James Laver Quotes
A visitor from Mars contemplating a man in a frock coat and top hat and a woman in a crinoline might well have supposed that they belonged to different species.
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| Birth: | 14th March, 1899 |
| Death: | 3rd June, 1975 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Author, Critic, Historian |
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James Laver was an English author, critic, art historian, and museum curator who acted as Keeper of Prints, Drawings and Paintings for the Victoria and Albert Museum between 1938 and 1959. He was also an important and pioneering fashion historian described as "the man in England who made the study of costume respectable".
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