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The finale of an Edinburgh Military
Tattoo.
Reproduced by courtesy of the
Edinburgh Military Tattoo. |
I work closely with a wide variety of museums and art
galleries, as well as with public and private cultural and heritage bodies. In
this regard, I have organised and assisted with exhibitions and provided
independent expert advice on curatorial and collections-management matters.
This has given me a large network of contacts with such bodies, as well as
within the British armed forces.
My 29 years’ experience in researching and interpreting
the history of the British armed forces has very powerfully equipped me to
provide accurate specialist advice on picture and period detail research for
films and television. While working in Scotland, I was Historical Adviser to
the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.
In 1982, I assisted Professor Michael Kauffmann with his
Catalogue of the Paintings in the Wellington Museum, providing accurate
and detailed information on the highly specialised subject of military uniform
and Orders, decorations and medals; I continue to be available to provide such
help to those writing Art Historical catalogues.
I am available to write on commission. I contribute book
reviews to scholarly and other publications, have a continuing programme of
lectures and articles and am open to approaches to write more books. Details of
my existing and forthcoming publications are available here.
- Specialist assistance in Military History,
Portraiture and Costume provided for Art Historians and others compiling
catalogues of Fine, Decorative and Applied Art.
- Cataloguing and auditing of collections of
antiquities, pictures, books and archives.
- Independent assessment of museum collections
for inclusion in Conservation Plans.
- Curation of exhibitions.
- Picture research, for publications,films and
television.
- Period detail research for theatre, films
and television.
- Freelance writing of book reviews, articles
and books on British military history and associated artefacts and antiquities.
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I also work for private collectors, dealers and auction
houses internationally, researching and cataloguing items in depth and bringing
to bear on those commissions my 29 years’ experience as a professional
museum curator and scholar with a wide knowledge of research sources and
capacity for research and writing: see Committees and
Memberships.
- Provenance research into antiques in order
to trace their history and to interpret and explain their inscriptions and
associations. See my Portfolio page for details.
- Genealogical research undertaken, including
research in Scotland and Ireland; I have specialist knowledge of research into
members of the British Armed Forces. See my Portfolio page for details of how
this service can relate to historic artefacts and paintings.
- Informed and independent assistance given
in confidence to collectors about starting and building collections. See The
Times article “Cutting a Dash”, Saturday 25 October 2003 and again
in the "Money" section page 13, Saturday 14 February 2004.
- Professionalism, integrity and discretion
assured in acting as a broker between dealers/private collectors and public
collections when a discreet or private sale is required, as well as in
brokering the sale of collections or single items.
- Independent assessment made of items being
sold at auction to establish their authenticity.
- Commissioned bidding undertaken at auction
with discretion assured.
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I arrange, design and lead tours of parts of the United
Kingdom for small parties with specialist interests, for example: collections
of antiques, “stately homes” and gardens. These have involved me in
the creation and full organisation of the tours as well as in lecturing on
architecture, landscape, battlefields, history and antiquities during the tours
themselves.
- Specialised tours can be created, arranged
and led for groups with particular interests.
- Fact-finding visits can be arranged and led
for groups of professionals interested in Heritage interpretation or in Museums
and Art Galleries in Britain and on the continent of Europe.
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