Art (encompassing art history,
studio art and architecture) has ranked among the top three most popular
majors at Smith since at least the 1950s. Following is a selected
list of Smith graduates who have gone on to distinguished careers
in the visual arts:
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Dorothy
Miller Cahill '25: Renowned curator of paintings and
sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York |
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Rita
Rich Fraad '37: Collector; owner of one of the finest
private collections of American art |
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Grace
Farrar Knowlton '54: Sculptor, painter, photographer;
works are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, Corcoran Gallery and Victoria and Albert
Museum, among many others |
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Lucy
Lippard '58: Cultural critic; author of numerous articles,
essays and books, including "Mixed Blessings:
New Art in a Multicultural America" and "On
the Beaten Track: Tourism, Art and Place" |
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Janet
Fish '60: Contemporary realist painter; works are in
the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the
Art Institute of Chicago, among many others |
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Angelica
Zander Rudenstine '63 (M.A.): Art historian and curator;
program officer for museums and conservation, Andrew
W. Mellon Foundation; has curated several major exhibitions
at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery
and the Museum of Modern Art |
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Sandy
Skoglund '68: Internationally known installation artist
and photographer; among the most noted of her large-scale
'staged environments' are "Radioactive Cats," "Walking
on Eggshells" and "The Cocktail Party" |
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Diana
E. E. Kleiner '69: Dunham Professor of Classics and
the History of Art, and deputy provost for the arts,
Yale University; a well-known scholar of Roman art;
author of numerous books and articles on Roman art
and its political and social context |
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Jane
Shoaf Turner '78: As editor of the influential "Dictionary
of Art," Turner, an art historian, heads an editorial
team of some 90 art historians and other specialists;
also edits "The Grove Art Series," "The
Grove Library of World Art," and "The Grove
Dictionary of Art Online" |
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Thelma
Golden '87: Deputy director for exhibitions and programs,
Studio Museum, Harlem; well known for her groundbreaking
and controversial 1995 exhibit at the Whitney Museum
titled "Black Male: Representations of Masculinity
in Contemporary American Art" |
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