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20th-century art historians

82 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alan McLeod McCullochArtist · Comics and comic artAlan McLeod McCulloch AO (5 August 1907 – 21 December 1992) was one of Australia's foremost art critics for more than 60 years, an art historian and gallery director, cartoonist, and…
Alexandre VassilievDesigner · FashionAlexandre Alexandrovich Vassiliev (born December 8, 1958, Moscow) is a Russian fashion historian, collector, TV host and author of best selling books.
Allan PorterPhotographer · PhotographyAllan Porter (April 29, 1934 – October 5, 2022) was an American Swiss photographer, journalist, editor, designer, and art director best known for his role as editor of Camera.
André MalrauxPerson · Film memorabiliaGeorges André Malraux (3 November 1901 – 23 November 1976) was a French novelist, member of the French Resistance, art theorist, and minister of cultural affairs.
Andrzej TomaszewskiDesigner · DesignIllustration — Andrzej Tomaszewski
Antonio Gallego GallegoPerson · Music memorabiliaAntonio Gallego Gallego (21 April 1942 – 19 February 2024) was a Spanish writer and musicologist.
Anzhela AtarbekyanPerson · Music memorabiliaAnzhela Atabekyan (born April 11, 1938, in Yerevan) is an Armenian kanun (kanon) player, musicologist, art historian, and professor at the Yerevan State Conservatory.
Armen HaghnazarianDesigner · DesignArmen Hakhnazarian (5 May 1941, Tehran – 19 February 2009, Aachen) was a Doctor of Architecture, Doctor of Technical Sciences and Founding Director of Research on Armenian Architecture…
Arthur Coleman DantoAuthor · BooksArthur Coleman Danto (January 1, 1924 – October 25, 2013) was an American art critic, philosopher, and professor at Columbia University.
Barbara Chase-RiboudArtist · PaintingsBarbara Chase-Riboud (born June 26, 1939) is an American and French visual artist, sculptor, novelist, and poet.
Barbara RoseArtist · PaintingsBarbara Ellen Rose (June 11, 1936December 25, 2020) was an American art historian, art critic, curator, and college professor.
Bazon BrockPerson · Film memorabiliaBazon Brock (born Jürgen Johannes Hermann Brock, 2 June 1936) is a German art theorist and critic, multi-media generalist, artist and philosopher.
Berit WallenbergPhotographer · PhotographyAnna Berit Wallenberg (19 February 1902 – 4 September 1995) was a Swedish archaeologist, anthropologist, art historian, photographer, and philanthropist.
Boris UspenskijArtist · PaintingsBoris Andreevich Uspenskij (born 1937, in Moscow) is a Russian linguist, philologist, semiotician, and historian of culture.
Carla van de PuttelaarPhotographer · PhotographyCarla van de Puttelaar (born 1 November 1967) is a Dutch fine art photographer and art historian based in Amsterdam.
Catherine MilletAuthor · BooksIllustration — Catherine Millet at home
Charalambos BourasDesigner · DesignCharalambos Bouras (17 July 193327 July 2016) was a major Greek restoration architect, engineer and professor of architectural history.
Christoph BaumerPhotographer · PhotographyChristoph Baumer (born June 23, 1952) is a Swiss explorer and historian of Central Asia.
Coosje van BruggenArtist · SculptureCoosje van Bruggen (June 6, 1942 – January 10, 2009) was a Dutch-born American sculptor, art historian, and critic. She collaborated extensively with her husband, Claes Oldenburg.
Cor BlokIllustrator · IllustrationCornelis Blok (1934–2021), known as Cor, was a Dutch artist and art history teacher. He became well known as a Tolkien illustrator; Tolkien purchased one of his paintings.
Dalibor VeselyDesigner · DesignDalibor Vesely (19 June 1934 – 31 March 2015) was a Czech-born architectural historian and theorist who was influential through his teaching and writing in promoting the role of…
Davor DžaltoArtist · SculptureDavor Džalto (Давор Џалто; born 17 May 1980) is an artist, art historian, theologian and philosopher of Bosnian-Herzegovinian origin.
Douglas BlissIllustrator · IllustrationDouglas Percy Bliss (28 January 1900 – 11 March 1984; Urdu: ڈگلس پرسی بلیس) was a Scottish painter and art conservationist.
Elizabeth StephensArtist · SculptureElizabeth M. "Beth" Stephens (born November 18, 1960) is an American filmmaker, artist, sculptor, photographer, professor and two time Chair of the Art Department at UC Santa Cruz.
Erich NeumannAuthor · BooksErich Neumann (23 January 1905 – 5 November 1960) was a German analytical psychologist and student of Carl Jung.
Eugen GomringerDesigner · Modern designEugen Gomringer (20 January 1925 – 21 August 2025) was a Bolivian-born Swiss concrete poet. He was head of the Institut für Konstruktive Kunst und Konkrete Poesie (IKKP) in Rehau, Germany.
