Homan Potterton [SEP] date of birth
Homan Potterton
Homan Potterton (born 9 May 1946) is an art historian and writer who was director of the National Gallery of Ireland, 1980-88. At 33, he was the youngest ever director of the gallery. He was previously (1974–80) an assistant keeper, curator, at the National Gallery, London. He was editor of "Irish Arts Review", 1993-2002. He has written several art books and catalogues His memoir of growing up in Ireland in the 1950s is "Rathcormick: a
Childhood Recalled" (2001). A second, "Who Do I Think I Am? A Memoir" (2017) brings the story up to his retirement at the age of 42. The title derives from a poem, "The National Gallery Restaurant" by Paul Durcan the last line of which is 'Who does Homan Potterton think he is-Homan Potterton?'
His novel "Knockfane" was published in 2019.
In his time in the National Gallery of Ireland he oversaw the production of the first