Constantine, Mildred.

Mildred Constantine is an author and former Associate Curator at MOMA.

From the description of Research papers regarding Tina Modotti, 1920-1993. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81773320

Mildred Constantine, d. 2008, Art historian of New York, N.Y.

From the description of Oral history interview with Mildred Constantine, 1976 May 3-1976 Aug. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397243

Mildred Constantine (1914-2008) was an art historian from New York, N.Y.

From the description of Oral history interview with Mildred Constantine, 1965 Oct. 15 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 458411699

Curator and author; b. 1913. Assistant and Associate Curator, Department of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art, 1949-70; Special Assistant, Office of the Director, The Museum of Modern Art, 1969-71; Consultant to the Department of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art, 1971.

From the description of Oral history, 1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122624871

Art historian; New York, N.Y. Born in 1914.

From the description of Mildred Constantine interview, 1965 Oct. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220192637

Mildred Constantine (1916-2008) was an art historian from New York, N.Y.

From the description of Oral history interview with Mildred Constantine, 1976 May 3-1976 Aug. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779477479

Mildred Constantine (1913-2008) was a Curator and writer in New York, N.Y.

From the description of Mildred Constantine papers, 1945-2008. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 688855760

Art historian; New York, N.Y. d. 2008.

From the description of Oral history interview with Mildred Constantine, 1976 May 3- Aug. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220233817

Art historian; New York, N.Y. b. 1914 d. 2008.

From the description of Mildred Constantine interview, 1965 Oct. 15 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276394244

Mildred Constantine Bettelheim (1913- 2008) was a curator in New York, N.Y. Professionally, Bettelheim went by the name Mildred Constantine.

She was a curator at the Museum of Modern Art until 1971 when she became an independent curator. Constantine is known for brining attention to the history of posters and graphic design.

From the description of Mildred Constantine papers, 1932-2009, bulk 1971-2008. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 430381162

Mildred Constantine Bettelheim (1913- 2008) was a curator in New York, N.Y. Professionally, Bettelheim went by the name Mildred Constantine.

She was a curator at the Museum of Modern Art until 1971 when she became an independent curator. Constantine is known for brining attention to the history of posters and graphic design.

From the description of Mildred Constantine papers, 1932-2009, bulk 1971-2008. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 435526923

Curator and writer Mildred Constantine (1913-2008) was associated with the Museum of Modern Art's Department of Architecture and Design from 1943 to 1971. She then became an art consultant and independent curator, and wrote on fiber and textiles, decorative arts, photography, caricature and cartoons.

Mildred Constantine (known as "Connie") began her career at College Art Association. Hired as a stenographer in 1930, she soon was promoted to editorial assistant for Parnassus, the forerunner of Art Journal .

Constantine left the College Art Association in 1937 to study at New York University and earned BA and MA degrees. She then continued her education at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In 1940, Constantine worked in the Office of Inter-American Affairs at the Library of Congress; it was there that she met René d'Harnoncourt.

Influenced by her 1936 travels in Mexico, Constantine's first curatorial effort was an exhibition of Latin American posters. Drawn from the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, the exhibition was held at the Library of Congress.

At the urging of René d'Harnoncourt, The Museum of Modern Art's Architecture and Design Department hired Constantine in 1943. The majority of her 28 year tenure at the museum was spent working with the department's founder, architect Philip Johnson. As a curator during the 1950s and 1960s, Constantine's innovative exhibitions brought lesser known portions of the museum's collection to public attention. Among her exhibtions were: "Words and Images," that focused on graphic design and posters; "Polio Posters," the first Museum of Modern Art show dedicated to social issues; "Olivetti: Design in Industry;" "Signs in the Street;" and "Lettering by Hand." She also published books on Art Nouveau, contemporary package design, and other subjects.

In 1971, Constantine left the Museum of Modern Art to become an independent curator and art consultant. Exhibitions included "Frontiers in Fiber: The Americans," and "Small Works in Fiber" with Jack Lenor Larsen. Tina Modotti: A Fragile Life, Constantine's book on the photographer, actress, model, and political activist, appeared in 1974. That same year, she and Alan Fern produced Revolutionary Soviet Film Posters that focused on works from the 1920s. Her last published work, Whole Cloth, was written with Laurel Reuter and published in 1997. Constantine continued to research and write, and at the time of her death was working on a large, international survey of the study of thread.

Mildred Constantine and Ralph W. Bettelheim (1909-1993) were married for 50 years. They had two daughters, Judith and Vicki.

Mildred Constantine died from heart failure on December 10, 2008, at home in Nyack, New York.

From the guide to the Mildred Constantine Papers, 1945-2008, (Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution)