In 1994 Palumbo demolished the Mappin & Webb building in the City of London and replaced it at No 1 Poultry, with a building designed by the British architect, Sir James Stirling, which was opened by the Governor of the Bank of England, Eddie George.
Artsedit
Palumbo was a trustee of the Tate Gallery from 1978 until 1985 and chairman of the gallery's foundation between 1986 and 1987. He formerly served as a trustee for the Whitechapel Art Gallery and of the Natural History Museum. He was chairman of the Serpentine Gallery's board of trustees. Margaret Thatcher appointed him chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain from 1988 until 1994.
He was also the chancellor of the University of Portsmouth[5] and the chairman of the Friends of Highgate Cemetery. He has been on the Board of Trustees of The Architecture Foundation. Palumbo was chair of the jury of the Pritzker Prize for Architecture.
Palumbo led the fundraising effort to resurrect and refurbish the Church of St Stephen Walbrook in London, a building by Sir Christopher Wren which had been badly damaged during The Blitz (in World War II) – the sculptor Henry Moore was commissioned by Palumbo to build a stone altar for the church. The former rector of St Stephen Walbrook and founder of The Samaritans, Dr Chad Varah, was also the family chaplain.[3]
He was created a life peer, on nomination by Margaret Thatcher, on 4 February 1991 as Baron Palumbo, of Walbrook in the City of London,[6] after the ward and street named after a former river and which is in the name of his redesigned church.[3] He sat in the House of Lords until his retirement on 2 September 2019.[7]
Personal lifeedit
Palumbo married Denia Wigram (the daughter of Lionel Wigram[8]) in 1959 – together they had one son (James Palumbo, created in 2013 Baron Palumbo of Southwark) and two daughters. They divorced in 1977.
After Denia died in 1986, he married Hayat Mrowa (daughter of the Lebanese newspaper publisher Kamel Mrowa, and ex-wife of businessman Ely Calil)[9] with whom he had another son and two daughters.[3]
Royal connectionsedit
Palumbo was a polo teammate of Charles III during his time as the Prince of Wales and the two were close until 1984 when Charles publicly criticised Palumbo's plans to put a building designed by Mies van der Rohe near St Paul's Cathedral, describing it as "a glass stump"[3] which, faced with opposition, were not realised. In 1988, Palumbo became godfather to Princess Beatrice of York, the elder daughter of the Duke of York.[10]
The Top of a Dovecote Or, perched on its Conical Roof Vert, a Dove wings elevated and addorsed Gold.
Escutcheon
Vert a Pale Or over all an Escarbuncle counter-changed.
Supporters
Dexter: an Alsatian Dog, resting the exterior foreleg on a Rectangular Plinth Gold. Sinister: a Fox proper, resting the exterior foreleg on a Rectangular Plinth Gold.
Compartment
a Compartment consisting of a Circle of Paving Stones proper.
Motto
LOYAUTÉ ME LIE(Loyalty binds me)
Referencesedit
^Hugh Massingberd, ed. (1998). The Daily Telegraph Fourth Book of Obituaries: Rogues. London: Macmillan. pp. 6–9. ISBN033373999X.
^ abcdef"Profile: Builder of dreams or monuments?: Peter Palumbo, a visionary at the Arts Council – Voices – The Independent". The Independent. 4 December 1993. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
^ abCarol Vogel (4 October 2003), Celebrated Mies House Up for Auction The New York Times.
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Peter Garth Palumbo Baron Palumbo born 20 July 1935 is a property developer and art collector Palumbo was the last chairperson of the Arts Council of Great Britain and a life peer He sat as a Conservative in the House of Lords from 1991 to 2019 The Right HonourableThe Lord PalumboPeter Palumbo 1974Chair of the Arts Council of Great BritainIn office 1989 1994Preceded byThe Lord Rees MoggSucceeded bybody replaced by national councilsPersonal detailsBornPeter Garth Palumbo 1935 07 20 20 July 1935 age 88 Spouse s Denia Wigram m 1959 div 1977 wbr Hayat MorowaChildren6 including James Palumbo Baron Palumbo of SouthwarkParent s Rudolph Palumbo Elsie GregoryRelativesKamel Morowa father in law EducationScaitcliffe Eton CollegeAlma materWorcester College OxfordOccupationproperty developerKnown forformer chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Notable property projects and homes 2 2 Arts 3 Personal life 4 Royal connections 5 Arms 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editLord Palumbo is the son of Rudolph Palumbo himself a major property developer 1 and his first wife Elsie Gregory 2 He was educated at Scaitcliffe Englefield Green Surrey and then at Eton College and studied law and jurisprudence at Worcester College Oxford where he graduated with a third class degree 3 Career editNotable property projects and homes edit In the 1960s Palumbo commissioned Ludwig Mies van der Rohe to build a tower in London although it was designed it was never built 4 In 1972 Palumbo bought Farnsworth House in the US outside of Chicago designed by Mies van der Rohe to which Palumbo added the designer s furniture He also expanded the grounds of the house by purchasing adjacent