What degree did Tarnya Cooper receive from the Courtauld Institute of Art in 1996?
Tarnya Cooper received her MA in art history from the Courtauld Institute of Art in 1996. Her studies focused on Dutch and Flemish art during that period.
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Tarnya Cooper received her MA in art history from the Courtauld Institute of Art in 1996. Her studies focused on Dutch and Flemish art during that period.
The text does not specify a publication year for Citizen Portrait but notes it was written partly based on her doctoral dissertation with funding from the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art in 2010.
Cooper curated Searching for Shakespeare at the National Portrait Gallery in 2006. This event combined academic rigor with public accessibility to engage wider audiences.
Tarnya Cooper became the National Trust's Curatorial & Collections Director in January 2018. In this role she delivers the Trust's curatorial strategy including research, engagement, and care for collections and buildings.
The title of her thesis was Memento mori portraiture: painting, Protestant culture and the patronage of middle elites in England and Wales, 1540 - 1630. This research examined how portraits reflected death and religious beliefs among the middle class.