David Bindman is Emeritus Professor of the History of Art at University College London. He is currently a Fellow of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, Harvard University, and he was Visiting Professor of History of Art at Harvard 2011-17. His publications include Blake as an Artist, Hogarth and his Times: Serious Comedy, Ape to Apollo: Aesthetics and the Idea of Race, 1700-1800. Since 2006 he has been the editor, with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., of the series The Image of the Black in Western Art, in 12 volumes so far.
'A clear and well-conceived introduction to Hogarth's exuberant and complex appeal ... warmly recommended' - Times Literary Supplement 'David Bindman's text is clear and informative and the illustrations numerous and of good quality' - Spectator 'Excellent ... He is very good on the engraved series and in describing Hogarth's character' - Apollo