Katharine Lee Reid
Katharine Lee Reid | |
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| Born | Katharine Caecilia Lee Reid December 12, 1941 |
| Died | September 22, 2022 (aged 80) |
| Education | Vassar College Harvard University Institut d'Art et d'Archéologie |
| Occupation(s) | Art historian, curator, and museum director |
| Honors | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres |
Katharine Lee Reid (December 12, 1941 – September 22, 2022) was an American
In her early career, Reid held curatorial positions at the Ackland Art Museum, the Smart Museum of Art, and the Toledo Museum of Art. Her expertise as an art historian included European paintings and American and European decorative arts.
Early life
Katharine Caecilia Lee Reid was born on December 12, 1941, in
Career
Reid took up
From 1982 to 1991, Reid served as assistant director and later deputy director of the
On March 13, 2000, she succeeded Robert Bergman as the sixth director of the Cleveland Museum of Art. In her time as director, she began a renovation and expansion of the museum designed by Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly, created a separate department of African art in 2001, and established the first full-time curator of contemporary art position.[1][6][7] She was also president of the Association of Art Museum Directors.[1] She retired in 2005 in order to spend time with her family. Timothy Rub succeeded her as director in 2006.[8]
Later life
Reid received the
References
- ^ Cleveland.com. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Dobrzynski, Judith H. (January 5, 2000). "Museum Chief in Cleveland". The New York Times. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- Crain's Cleveland Business. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ ProQuest 195398375.
- ^ a b "Katharine Lee Reid New Director at Cleveland Museum of Art". Traditional Fine Arts Organization. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Barnard, Tom (October 5, 2012). "Museum History". Cleveland Museum of Art. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- S2CID 57562303.
- Artnet News. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- UNC-Chapel Hill Office of Faculty Governance. Archived from the original(PDF) on January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
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