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Dictionary of Art Historians

Grid of 8 scholars' portraits: From left to right. Top Row: Adolf Furtwängler, Linda Nochlin, Gylbert Coker, David Driskell; Bottom Row: Petrine Archer-Straw, Franz Kugler, Michael Camille, Gisela M. A. Richter.
From left to right. Top Row: Adolf Furtwängler, Linda Nochlin, Gylbert Coker, David Driskell; Bottom Row: Petrine Archer-Straw, Franz Kugler, Michael Camille, Gisela M. A. Richter.

A biographical database of historic art historians of western art. A free, scholarly resource for scholars, students, and publics. Continually updated.

A long-running digital humanities project, the Dictionary began as a set of index cards in a shoe box and has undergone many iterations. Play the video to learn more.

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  • Wardlaw, Alvia

    Director/Curator of Texas Southern University’s Museum, curator of modern and contemporary art at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.

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  • Perry, Regenia

    African-American folk art historian; the first African-American woman to hold a doctorate in art history.

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  • Fax, Elton Clay

    Fax was a writer, cartoonist, Coretta Scott King Book Award recipient, and illustrator for the New York Times and many other publications. He focused on producing biographical narratives of both…

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