Thomas Bodkin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Bodkin

Irish art historian

Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1887

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 24-Apr-1961

Profession: lawyer, curator, art historian

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Professor Thomas Patrick Bodkin (21 July 1887 – 24 April 1961) was an Irish lawyer, art historian, art collector and curator. Bodkin was Director of the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin from 1927 to 1935 and founding Director of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Birmingham from 1935 until 1952, where he acquired the nucleus of the collection described by The Observer as "the last great art collection of the twentieth century".