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Edgar Richardson
Edgar Preston Richardson
American art historian and Director of the Detroit Institute of Arts, 1945-1962. (1902–1985).
Wikipedia | Edgar Preston Richardson
Statements about
Edgar Richardson
Instance Of
Human
Given Name
Edgar
Sex or Gender
Male
Family Name
Richardson
Date of Birth
12/2/1902
Date of Death
3/27/1985
Occupation
Curator
Field of Work
:
Visual Art of the United States
Field of Work
:
History of Art
Art Advisor
Art Historian
Employer
Detroit Institute of Arts
(September 1930 - 1962)
Start Time
:
September 1930
End Time
:
1962
Q2585168
(1962 - 1966)
Start Time
:
1962
End Time
:
1966
John D. Rockefeller III
(1960s - 1978)
Start Time
:
1960s
End Time
:
1978
Replaces
Wilhelm Valentiner
(1945)
Point in Time
:
1945
Archives At
Detroit Institute of Arts Research Library & Archives
Collection
:
Edgar P. Richardson Records, 1930-1962
Archives of American Art
Detroit Institute of Arts
Position Held
Museum Director
(1945 - 1962)
Organization Directed by the Office or Position
:
Detroit Institute of Arts
Start Time
:
1945
End Time
:
1962
Curator
(September 1930 - 1945)
Field of Work
:
Education
Start Time
:
September 1930
End Time
:
1945
Replaced By
Willis F. Woods
Educated At
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Williams College
(1925)
Point in Time
:
1925
Place of Birth
Glen Falls
Spouse
Constance Richardson
Significant Event
Founding
(1954)
Unnamed
:
bug: P12912
Point in Time
:
1954
Country of Citizenship
United States
Notable Work
Edgar P. Richardson Records, 1930-1962
Has Works in the Collection
Detroit Institute of Arts
Award Received
Athenaeum Literary Award
(1981)
For Work
:
Charles Willson Peale and His World
Point in Time
:
1981
Work Location
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit
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