Margaret Scolari Barr (1901—1987) was an art historian, teacher, and the wife of Alfred H. Barr, the founding director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.[1] In addition to her work as an art history teacher, Margaret worked closely with her husband in his work at the museum.[2]
Childhood and education
editMargaret was born to an Irish mother and Italian father in Rome, Italy in 1901.[1] She attended the University of Rome from 1919—1921 and studied humanistic and linguistic studies.[1]
Career
editBarr was an art history teacher at the all-girls Spence School in New York for 37 years.[1]
Barr wrote Medardo Rosso (1858-1928), a work about Medardo Rosso, an Italian sculptor, that is widely used today as the primary piece about this artist in English.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Brenson, Michael (December 31, 1987). "Margaret Scolari Barr, a Teacher And Art Historian, Is Dead at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ Kramer, Hilton (August 1987). "Alfred Barr at MOMA: an introduction". The New Criterion. 5. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
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