Eric Newton

Eric Newton (1893–1965) was an English artist, writer, broadcaster and art critic. He was appointed art critic of the Manchester Guardian in 1930. He was art critic for The Times for three years from 1947 and wrote frequently for The New York Times , Time and Tide magazine and ArtReview. Newton delivered radio lectures on art, notably the 1935 BBC series The Artist and his Public subsequently turned into the first of several books.