Wortz, Melinda.
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Wortz, Melinda.
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Wortz, Melinda.
Wortz, Melinda ca. 20. Jh.
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Wortz, Melinda ca. 20. Jh.
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Art historian, art critic; Los Angeles, Calif. Born 1940.
Director of University of California at Irvine Fine Arts Gallery; Los Angeles, Calif. Wortz wrote about Los Angeles art activity of the late 1960s to 90s for national art periodicals and the California-published newspaper "ARTWEEK." She was closely involed with the Pasadena Art Museum before it became the Norton Simon Museum of Art. Her special area of interest was contemporary art, especially the California "light and space" artists. Dr. Wortz's career as a critic ended with the advent of Alzheimers disease at age 50.
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Art, Modern
Art, American
Art critics
Art galleries, University and college
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Gallery directors
Women art historians
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California--Irvine
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California--Los Angeles
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