Plaut, James S. (James Sachs), 1912-1996

James S. Plaut (1912-1996) was an art administrator and writer from Chestnut Hill, Mass.

From the description of Oral history interview with James S. Plaut, 1971 June 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779477517

James S. Plaut, b. 1912, Art administrator, writer of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

From the description of Oral history interview with James S. Plaut, 1971 June 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397480

Art administrator, writer; Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

From the description of James S. Plaut interviews, 1971 June 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220189332

Art administrator and museum director; Boston, Mass.

Plaut was born to a wealthy family in Cincinnati, Ohio, graduated from HarvardCollege, and received an M.A. from Harvard University. His uncle was Paul Sachs, a connoisseur and influential museology professor at Harvard andsor. Plaut held curatorial positions at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and became Director of Boston's Institute of Modern Art in 1939 (later the Institute of Contemporary Art or ICA) where he staged early exhibitions of contemporary design and European avant-garde paintings and sculpture until his resignation in 1956. Plaut was also involved in many international exhibitions and expositions, serving as Deputy U.S. Commissioner to the World's Fair in Brussels, 1958, and was Secretary General of the World Crafts Council, 1967-1976 and a consultant on industrial design in Israel.

From the description of James S. Plaut papers, [ca. 1929]-1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84016641