Charles C. Eldredge
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Born | Charles Child Eldredge April 12, 1944 American art |
Institutions | University of Kansas Smithsonian Institution |
Influenced | Elizabeth Broun |
Charles "Charlie" Child Eldredge (born April 12, 1944 in
Career
Eldredge was born to Henry and Priscilla Marion Bateson in
In 1970, while still a doctoral student, Eldredge was hired as Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Kansas, which also came with a joint appointment as curator at their Spencer Museum of Art. Upon completing his doctorate, he was elevated to the rank of Professor, as well as to Director of the Spencer. Eldredge held those posts until 1982 when he left Kansas to become Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In 1988, Eldredge returned to the University of Kansas as Hall Distinguished Professor of American Art and Culture. He remained in that position until retirement in 2018, and was given the title as Emeritus.
In 1989, the
Eldredge's research focuses on American art from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with interests in
See also
- List of Amherst College people
- List of people from Boston
- List of University of Kansas people
- List of University of Minnesota people
References
- ^ "Eldredge Prize Recipients | Smithsonian American Art Museum".
- ^ "Charles C. Eldredge". 10 September 2013.