Bankrobber London
| Robin Barton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 November 1958 Royal Leamington Spa, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Exeter College of Art and Design |
| Known for | Art dealership, photographer, Banksy |
| Website | www |
Robin Barton (born 5 November 1958) is a British art dealer dealing primarily with Banksy's. Barton studied photography and graphic design at the Exeter College of Art and Design and this was his first encounter with Russell Young. Moving to London in 1980 he began working as a freelance photographer for music and fashion publications Sounds, NME, Blitz, The Face moving on to working regularly for pioneering Independent Magazine photographing amongst others Sir Alec Guinness, Oliver Reed, Johnny Depp, Lou Reed, Hugh Grant and Sir Peter Hall. Laterly he worked for other publications Sunday Times, Sunday Telegraph, Elle, Vogue, Tatler and Blueprint.
Four of his works have been placed with the National Portrait Gallery permanent collection:Martin Clunes, Sir Paul Scofield, Jack Charlton and Sir Peter Hall.
In 2007 he curated and hosted the controversial first showing of Pete Doherty Blood Paintings to coincide with the publication of his autobiography, Books of Albion.
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