Richard Martin (curator), Date of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Martin (curator)

American scholar, lecturer, critic, curator, art and fashion historian

Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1947

Date of Death: 08-Nov-1999

Profession: curator, art historian

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Richard Martin (1947 – 1999) was a scholar, lecturer, critic and curator, and a leading art and fashion historian.
At the time of his death he was curator of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, creating many critically acclaimed exhibitions and contributing widely towards publications on the subject.
After his death, an award in his name was set up to recognise creative, high quality and innovative costume exhibitions.