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Robert Branner
American art historian / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Branner (January 13, 1927 – November 26, 1973) was an American art historian, archaeologist, and educator. A scholar of medieval art, specializing in Gothic architecture and illuminated manuscripts, Branner was Professor of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University.
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Born | Robert J. Branner (1927-01-13)January 13, 1927 New York City, United States |
Died | November 26, 1973(1973-11-26) (aged 46) New York City, United States |
Occupation(s) | Art historian Archaeologist Educator |
Spouse | Shirley Prager |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Martin Branner Edith Fabbrini |
Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship (1962) Alice Davis Hitchcock Award (1963) |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Yale University |
Thesis | The Construction of the Chevet of Bourges Cathedral and its Place in Gothic Architecture (1963) |
Doctoral advisor | Sumner McKnight Crosby |
Influences | Jurgis Baltrušaitis Jean Bony Henri Focillon Louis Grodecki |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Art history |
Sub-discipline | Medieval art and architecture |
Institutions | Yale University University of Kansas Columbia University Johns Hopkins University |
Notable students | E. Wayne Craven Donald Saff |
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