Walter Liedtke
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Walter Arthur Liedtke, Jr. (August 28, 1945 – February 3, 2015)[1] was an American art historian, writer and Curator of Dutch and Flemish Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[2] He was known as one of the world's leading scholars of Dutch and Flemish paintings.[1] He died in the 2015 Metro-North Valhalla train crash.[3]
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Walter Liedtke | |
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Born | (1945-08-28)August 28, 1945 Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | February 3, 2015(2015-02-03) (aged 69) Valhalla, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Art historian, writer, curator |
Years active | 1974–2015 |
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