George M. A. Hanfmann
George Maxim Anossov Hanfmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1911 |
| Died | 13 March 1986 (aged 74) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | Classical archaeologist and art historian |
George Maxim Anossov Hanfmann (born November 1911, in St. Petersburg, Russia; died March 13, 1986, in Watertown, Massachusetts) was a famous archaeologist and scholar of ancient Mediterranean art.[1][2]
Biography
He studied at the
Gold Medal from the Archaeological Institute of America. He retired from Harvard in 1982 after teaching his legendary course, "Greek Art & Culture," for the last time spring semester of 1981−82.[7]
Works
- For a complete bibliography, see: "Bibliography of George M. A. Hanfmann, 1935-71." In Studies Presented to George M.A. Hanfmann. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1971, pp. xii-xx. also, Joanee Bloom. "Bibliography of George M. A. Hanfmann, 1971-86." American Journal of Archaeology 91.2 (April 1987): 264–266.
- Ancient Art in Private American Collections: A Loan Exhibition at the Fogg Art Museum of Harvard University (Cambridge, 1954).
- [Jerome Lectures] From Croesus to Constantine (Ann Arbor, 1975).
- The Season Sarcophagus in Dumbarton Oaks (Cambridge, 1952).
- and Mierse, William E., and Foss, Clive. Sardis from Prehistoric to Roman Times: Results of the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis, 1958-1975. (Cambridge, 1983).
- [D.Phil. thesis]Altetruskische Plastik I: Die menschliche Gestalt in der Rundplastik bis zum Ausgang der orientalisierenden Kunst. (Wurzburg, 1936).
- Classical Sculpture. The History of Western Sculpture 1. (Greenwich, CT,1967).
- Observations on Roman Portraiture. Collection Latomus 11. (Brussels, 1953).
- Roman Art: a Modern Survey of the Art of Imperial Rome. (Greenwich, 1964).
Sources
- [necrology] D.G. Mitten, and Joanne Bloom. "George Maxim Anossov Hanfmann 1911–1986." American Journal of Archaeology 91. 2 (April 1987): 259–266. https://www.jstor.org/stable/505220
- Archäologenbildnisse: Porträts und Kurzbiographien von Klassichen Archäologen deutscher Sprache Reinhard Lullies, ed. (Mainz am Rhein, 1988) 313–314.
References
- ^ *D.G. Mitten, and Joanne Bloom. "George Maxim Anossov Hanfmann 1911-1986." American Journal of Archaeology 91. 2 (April 1987): 259-266. https://www.jstor.org/stable/505220
- ^ Medwid, Linda M. The Makers of Classical Archaeology: A Reference Work. (New York, 2000) pp. 138–140.
- ^ "George Maxim Anossov Hanfmann". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ George M. A. Hanfmann; A. H. Detweiler (1966). Sardis Through the Ages.
- ISBN 978-0-674-33242-3.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ David Gordon Mitten; John Griffiths Pedley; Jane Ayer Scott (1971). Studies presented to George M.A. Hanfmann. Verlag P. von Zabern.
