Elizabeth Prettejohn
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Elizabeth Prettejohn is an art historian and author of several books dealing with art history. Her books have included "The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites" (2000), "Art for Art's Sake" (2007), "Interpreting Sargent" and "Rossetti and his Circle" (1998). She has also co-edited and coauthored books. She has written exhibition catalogues, and papers for journals such as "Burlington Magazine", "Journal of Victorian Culture", and "Art Bulletin".
Prettejohn is the Professor of the history of art at the University of Bristol since 2005. She has also been the Professor of Modern Art at the University of Plymouth, and the curator of Paintings and Sculpture at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. She studied at Harvard University and the Courtauld Institute of Art.
