Albert Elsen

Albert Edward Elsen (1927 - February 2, 1995) was an American art historian. He was a professor at Stanford University, and the author of several books about Auguste Rodin.

Albert Edward Elsen
Born1927
New York City
DiedFebruary 2, 1995
Stanford, California
EducationColumbia University
OccupationArt historian
EmployerStanford University
Spouse(s)Patricia Morgan Kline
Sharon McClenahan Elsen
Children1 son, 2 daughters

Early life

Elsen was born in 1927 in New York City.[1] He earned a BA, MA and PhD from Columbia University.[1]

Career

Elsen taught Art History at Carleton College from 1952 to 1958, and at Indiana University for the next decade.[1] He became a professor at Stanford University in 1968.[2] He encouraged B. Gerald Cantor, the chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald, to establish the Rodin Sculpture Garden on campus.[2]

Elsen authored several books, most notably about sculptor Auguste Rodin. According to the Baltimore Sun, Elsen was "credited with reviving public and scholarly awareness of Rodin's work."[3] Other books authored by Elsen were about abstract expressionist painters Paul Jenkins and Seymour Lipton, as well as about Henri Matisse.[1]

Personal life and death

Elsen was married twice. He divorced his first wife, Patricia Morgan Kline, and subsequently married Sharon McClenahan Elsen. He had a son and two daughters, and he resided in Stanford, California.[1]

Elsen died of a heart attack on February 2, 1995 in Stanford.[1][3]

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References
  1. Smith, Roberta (February 8, 1995). "Albert Elsen, 67, Art Historian And an Authority on Rodin". The New York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  2. "Albert Elsen; Stanford Professor, Rodin Expert". The Los Angeles Times. February 5, 1995. p. A22. Retrieved December 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Albert Elsen". The Baltimore Sun. February 6, 1995. p. 54. Retrieved December 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.



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