Tim Benton



Tim Benton (born 21 June 1945, Rome ) is Professor Emeritus in the History of Art at the Open University in the UK as well as a writer and broadcaster. He has also taught at Columbia University, Williams College, and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. He has written extensively on the modernist architect Le Corbusier. A large collection of photographs by Tim Benton is held in the Courtauld Institute of Art's Conway Library archive, which is currently undergoing a digitisation project.

Education
Tim Benton was educated at the University of Cambridge and the Courtauld Institute of Art, London.

Professional memberships
Benton is a member of the Association for the preservation of "E-1027" designed by Eileen Gray with murals added by Le Corbusier. The site includes Le Corbusier's holiday home ("Cabanon de vacances") and the Etoile de Mer restaurant, in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France.

Exhibitions and exhibition catalogues

 * Benton, Tim. Thirties: British Art and Design Before the War. (co-curator)
 * Benton, Tim. Le Corbusier: Architect of the Century. (co-curator)
 * Benton, Tim. Le Corbusier.: La Ricerca Paziente. (co-curator)
 * Benton, Tim. Le Corbusier et la Mediterrannée. (co-curator)
 * Benton, Tim. Art and Power: Europe Under the Dictators 1930–1945. (co-curator)
 * Benton, Tim. Art Deco (co-curator and co-editor of the catalogue) and Modernism: Designing a New World.