A. Hyatt Mayor
Alpheus Hyatt Mayor (1901–1980) was an American
Biography
Early life
A. Hyatt Mayor's father was
Mayor received his B.A. from
Metropolitan Museum of Art
He married Virginia Sluder in 1932 and then joined the Department of Prints at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, becoming
His tenure was marked by significant acquisitions of
Later life and publications
In 1966 he retired from the Museum as curator emeritus and directed his efforts to various art-related projects and writings, in particular his translation and updating of the catalogues of Max Lehrs and the initiation, with Anthony Blunt and others, of the massive and still ongoing Illustrated Bartsch series of print catalogues. In 1955 he had succeeded his uncle Archer as president of the Hispanic Society of America, and he continued to serve until his death. He also served as a trustee of the American Federation of Arts and of Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina. He was awarded a Boston Museum Award in 1971.
Among other accolades he received, French poet
Mayor died of pneumonia in 1980.[2] His granddaughter is actress Yeardley Smith.[3][4]
References
- ISBN 978-1-58839-585-6.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "Anna Hyatt Huntington Papers an inventory of her papers at Syracuse University".
- ^ By J. Y. Smith (1980-03-02). "A. H. Mayor, N.Y. Print Curator, Dies". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
Sources
- A. Hyatt Mayor in Dictionary of Art Historians
- Cummings, Paul. "An Interview with A. Hyatt Mayor." Archives of American Art Journal 18, no. 4 (1978): 2–19. Transcript available here [1].
- Russell, John. "An Ideal Curator Needs More than Just Expertise." New York Times, August 14, 1983. Available online here [2].
Further reading
- Hyatt Mayor, A. (1971). Prints & people: a social history of printed pictures. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 9780870991080.
External links
- A. Hyatt Mayor Papers at Syracuse University – primary source material
- A. Hyatt Mayor papers, 1815-1980 from The Archives of American Art.