Theodore Sizer (art historian)
Theodore Sizer | |
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Born | New York City, US | March 19, 1892
Died | June 21, 1967 Art historian | (aged 75)
Spouse | Caroline Wheelwright Foster |
Children | Ted Sizer |
Theodore Sizer (March 19, 1892 – June 21, 1967) was an American professor of the history of art at
Biography
His parents, Robert Ryland Sizer, a lumber industry executive, and Mary T. Thomsen, were married in 1890.
In
Sizer joined Yale in 1927 as an associate professor of art history and an associate director of the
In World War II, he served in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program as a lieutenant colonel.[1] He was the first chief of the program operations for Germany in March 1944. He had to stop this effort due to illness and received a medical discharge in May 1944. For his work, he was awarded the Order of the Crown of Italy with rank of Commander from the Italian government in 1945.[6] He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1947 for Fine Arts Research.[7] He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1948.[8]
Sizer became an expert in
He designed a
Sizer published over 160 items, especially about the life and works of the American artist John Trumbull.[11]
Works
- Sizer, Theodore (1950). The Works of Colonel John Trumbull, Artist of the American Revolution. Yale University Press.
- Sizer, Theodore, ed. (1953). The Autobiography of Colonel John Trumbull, Patriot–Artist, 1756–1843. Yale University Press.[12]
- Sizer, Theodore (1967). The Works of Colonel John Trumbull, Artist of the American Revolution. with the assistance of Caroline Rollins (Revised ed.). Yale University Press. ISBN 9780608112749.
See also
- Theodore R. Sizer – his son, known for education reform
References
- ^ a b c d e staff (June 22, 1967). "Theodore Sizer, Art Teacher and Heraldist, Dies; Professor at Yale Designed and Carved Emblems for the University". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c Parke, Richard H. (May 31, 1964). "YALE KEEPS ALIVE ART OF HERALDRY; A Retired Professor Genially Designs Many Emblems". The New York Times.
- ^ Cauldwell, William, ed. (November 1903). "Robert Ryland Sizer". The Successful American. Vol. 8. Writers' Press Association. pp. 672–3.
- ^ a b c Mooney, James Eugene (October 1967). "Obituaries: Theodore Sizer". Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society (PDF). Vol. 77. American Antiquarian Society. pp. 213–6.
- ^ a b Sizer, Theodore (June 1922). Harvard College, Class of 1916, Secretary's Third Report. Harvard College. pp. 413–4.
- ^ "The Monuments Men: Theodore "Tubby" Sizer ( 1892–1967 )". Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art.
- ^ "Theodore Sizer". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
- ^ "American Antiquarian Society: Members". American Antiquarian Society.
- ^ "Yale Alumni Association, Previous Yale Medal Recipients and Bios". Yale University.
- ^ "American City flags: St. Louis, Missouri" (PDF).
- ^ Theodore Sizer; a bibliography of his writings published on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. Yale University. March 19, 1962. pp. 7–9.
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