Philip Eliasoph

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Philip Eliasoph (born 1951) is an American art historian, critic and curator. Eliasoph began his teaching career in 1975 at

New York Times[3]
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Early life and education

Eliasoph attended public school in Great Neck, New York. His interest in the fine arts was ignited by his paternal grandmother, artist and poet Paula Eliasoph

Adelphi College in 1971. Upon graduation, he was awarded a full teaching fellowship at the Binghamton University. In 1974, Eliasoph completed his MA thesis on avant-garde Soviet architecture analyzing architectural renderings by Konstantin Melnikov. Four years later, Eliasoph won the Distinguished Dissertation Award in the Humanities for his study: Paul Cadmus: Life and Work which was based, in part, on extensive interviews Eliasoph conducted with Cadmus at the artist’s Brooklyn Heights and Weston, CT studio/residences.[5]

Published work

As an art historian, Eliasoph has focused on

. He is the author of over 250 art reviews in regional media, and of numerous books, including:

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