Bates Lowry
Bates Lowry (June 23, 1923 – March 12, 2004) was an art historian who was a director of the Museum of Modern Art and founding director of the National Building Museum.
Early life
He was born in
Career
He had teaching stints at the University of Chicago, University of California, Riverside, New York University Institute of Fine Arts, Pomona College, the University of Massachusetts Boston, University of Delaware and Brown University.[1]
In 1966, he was a founder of the Committee to Rescue Italian Art to raise funds for the protection of Italian art endangered in
In 1968–69, he served a 10-month tenure as director the Museum of Modern Art. David Rockefeller, chairman of the museum, said he was dismissed because he had attempted to take on the job of curator of the painting and sculpture at the museum which caused strife in the department and because he did a major renovation to his office without MoMA board approval.[1]
In 1980, he became founding director of the National Building Museum and oversaw the establishment and renovation of its home in the 1881 Pension Building. He remained there until 1987.[1]
Personal life
Lowry died in
Publications
- 1961: The Visual Experience: An Introduction to Art, ISBN 9780139424908
- 1965: Renaissance Architecture, ISBN 9780807603352
- 1985: Building a National Image: Architectural Drawings for the American Democracy, 1789-1912, ISBN 9780802708731
- 1994: Looking for Leonardo: Naive and Folk Art Objects Found in America, ISBN 9780877454410
- 1998: The Silver Canvas: Daguerreotype Masterpieces from the J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust Publications, ISBN 9780892365364
References
- ^ a b c d e GRACE GLUECKPublished: March 18, 2004 (2004-03-18). "Bates Lowry, 80, Head of Building Museum – New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
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