properties and placed in them the work of sculptors including Anthony Caro and Richard Serra Palumbo sold the property at auction to the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2003 Palumbo also owns Kentuck Knob a private house built by Frank Lloyd Wright in the Allegheny Mountains south of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania owned a unit in the 860 880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments in Chicago 4 and for a time owned Le Corbusier s Maisons Jaoul in Neuilly sur Seine Paris 3 In 1994 Palumbo demolished the Mappin amp Webb building in the City of London and replaced it at No 1 Poultry with a building designed by the British architect Sir James Stirling which was opened by the Governor of the Bank of England Eddie George Arts edit Palumbo was a trustee of the Tate Gallery from 1978 until 1985 and chairman of the gallery s foundation between 1986 and 1987 He formerly served as a trustee for the Whitechapel Art Gallery and of the Natural History Museum He was chairman of the Serpentine Gallery s board of trustees Margaret Thatcher appointed him chairman of the Arts Council of Great Britain from 1988 until 1994 He was also the chancellor of the University of Portsmouth 5 and the chairman of the Friends of Highgate Cemetery He has been on the Board of Trustees of The Architecture Foundation Palumbo was chair of the jury of the Pritzker Prize for Architecture Palumbo led the fundraising effort to resurrect and refurbish the Church of St Stephen Walbrook in London a building by Sir Christopher Wren which had been badly damaged during The Blitz in World War II the sculptor Henry Moore was commissioned by Palumbo to build a stone altar for the church The former rector of St Stephen Walbrook and founder of The Samaritans Dr Chad Varah was also the family chaplain 3 He was created a life peer on nomination by Margaret Thatcher on 4 February 1991 as Baron Palumbo of Walbrook in the City of London 6 after the ward and street named after a former river and which is in the name of his redesigned church 3 He sat in the House of Lords until his retirement on 2 September 2019 7 Personal life editPalumbo married Denia Wigram the daughter of Lionel Wigram 8 in 1959 together they had one son James Palumbo created in 2013 Baron Palumbo of Southwark and two daughters They divorced in 1977 After Denia died in 1986 he married Hayat Mrowa daughter of the Lebanese newspaper publisher Kamel Mrowa and ex wife of businessman Ely Calil 9 with whom he had another son and two daughters 3 Royal connections editPalumbo was a polo teammate of Charles III during his time as the Prince of Wales and the two were close until 1984 when Charles publicly criticised Palumbo s plans to put a building designed by Mies van der Rohe near St Paul s Cathedral describing it as a glass stump 3 which faced with opposition were not realised In 1988 Palumbo became godfather to Princess Beatrice of York the elder daughter of the Duke of York 10 Arms editCoat of arms of Peter Palumbo Baron Palumbo nbsp nbsp Coronet Coronet of a Baron Crest The Top of a Dovecote Or perched on its Conical Roof Vert a Dove wings elevated and addorsed Gold Escutcheon Vert a Pale Or over all an Escarbuncle counter changed Supporters Dexter an Alsatian Dog resting the exterior foreleg on a Rectangular Plinth Gold Sinister a Fox proper resting the exterior foreleg on a Rectangular Plinth Gold Compartment a Compartment consisting of a Circle of Paving Stones proper Motto LOYAUTE ME LIE Loyalty binds me References edit Hugh Massingberd ed 1998 The Daily Telegraph Fourth Book of Obituaries Rogues London Macmillan pp 6 9 ISBN 033373999X Birth Certificate ref June September 1935 Marylebone 1a 602 a b c d e f Profile Builder of dreams or monuments Peter Palumbo a visionary at the Arts Council Voices The Independent The Independent 4 December 1993 Archived from the original on 26 May 2022 Retrieved 6 May 2014 a b Carol Vogel 4 October 2003 Celebrated Mies House Up for Auction The New York Times History Alumni and Development University of Portsmouth University of Portsmouth Archived from the original on 17 January 2011 Retrieved 6 May 2014 No 52443 The London Gazette 7 February 1991 p 1993 Lord Palumbo UK Parliament Retrieved 2 September 2019 Burke s Peerage 107th Edition Page 3191 Rankine Kate 13 September 2003 Business profile Chairman with a passion for needlework The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 6 May 2014 Princess Beatrice Gets 5 Godparents Philadelphia Media Network 2 September 1988 Retrieved 6 May 2014 External links editPortraits of Peter Palumbo Baron Palumbo at the National Portrait Gallery London nbsp Official website Voting record at the Public Whip Restoration of St Stephen Walbrook churchMedia officesPreceded byThe Lord Rees Mogg Chair of the Arts Council of Great Britain1989 1994 Succeeded byBody replaced by national councilsOrders of precedence in the United KingdomPreceded byThe Lord Sterling of Plaistow GentlemenBaron Palumbo Followed byThe Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Palumbo Baron Palumbo amp oldid 1181275878, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
