Hamilton, George Heard.

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Art historian, museum director and author.

From the description of George Hamilton Heard autograph [manuscript], no date. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 664830249

George Heard Hamilton was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, on June 23, 1910. He received a B.A. (1932), an M.A. (1934), and a Ph.D. (1942) from Yale University. He taught art history at Yale from 1936 until 1966, and was the curator of modern art at the Yale University Art Gallery from 1940 to 1966. He was chairman of the Department of Art from 1959 to 1962, and associate director of the Art Gallery from 1946 to 1948. From 1966 to 1975 he was a professor of art at Williams College, and was the director of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown from 1966 to 1977. From 1966 to 1968 Hamilton was the president of the College Art Association of America. Hamilton wrote Manet and his Critics, Art and Architecture of Russia, European Painting and Sculpture 1880-1940, Raymond Duchamp Villon (with W. C. Agee), and 19th and 20th Century Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture. He edited the catalogue of the Collection of the Société Anonyme which was published in 1950. Hamilton died in Williamstown, Massachusetts, on March 29, 2004.

From the description of George Heard Hamilton papers, 1937-1966 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702169110

Art historian, art administrator, educator (Williamstown, Mass.).

From the description of Oral history interview with George Heard Hamilton, 1982 July 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646396950

From the description of George Heard Hamilton interview, 1982 July 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220180772

George Heard Hamilton (1910-2004) was an art historian, art administrator and educator in Williamstown, Mass.

From the description of Oral history interview with George Heard Hamilton, 1982 July 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779476963

George Heard Hamilton was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, on June 23, 1910. He received a B.A. (1932), an M.A. (1934), and a Ph.D. (1942) from Yale University. He taught art history at Yale from 1936 until 1966, and was the curator of modern art at the Yale University Art Gallery from 1940 to 1966. He was chairman of the Department of Art from 1959 to 1962, and associate director of the Art Gallery from 1946 to 1948. From 1966 to 1975 he was a professor of art at Williams College, and was the director of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown from 1966 to 1977. From 1966 to 1968 Hamilton was the president of the College Art Association of America. Hamilton wrote Manet and his Critics, Art and Architecture of Russia, European Painting and Sculpture 1880-1940, Raymond Duchamp Villon (with W. C. Agee), and 19th and 20th Century Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture . He edited the catalogue of the Collection of the Sociètè Anonyme which was published in 1950. Hamilton died in Williamstown, Massachusetts, on March 29, 2004.

GEORGE HEARD HAMILTON, 1910-

George Heard Hamilton was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on June 23, 1910, the son of Frank Arthur and Georgia Heard Hamilton. He received a B.A. (1932), M.A. (1934), and Ph.D. (1942) from Yale University. He was a research associate at the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore from 1934 to 1936, when he began his tenure at Yale as an instructor in art history. Hamilton was an assistant professor (1943-1947), associate professor (1947-1956), and professor (1956-1966) of art history, and curator of modern art at the Yale University Art Gallery (1940-1966). He was chairman of the Department of Art from 1959 to 1962, and associate director of the Art Gallery from 1946 to 1948. From 1963 to 1964 he was the Robert Sterling Clark visiting professor of art at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. From 1966 to 1975 he was a professor of art at Williams, and was the director of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown from 1966 to 1977. From 1966 to 1968 Hamilton was the president of the College Art Association of America.

Hamilton wrote Manet and his Critics (1954); Art and Architecture of Russia (1954); European Painting and Sculpture 1880-1940 (1967); with W. C. Agee Raymond Duchamp Villon (1967); and 19th and 20th Century Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture (1970). He edited the catalogue of the Collection of the Sociètè Anonyme which was published in 1950.

