Foundations of a Collection: Barber Institute: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Dr Sophie Bostock is Assistant Curator at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts and a member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICAUK). Jesse Campbell studied History of Art at the university of Saskatchewan in Canada. Her essay in this volume is the product of the six-month research study abroad. Dr James Hamilton is University Curator at the University of Birmingham and a fellow of the Barber Institute. Professor Ann Sumner is Director of the Birmingham Museums Trust and from 2007 to 2012 was Director of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts and Barber Professor of Fine Arts and Curatorial Practice. Colin Timms was from 1992 to 2012 the Peyton and Barber Professor of Music at the University of Birmingham. Robert Wenley is Acting Director of the Barber Institute of Fine Arts having joined in May 2010 as the Head of Collections and Learning.