Richard Louis Ormond
Richard L. Ormond | |
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Richard Ormond, Royal Society of Medicine (2026) | |
| Born | 1939 (age 86–87) |
| Occupation | Art historian |
Richard Louis Ormond CBE (born 16 January 1939) is the former Director of the National Maritime Museum (1986–2000).[1][2] He was the Assistant Keeper and later Deputy Director of the National Portrait Gallery.[2] He served as the Chairman of the Trustees of the Watts Gallery from 1987 to 2019.[3] He is also the Chairman of the Friends of Leighton House and a trustee of the Mariners Museum in Newport News, Virginia. In addition, he is an author and biographer.[4][5]
Biography
Ormond is the son of Henri Eric Conrad Ormond (1898–1979), who was the second husband of Dorethea Charlotte Gibbons; they married in 1934. She was the daughter of Sir Alexander Doran Gibbons, 7th Baronet. Ormond is the grandson of Violet Sargent Ormond, sister of John Singer Sargent.[6][7]
In 1963, Ormond married Leonee Jasper. She was one of the Directors of Apsley House.[2]
References
- ^ "Author Search Results". catalog.freelibrary.org. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ a b c "Richard Louis Ormond (1939-), Art historian; Former Director of the National Maritime Museum". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Richard Ormond". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ People of Today. Debrett's Peerage Limited. 2001. p. 1478. ISBN 978-1-870520-64-5.
- ^ "DBEs to CBEs". 30 December 2000. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ "Richard Ormond Archives". Broadway Arts Festival. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
- ^ Geoffroy, Sophie; Gagel, Amanda (2024). Selected Letters of Vernon Lee, 1856–1935: 1890-1896. Taylor & Francis. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-003-83002-3.