Anne d’Harnoncourt

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Anne d’Harnoncourt was a prominent American art historian and museum director who led the Philadelphia Museum of Art and was widely respected for her scholarship and innovative exhibitions.

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instanceOf American
art historian
curator
museum director
awardReceived Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France
surface form: Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Distinguished Alumna Award of the New York University Institute of Fine Arts
Philadelphia Award
birthName Anne Julie d’Harnoncourt
boardMemberOf Fabric Workshop and Museum
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
surface form: Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents
burialPlace Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia
causeOfDeath sudden illness
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
curated exhibitions of modern and contemporary art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
major exhibitions of Marcel Duchamp
dateOfBirth 1943-09-07
dateOfDeath 2008-06-01
degree Bachelor’s degree in history and literature
Master’s degree in art history
describedAs widely respected for her scholarship and innovative exhibitions
educatedAt New York University Institute of Fine Arts
Radcliffe College
employer Philadelphia Museum of Art
fieldOfWork art history
museum studies
genre contemporary art
modern art
influenced museum exhibition practices in the United States
knownFor innovative museum exhibitions
leadership of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
scholarship on modern art
languageSpoken English
legacy strengthening the international profile of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
memberOf Association of Art Museum Directors
name Anne d’Harnoncourt self-link
nationality American
notableWork Marcel Duchamp retrospective at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (1973)
parent Rene d’Harnoncourt
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfDeath Philadelphia
positionHeld Chief Executive Officer of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
relative Rene d’Harnoncourt
residence Philadelphia
spouse Joseph J. Rishel NERFINISHED

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