Arthur Fairbanks
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Arthur Fairbanks | |
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| Born | November 13, 1864 |
| Died | January 13, 1944 (aged 79) |
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| Occupation | Art historian |
| 3rd Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | |
| In office 1908–1925 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Edward Jackson Holmes |
Arthur Fairbanks (November 13, 1864 – January 13, 1944) was an art historian and administrator who lived and worked in the United States. From 1908 to 1925, he was director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Biography
Fairbanks was born November 13, 1864, in
Boston Museum of Fine Arts in 1907, and in 1908 became director there. He supervised the museum's move to its current Fenway location. He retired in 1925. He was a member of many classical and learned societies. He died January 13, 1944, in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Works
- Introduction to Sociology (1896)
- The Mythology of Greece and Rome (1907)
- Handbook of Greek Religion (1910)
- Greek Gods and Heroes (1915)
Notes
Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Reynolds, Francis J., ed. (1921). . Collier's New Encyclopedia. New York: P. F. Collier & Son Company.
References
- "Fairbanks, Arthur". Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
External links
Works related to Arthur Fairbanks at Wikisource
Media related to Arthur Fairbanks at Wikimedia Commons- Works by or about Arthur Fairbanks at Internet Archive
- Works by Arthur Fairbanks at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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