)
- The Dog: 5,000 Years Of The Dog In Art (2008)
- The Horse Lover’s Bible: The Complete Practical Guide To Horse Care And Management (2008)
- Van Gogh (2007)
- The Horse: 30,000 Years Of The Horse In Art (2006)
- Mackintosh (The World’s Greatest Art) (2005)
- Turner, Whistler, Monet (2005)
References
- ^ "BOOKS". tamsin-pickeral. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ a b "HOME". tamsin-pickeral.
- ^ "ABOUT". tamsin-pickeral. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ Rochfort-Hyde family tree
- ^ "Pickeral (Hughes) on John Hall Venice Alumni".
- ^ Article on Pickeral, Equine Art – A 30,000 Year Story, East Anglian Daily Times, January 6, 2007
- ^ "Tamsin Pickeral: books, biography, latest update". Amazon.com.
- ^ Article Animal Spirit, Green Pebble Magazine, December 2008
- ^ "Tamsin Pickeral". www.goodreads.com.
- ^ Article on Pickeral, Horsey Tales, Suffolk Journal, July, 2007
- ^ Pickeral’s Horse in Art book as the Guardian Book of The Week, December 9, 2006 [1]
- ^ Pickeral in Financial Times, Top Fifty Art Books of the Year, November 29/30 2008
- ^ Pickeral in the Sunday Times Books of the Year: Art, November 30, 2008