Richard Louis Ormond
Richard Louis Ormond CBE (born 16 January 1939) is the former Director of the National Maritime Museum (1986–2000).[1] He was the Assistant Keeper and later Deputy Director of the National Portrait Gallery.[1] He served as the Chairman of the Trustees of the Watts Gallery from 1987 to 2019.[2] He is also the Chairman of the Friends of Leighton House and a trustee of the Mariners Museum in Newport News, Virginia. In addition, he is an author and biographer.
Biography
Ormond is the son of Henri Eric Conrad Ormond (1898–1979), who was the second husband of Dorethea Charlotte Gibbons; they married in 1934. She was the daughter of Sir Alexander Doran Gibbons, 7th Baronet. Ormond is the grandson of Violet Sargent Ormond, sister of John Singer Sargent.
In 1963, Ormond married Leonee Jasper. She was one of the Directors of Apsley House.
References
- ^ a b "Richard Louis Ormond (1939-), Art historian; Former Director of the National Maritime Museum". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Richard Ormond". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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