Nationality British Name Ernest Tristram Fields History of art | Institutions Royal College of Art Alma mater Royal College of Art Institution Royal College of Art | |
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Education Carmarthen Grammar School Known for English Medieval Wall Painting (3 vols., 1944–1955) Died 1952, Newton Abbot, United Kingdom Books English Medieval Wall Painting: The Twelfth Century | ||
Ernest William Tristram (1882–1952) was a British art historian, artist and conservator, and Professor of Design at the Royal College of Art (1926–1948).
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Life
Tristram was born in Carmarthen, the son of Francis William Tristram, a railway inspector, and Sarah Harverson. After leaving Carmarthen Grammar School he studied at the Royal College of Art. In 1906 he joined the teaching staff, becoming professor of design in 1926.
He published on English medieval wall painting, and worked on the conservation of medieval murals with mixed results. He also wrote on the conservation of medieval monuments for The Times and the Burlington Magazine. His conservation included work on King Edward's Chair (the coronation chair) in Westminster Abbey.
He retired in 1948 and died in a nursing home in Newton Abbot in 1952.