Martha Tedeschi
Martha P. Tedeschi (born April 1, 1958) is an American art historian and curator. Tedeschi currently serves as the Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard Art Museums.
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| Born | Martha P. Tedeschi April 1, 1958 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brown University University of Michigan Northwestern University |
| Occupation | Art historian Curator |
| Employer | Harvard Art Museums |
Career
Tedeschi received a Bachelor of Arts in art history from Brown University, and a Master's degree in art history and museum studies from the University of Michigan. Her thesis focused on Girolamo Mocetto and was titled The Calumny of Appelles: An Early Sixteenth-Century Engraving by Girolamo Mocetto. In 1994, she received her Doctor of Philosophy in art history from Northwestern University. Her dissertation was titled How Prints Work: Reproductions, Originals, and Their Markets in England, 1840–1900.
Tedeschi is a specialist on British and American prints and drawings. She has published extensively on artists such as Winslow Homer, John Marin, and James McNeill Whistler.
On March 9, 2016, Tedeschi was named the Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard Art Museums.[1]
Works
- Great Drawings from the Art Institute of Chicago: The Harold Joachim Years, 1958–1983, 1985, ISBN 9780933920699
- The Lithographs of James McNeill Whistler, with Nesta R. Spink et al., 1998, ISBN 9780865591509
- Watercolors by Winslow Homer: The Color of Light, with Kristi Dahm et al., 2008, ISBN 9780865592261
- John Marin's Watercolors: A Medium for Modernism, with Kristi Dahm et al., 2010, ISBN 9780300166378
References
- "Harvard Art Museums director named". 2016-03-09.
External links
| Preceded by Thomas W. Lentz |
Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director Harvard Art Museums 2016 – present |
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