Romita Ray

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Romita Ray
Born
Romita Ray Kapoor

(1970-03-28) March 28, 1970 (age 54)
Educator
Curator
Academic background
Alma materSmith College
Yale University
ThesisThe Painted Raj: The Art of the Picturesque in British India, 1757-1911 (1999)
Doctoral advisorEsther da Costa Meyer
Other advisorsSusan Casteras
Diana Kleiner
Jerome J. Pollitt[1]
InfluencesAnn Bermingham
Academic work
DisciplineArt history
InstitutionsColby College
University of Georgia
Syracuse University

Romita Ray Kapoor (born March 28, 1970) is an Indian-born American

educator, and curator. Ray is currently Associate Professor of Art and Music Histories at Syracuse University
.

Career

Born in

Art History from Yale University: a Master of Arts in 1994, a Master of Philosophy in 1995, and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1999. Her dissertation, under the direction of Esther da Costa Meyer, was titled "The Painted Raj: The Art of the Picturesque in British India, 1757-1911."[2]

Ray began her teaching career as a Visiting Assistant Professor at

postdoctoral fellow. In 2000, Ray was named to the joint appointment of Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art History, as well as Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Georgia Museum of Art
.

In 2006, Ray joined

British India
, she is currently Associate Professor of Art and Music Histories.

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