Ewa BraunDesigner · Modern designEwa Braun (born 2 August 1944) is a Polish Oscar winning set decorator, costume designer and production designer.
Fred BachrachArtist · PaintingsAlbert Gustave Herbert "Fred" Bachrach (9 December 1914 – 18 December 2009) was a Dutch literary and art historian of French and German descent whose academic work featured in a number of…
Friedrich AchleitnerAuthor · BooksFriedrich Achleitner (23 May 1930 – 27 March 2019) was an Austrian poet and architecture critic. His magnum opus is a multi-volume do
Gennady GorAuthor · BooksGennady Samoilovich Gor (January 15, 1907 in Verkhneudinsk, Siberia - January 6, 1981 in St. Petersburg) was a Soviet writer of science fiction.
Gloria GervitzAuthor · BooksGloria Gervitz (29 March 1943 – 19 April 2022) was a Mexican poet and translator of Ukrainian Jewish descent.
Hans SchleifDesigner · DesignHans Philipp Oswald Schleif (23 February 1902 in Wiesbaden – 27 April 1945 in Berlin) was a German architect, architectural and classical archaeologist and member of the SS (member number…
Hans-Ulrich ObristAuthor · BooksHans Ulrich Obrist (born 1968) is a Swiss art curator, critic, and art historian. He is Artistic Director at the Serpentine Galleries, London.
Jacques HnizdovskyArtist · CeramicsJacques Hnizdovsky (1915 – 1985, born Yakiv Yakovych Hnizdovsky) was a Ukrainian-born American painter, printmaker, graphic designer, illustrator and sculptor.
Jan HoetArtist · Comics and comic artKnight Jan Hoet (23 June 1936 – 27 February 2014) was the Belgian founder of SMAK (Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst or Municipal Museum for Contemporary Art) in Ghent, Belgium.
Jeff WallEngraver · PrintsJeffrey Wall, OC, RSA (born September 29, 1946) is a Canadian photographer. He is an artist best known for his large-scale back-lit Cibachrome photographs and art history writing.
Jens Jørgen ThorsenIllustrator · IllustrationJens Jørgen Thorsen (2 February 1932 Holstebro – 15 November 2000) was a Danish artist, director, and jazz musician whose works sometimes created controversy.
Jindřich ChalupeckýAuthor · BooksJindřich Chalupecký (12 February 1910 – 19 June 1990) was a Czech art and literary theorist and critic, essayist, art historian, and translator. He was the husband of poet Jiřina Hauková.
John BergerArtist · PaintingsJohn Peter Berger (5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize.
Jordi Pericot i CanaletaDesigner · Modern designJordi Pericot i Canaleta (born November 16, 1931, in El Masnou, Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish plastic artist and designer.
Judith MasonEngraver · PrintsJudith Mason born Judith Seelander Menge (10 October 1938 – 28 December 2016) was a South African artist who worked in oil, pencil, printmaking and mixed media.
Julius PosenerDesigner · DesignIllustration — Image of Julius Posener
Kathleen James ChakrabortyDesigner · DesignKathleen James-Chakraborty is a professor of art history and architectural historian at University College Dublin.
Katja AßmannDesigner · DesignKatja Aßmann (born 28 May 1971) is a German curator and arts administrator. She is currently the artistic director of Urbane Künste Ruhr (Urban Arts Ruhr).
Liang SichengDesigner · Design
Liz RidealPhotographer · PhotographyMarie Elisabeth Chichester Rideal (born 1954 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire) is a British artist, art historian, educator and author.
Metin ErksanPerson · Film memorabiliaİsmet Metin Erksan (1 January 1929 – 4 August 2012) was a Turkish film director and art historian.
Michel SeuphorEngraver · PrintsFernand Berckelaers (10 March 1901, in Borgerhout – 12 February 1999, in Paris), pseudonym Michel Seuphor (anagram of Orpheus), was a Belgian painter.
Moyo OkedijiArtist · PaintingsMoyo Okediji is an art historian, painter and artist whose works contains a number of icons and signifiers of the deep aspects of Yoruba culture.
Narisa ChakrabongseAuthor · BooksNarisa Chakrabongse (born 2 August 1956) is a writer, publisher, and environmental activist.
Nikolaus PevsnerDesigner · DesignSir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German-British historian who specialised in the areas of art and architecture.
Nkiru NzegwuArtist · PaintingsNkiru Nzegwu (born March 22, 1954) is a Nigerian philosopher, art historian, scholar, curator, and painter. She is a Distinguished Professor at State University of New York at Binghamton.
Ole SarvigAuthor · BooksOle Sarvig (27 November 1921 in Copenhagen – 4 December 1981 in Copenhagen) was a Danish author and poet, known for his participation in the literary journal heretica.
Otto SchneidArtist · PaintingsOtto Schneid (also known as Naftali Schneid; 30 January 1900 – 12 May 1974) was an Austrian-Israeli art historian, writer and artist.