From the guide to the George Heard Hamilton Papers, 1937-1966, (Manuscripts and Archives)

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creatorOf Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Curatorial Office Records of Exhibition Planning, 1951-1978. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
creatorOf Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Director's Office Records of Trustees' Meetings, 1966-1989. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
creatorOf Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Marcel Duchamp lecture series, Jan.-Feb. 1974. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Hamilton, George Heard. Art historian : George Heard Hamilton : oral history transcript / interviewed by Taina Rikala de Noriega. Completed under the auspices of the Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles, and the Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities, 1993. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Hamilton, George Heard. Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1962- University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Hamilton, George Heard. George Heard Hamilton papers, 1937-1966 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Rinehart, Michael. Library Records of Michael Rinehart, 1965-1980. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
referencedIn Archives pamphlet file : Hamilton, George Heard : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Melville, Ward, 1887-. Held Family Miscellany. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
referencedIn Held, Julius Samuel, 1905-. Interviews with art historians, 1991-2002. Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Brooks, John H. Records of John H. Brooks, 1968-2007. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
referencedIn Cándida Smith, Richard. Interviews with art historians, 1991-2002. Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Director's Office Records, 1955-1977. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
creatorOf Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Photographs Separated from the Director's Office Records, 1955-1998. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
creatorOf Colette Roberts Papers and Interviews with Artists Archives of American Art
creatorOf Hamilton, George Heard. George Hamilton Heard autograph [manuscript], no date. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Institutional Oral Histories, 1978-1999 (bulk 1998-1999) Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
referencedIn Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. James Johnson Sweeney correspondence, 1961-1967. Hirsch Library Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
creatorOf Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Director's Office Records of Receptions, Events, and Lectures, 1957-1989. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
creatorOf Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Prints & Drawing Dept. Curatorial Office Records of the Prints and Drawings Department, 1952-1996 (bulk 1958-1994) Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
creatorOf Colette Roberts Papers and Interviews with Artists Archives of American Art
creatorOf Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Lectures on Marcel Duchamp, 1974. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
creatorOf Ruth Bowman papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn William Theo Brown papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Library Collection of Study Photographs and Clippings, ca. 1930-2000 Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
creatorOf Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Historical Records of the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute from the Director's Vault, 1950-1994. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
creatorOf Cunningham, Charles Crehore, 1910-1979. Curatorial Office Records of Charles Cunningham, 1973-1977. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
creatorOf Marcel Duchamp Retrospective Exhibition records Archives of American Art
referencedIn Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Preliminary Inventory of the Office of the Registrar's Records, 1971-1980. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
referencedIn Interviews with art historians, 1991-2002 Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Library Collection of Study Photographs and Clippings, ca. 1930-2000 Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
creatorOf George Heard Hamilton Papers, 1937-1966 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Papers of John Coolidge and Agnes Mongan, 1909-2006 Harvard Art Museums. Archives
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creatorOf Oral history interview with George Heard Hamilton Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Art Institute of Chicago. corporateBody
associatedWith Bowman, Ruth, 1923- person
associatedWith Brooks, John H. person
associatedWith Brown, Robert F. person
associatedWith Brown, William Theo, 1919- person
associatedWith College Art Association of America. corporateBody
correspondedWith Coolidge, John, 1913-1995 person
associatedWith Cunningham, Charles Crehore, 1910-1979. person
associatedWith Dreier, Katherine Sophie, 1877-1952. person
associatedWith Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968. person
associatedWith Getty Research Institute corporateBody
associatedWith J. Paul Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities. corporateBody
associatedWith Man Ray, 1890-1976. person
associatedWith Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Office of the Director. corporateBody
associatedWith Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Noriega, Taina Rikala de. person
associatedWith Pasadena Art Museum. corporateBody
associatedWith Rinehart, Michael. person
associatedWith Roberts, Colette, 1910-1971. person
associatedWith Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. corporateBody
associatedWith Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. corporateBody
associatedWith Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Prints & Drawing Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith University of California, Los Angeles. Oral History Program. corporateBody
associatedWith Walters Art Gallery (Baltimore, Md.) corporateBody
associatedWith Williams College. Dept. of Art. corporateBody
associatedWith Yale University corporateBody
associatedWith Yale University. Art Dept. corporateBody
associatedWith Yale University. Art Gallery. corporateBody
associatedWith Yale University. Faculty. corporateBody
associatedWith Yale University. School of Art and Architecture. Dept. of Art History. corporateBody
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts
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Art, Modern
Art
Art historians
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Avant-garde (Aesthetics)
Educator
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Death 2004-03-29

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