Educated at Cambridge University she graduated in 1899 with a first class degree in History.[1] During the first World War she worked in British Intelligence for MI5; before returning to academia as a research scholar at the London School of Economics.[1]
Work at British Museumedit
George's work on the BM Satires, begun in 1930 on the invitation of the Museum Trustees, was a massive work of great scholarship that systematised a large corpus of previously undocumented source material and recorded its complex historical context.[1] Her work covered over 13,000 prints from the "golden age" of British satirical printmaking and its leading artists such as Matthew Darly, James Sayers, Robert Dighton, James Gillray, Thomas Rowlandson, Isaac Cruikshank, Richard Newton. Charles Williams, William Heath, Isaac Robert Cruikshank and George Cruikshank, and many others. The catalogue entries were scanned as part of the British Museum's ongoing digitalisation project of its collections [2] and provide the basis for many of the entries on the British Museum on-line catalogue.
Bibliographyedit
George, M Dorothy (1928). England in Johnson's Day.
George, M Dorothy (1931). England in Transition: Life and Work in the Eighteenth Century. Routledge.
George, M Dorothy (1935–1954). Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. Vol. 5 (1935) to 11 (1954). British Museum.
George, M Dorothy (1959). English Political Caricature. 2 Vols. Oxford University Press.
George, M Dorothy (1964). London Life in the Eighteenth Century.
George, M Dorothy (1967). Hogarth to Cruikshank: Social Change in Graphic Satire. Viking.
^ abcdPottle, Mark (2004). "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2004: George née Gordon, (Mary) Dorothy(1878–1971)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/45657. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^Griffiths, Antony (2010). "Collections Online: The Experience of the British Museum". Master Drawings. 48 (Autumn2010): 356–367. JSTOR 25767237.
External linksedit
Portrait photograph of Mary Dorothy George in the National Portrait Gallery, London
British Museum online collections
November 25, 2023
dorothy, george, mary, dorothy, george, 1878, 1971, née, gordon, british, historian, best, known, compiling, last, seven, volumes, catalogue, political, personal, satires, preserved, department, prints, drawings, british, museum, primary, reference, work, stud. Mary Dorothy George 1878 1971 nee Gordon was a British historian best known for compiling the last seven volumes of the Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum the primary reference work for the study of British satirical prints of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries 1 M Dorothy GeorgeBornMary Dorothy George1878 1878 London EnglandDied1971 1972 aged 93 London EnglandOccupation s Historian Art HistorianKnown forCataloguing satire collection of the British Museum Contents 1 Education 2 Work at British Museum 3 Bibliography 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEducation editEducated at Cambridge University she graduated in 1899 with a first class degree in History 1 During the first World War she worked in British Intelligence for MI5 before returning to academia as a research scholar at the London School of Economics 1 Work at British Museum editGeorge s work on the BM Satires begun in 1930 on the invitation of the Museum Trustees was a massive work of great scholarship that systematised a large corpus of previously undocumented source material and recorded its complex historical context 1 Her work covered over 13 000 prints from the golden age of British satirical printmaking and its leading artists such as Matthew Darly James Sayers Robert Dighton James Gillray Thomas Rowlandson Isaac Cruikshank Richard Newton Charles Williams William Heath Isaac Robert Cruikshank and George Cruikshank and many others The catalogue entries were scanned as part of the British Museum s ongoing digitalisation project of its collections 2 and provide the basis for many of the entries on the British Museum on line catalogue Bibliography editGeorge M Dorothy 1928 England in Johnson s Day George M Dorothy 1931 England in Transition Life and Work in the Eighteenth Century Routledge George M Dorothy 1935 1954 Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum Vol 5 1935 to 11 1954 British Museum George M Dorothy 1959 English Political Caricature 2 Vols Oxford University Press George M Dorothy 1964 London Life in the Eighteenth Century George M Dorothy 1967 Hogarth to Cruikshank Social Change in Graphic Satire Viking See also editCatalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum List of historiansReferences edit a b c d Pottle Mark 2004 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2004 George nee Gordon Mary Dorothy 1878 1971 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 45657 Subscription or UK public library membership required Griffiths Antony 2010 Collections Online The Experience of the British Museum Master Drawings 48 Autumn2010 356 367 JSTOR 25767237 External links editPortrait photograph of Mary Dorothy George in the National Portrait Gallery London British Museum online collections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title M Dorothy George amp oldid 1149525551, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