Paul NizonAuthor · BooksPaul Nizon (born 19 December 1929 in Bern) is a Swiss art historian and writer.
Peter KidsonDesigner · DesignPeter Kidson (23 August 1925 – 10 February 2019) was a British emeritus professor and honorary fellow at the Courtauld Institute of Art, where he lectured on medieval architecture until…
Peter WellerPerson · Film memorabiliaPeter Francis Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American actor and television director.
Pierre DaixPerson · Film memorabiliaPierre Georges Daix (24 May 1922 – 2 November 2014) was a French journalist, writer and art historian. He was a friend and biographer of Pablo Picasso.
Pierre RestanyEngraver · Prints(by Erling Mandelmann, 1998)
Pilar Molina LlorenteIllustrator · IllustrationPilar Molina Llorente (born 11 December 1943) is a Spanish children's literature writer.
Priyambada Mohanty HejmadiArtist · PaintingsPriyambada Mohanty Hejmadi is an Indian classical dancer, scientist, academician, art writer, and biologist.
Quentin BajacPhotographer · PhotographyQuentin Bajac (born 1965) is a French museum curator and art historian specialising in the history of photography.
Renato De FuscoDesigner · Modern designRenato De Fusco (14 July 1929 – 30 April 2024) was an Italian architectural historian, art theorist and academic. He was professor emeritus of the University of Naples Federico II.
Robert ByronPhotographer · PhotographyRobert Byron (26 February 1905 – 24 February 1941) was an English travel writer, best known for his travelogue The Road to Oxiana. He was also an art critic and historian.
Roland FreemanPhotographer · PhotographyRoland L. Freeman (July 27, 1936 – August 7, 2023) was an American photographer and documenter of Southern folk culture and African-American quilters.
Samia HalabyArtist · PaintingsLiberation Art of Palestine: Palestinian Painting and Sculpture in the Second Half of the 20th Century (H.T.T.B. Publications)
Simon ArmitageAuthor · BooksSimon Robert Armitage (born 26 May 1963) is an English poet, playwright, musician and novelist. He was appointed Poet Laureate on 10 May 2019.
Sophie El GoulliAuthor · BooksSophie el Goulli (4 February 1932 – 10 October 2015) was a Tunisian writer and art historian.
Stanisław BarejaTerminology · Film memorabiliaStanisław Sylwester Bareja (5 December 1929 – 14 June 1987) was a Polish filmmaker. Some of his films (mostly comedies) have reached cult status in Poland.
Taras KompanichenkoPerson · Music memorabiliaTaras Viktorovych Kompanichenko (born 14 November 1969) is a Ukrainian recording artist, kobzar, bandurist, lirnyk, composer, and singer-songwriter.
Teju ColePhotographer · PhotographyTeju Cole (born June 27, 1975) is a Nigerian American writer, photographer, and art historian. He is the author of a novella, Every Day Is for the Thief (2007); a novel, Open City (2011);
Thomas McEvilleyAuthor · BooksThomas McEvilley (July 13, 1939 – March 2, 2013) was an American art critic, poet, novelist, and scholar.
Tseng Yu-hoArtist · PaintingsTseng Yu-ho (1924/1925–2017) was a Chinese-born American art historian, visual artist, curator, and educator.
Umberto BarbaroPerson · Film memorabiliaUmberto Barbaro (3 January 1902, Acireale – 19 March 1959, Rome) was an Italian film critic and essayist.
Vilém FlusserPhotographer · PhotographyVilém Flusser (May 12, 1920 – November 27, 1991) was a Czech-born Brazilian philosopher, writer and journalist, best known for his contributions to media studies, communication theory, and…
Vincent PriceAuthor · BooksVincent Leonard Price Jr. (May 27, 1911 – October 25, 1993) was an American actor, known to film audiences for his work in the horror genre, mostly portraying villains.
Waldemar ŁysiakDesigner · DesignWaldemar Łysiak (born 8 March 1944 in Warsaw) is a bestselling Polish writer, art historian and journalist, who has written under his own name as well as the pseudonyms 'Valdemar Baldhead'…
William WhartonArtist · PaintingsAlbert William Du Aime (November 7, 1925 – October 29, 2008), more commonly known by his pen name William Wharton, was an American-born author best known for his first novel Birdy, which…
Yuri KublanovskyAuthor · BooksYury Mikhaylovich Kublanovsky (b. 30 April 1947, Rybinsk) is a Russian poet, essayist, critic and art historian.
Yves BonnefoyAuthor · BooksYves Jean Bonnefoy (24 June 1923, Tours – 1 July 2016, Paris) was a French poet and art historian.
Yves KleinArtist · SculptureYves Klein (lang; 28 April 1928 – 6 June 1962) was a French artist and an important figure in postwar European art.
Zdravko ZupanArtist · Comics and comic artZdravko Zupan (Здравко Зупан; 7 February 1950 – 9 October 2015) was a Yugoslav comic book creator and historian.

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