Catalogues (ca.1957-ca.1964); papers and publications on John Martin (ca.1818-ca.1966); photographs and copies of drawings by John Martin (undated).
Thomas Balston, research papers on John Martin: papers
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- Dates of Creation1818-1972
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- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description24 files
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Administrative / Biographical History
Thomas Balston (1883-1967) was educated at Eton and New College, Oxford. He served during the First World War and was awarded the Military Cross and an O.B.E. Between 1921 and 1934 he worked for the publishing firm Duckworths. He was a keen collector and assembled a fine collection of Staffordshire pottery figures which was received by the National Trust in 1963. Balston also collected the works of John Martin (1789-1854), the English Romantic painter, and wrote a biography of him. He also arranged several exhibitions celebrating John Martin, including one held at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1953. On his death in 1967 he bequeathed the majority of his collections to museums and galleries.
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Bequest of Thomas Balston,1968. Transferred from National Art Library, 2011.
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