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American art historian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary DuBose Garrard (born 1937) is an American art historian and emerita professor at American University.[1][2] She is recognized as "one of the founders of feminist art theory"[2] and is particularly known for her work on the Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi.[3]
Mary Garrard | |
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Born | 1937 (age 86–87) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Art historian |
Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award, Women's Caucus for Art (2005) |
Academic background | |
Education | Johns Hopkins University Harvard University |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Feminist art history |
Institutions | American University |
Main interests | Artemisia Gentileschi |
Notable works | Artemisia Gentileschi: The Image of the Female Hero in Italian Baroque Art (1989) The Power of Feminist Art: The American Movement of the 1970s, History and Impact (1996) |
Garrard earned her B.A. degree at H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College in 1958, her M.A. degree at Harvard University in 1960, and her Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University in 1970.[4][5] writing her dissertation on "The Early Sculpture of Jacopo Sansovino—Florence and Rome."[6][7]
From 1974 to 1976, Garrard served as the second national president of the Women’s Caucus for Art.[1]
Garrard's feminist scholarship began with articles in the 1970s, including "Of Men, Women and Art: Some Historical Reflections" (Art Journal, 1976) and "Feminism: Has It Changed Art History?" (Heresies, 1978).[1]
With Norma Broude, Garrard co-authored and edited several books on art history and curated an exhibition, Claiming Space: Some American Feminist Originators, in 2007 at the Katzen Arts Center.[8]
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