James Bolivar Manson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Bolivar Manson

British artist

Date of Birth: 26-Jun-1879

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 03-Jul-1945

Profession: painter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

James Bolivar Manson (26 June 1879 in London – 3 July 1945 in London) was an artist and worked at the Tate gallery for 25 years, being its Director 1930–1938.
In the Tate's own evaluation he was the "least successful" of their Directors.
His time there was frustrated by his stymied ambition as a painter and he declined into alcoholism, culminating in a drunken outburst at an official dinner in Paris.
Although his art policies were more advanced than previously at the Tate and embraced Impressionism, he stopped short of accepting newer artistic movements like Surrealism and German Expressionism, thus earning the scorn of critics such as Douglas Cooper.
He retired on the grounds of ill health and resumed his career as a flower painter until his death.