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{{short description|American art historian}} |
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[[File:William Ivins by Gertrude Käsebier c1910.jpg|thumb|right|Ivins circa 1910]] |
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'''William Mills Ivins |
'''William Mills Ivins Jr.''' (1881–1961) was curator of the department of [[printmaking|prints]] at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[New York City|New York]], from its founding in 1916 until 1946, when he was succeeded by [[A. Hyatt Mayor]]. |
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The son of [[William Mills Ivins |
The son of [[William Mills Ivins Sr.]] (1851–1915), a [[public utility]] lawyer who had been the 1905 Republican candidate for [[Mayor of New York City]], Ivins studied at [[Harvard College]] and the [[University of Munich]] before graduating in [[law]] from [[Columbia University]] in 1907. |
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After nine years' legal practice, he was asked to take on the conservation and interpretation of the Met's print collection. He built up the remarkable collections that can be seen there today, and he wrote many prefaces to exhibition catalogues, as well as other, occasional pieces which were later collected and published. His best-known book is ''Prints and Visual Communication'' ([[MIT Press]], 1969, ISBN |
After nine years' legal practice, he was asked to take on the conservation and interpretation of the Met's print collection. He built up the remarkable collections that can be seen there today, and he wrote many prefaces to exhibition catalogues, as well as other, occasional pieces which were later collected and published. His best-known book is ''Prints and Visual Communication''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/printsandvisualc009941mbp|title=Prints And Visual Communication|last=William M. Ivins|first=Jr|date=1953|publisher=Harvard University Press|others=Universal Digital Library}}</ref> ([[MIT Press]], 1969, {{ISBN|0-262-59002-6}} (first published 1953 by [[Harvard University Press]])), and his ''How Prints Look'' (1943, revised edition 1987) remains in print. |
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== References == |
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*[http://www.lib.duke.edu/lilly/artlibry/dah/ivinsw.htm Obituary] |
*[http://www.lib.duke.edu/lilly/artlibry/dah/ivinsw.htm Obituary] |
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*[http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/findingaids/index.cfm/fuseaction/Collections.ViewCollection/CollectionID/8805 William Mills Ivins papers at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art] |
*[http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/findingaids/index.cfm/fuseaction/Collections.ViewCollection/CollectionID/8805 William Mills Ivins papers at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art] |
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* {{Internet Archive author |sname=William Mills Ivins |sopt=t}} |
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Latest revision as of 18:31, 22 November 2023
William Mills Ivins Jr. (1881–1961) was curator of the department of prints at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from its founding in 1916 until 1946, when he was succeeded by A. Hyatt Mayor.
The son of William Mills Ivins Sr. (1851–1915), a public utility lawyer who had been the 1905 Republican candidate for Mayor of New York City, Ivins studied at Harvard College and the University of Munich before graduating in law from Columbia University in 1907.
After nine years' legal practice, he was asked to take on the conservation and interpretation of the Met's print collection. He built up the remarkable collections that can be seen there today, and he wrote many prefaces to exhibition catalogues, as well as other, occasional pieces which were later collected and published. His best-known book is Prints and Visual Communication[1] (MIT Press, 1969, ISBN 0-262-59002-6 (first published 1953 by Harvard University Press)), and his How Prints Look (1943, revised edition 1987) remains in print.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ William M. Ivins, Jr (1953). Prints And Visual Communication. Universal Digital Library. Harvard University Press.
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Categories:
- 1881 births
- 1961 deaths
- American art critics
- American art curators
- Harvard College alumni
- Columbia Law School alumni
- American art historians
- 20th-century American historians
- 20th-century American male writers
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni
- American male non-fiction writers
- Members of the Men's League