Philip Attwood

Philip Attwood
Born (1954-03-23) 23 March 1954 (age 70)
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Birmingham
Known forStudies in Italian and British medallic history
Awards(1992 and 2003): Lhotka Prize (RNS)
Scientific career
FieldsNumismatics, Medallics

Philip Attwood (born 23 March 1954) is a British numismatist associated with the British Museum Department of Coins and Medals, where he served as chief curator until his retirement in 2020.[1][2][3]

His brother is David Attwood (film director).

Biography

Philip Attwood graduated in Ancient history and Archaeology from the University of Birmingham in 1975.[2]

He joined the British Museum in 1978, initially as an assistant in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, before becoming a curator in the Department of Coins and Medals the following year. In 2010, he was appointed chief curator of this department, succeeding Joe Cribb.[1][2][4][5]

As chief curator, Attwood was responsible for the department's acquisition program. During his tenure, notable acquisitions included a gold medal by British sculptor Alfred Gilbert (1854–1934) and a significant donation by his departmental colleague Marion Archibald, which was realized following her death in 2016.[4]

Attwood specialized in the Italian Renaissance medallic history of the 16th century and British medallic history of the 19th century.[2]

Since 2012, he has served as the president of the International Art Medal Federation (FIDEM) and was also named an honorary member of the Royal Numismatic Society of Belgium.[2]

Attwood retired on 1 May 2020, after 41 years of service at the Department of Coins and Medals of the British Museum.[4][5]

Awards

Publications

  • (1992). Artistic circles: the medal in Britain 1880–1918. British Museum. ISBN 9780714108742
  • (2002). British art medals 1982–2002. British Art Medal Society. ISBN 978-0953698837
  • (2003). Italian medals, c.1530–1600, in British public collections. British Museum. ISBN 9780714108612
  • (2004). Badges. British Museum. ISBN 9780714150147
  • (2004). The British Columbia medals of John Lobban: painter, sculptor, designer and illustrator 1919–1996. British Art Medal Society. ISBN 9780953698851
  • (2009). Medals of dishonour. British Museum. ISBN 9780714118161
  • (2014). Hard at work: the diary of Leonard Wyon 1853–1867. Spink, London. ISBN 9781907427329
  • (2015). Medal Artists of New Zealand: regroup, reflect, regenerate. Marte Szirmay, Auckland. ISBN 9780473329037

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Attwood, Philip". CoinsWeekly. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ "BIO Philip Attwood – Money & Medals Network". moneyandmedals.org.uk. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Change at the British Museum: Philip Attwood retires after 41 years – INC News". incnews.org. 2 June 2020. Archived from the original on 2 June 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Philip Attwood Left the British Museum After 41 Years". coinsweekly.com. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  6. ^ "The Lhotka Memorial Prize". The Royal Numismatic Society. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2024.