Leigh Ashton (museum director)

Sir Arthur Leigh Bolland Ashton FSA[1] (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.[2]

Career

In 1945, he was appointed director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, taking over from Eric Maclagan.[2]

Ashton retired in 1955, and was succeeded by Trenchard Cox.[2]

Personal life

In 1952, he married the fashion editor and academic Madge Garland, in a marriage of convenience.[2] They divorced in 1962, and had no children.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "V&A directors past and present". Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ashton, [Arthur] Leigh [Bolland], Sir". Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Lady Ashton, 92, Dies; English Fashion Editor". New York Times. 20 July 1990. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
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