Nadejena, Lydia, 1892?-1977

Russian émigré. Historian of Russian medieval art, author, and educator.

From the description of Lydia Nadejena papers, 1907-1974 (bulk 1920-1960). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983838

Biographical Note

• 1892[?], Mar. 3: Born, Moscow, Russia
• 1909: Graduated, Classical Gymnasium, Tsaritsyn on the Volga, Russia
• 1913: Graduated, Kiev Women's University, Kiev, Russia
• 1914: Ph.D. equivalent, Kiev Women's University, Kiev, Russia
• 1915 - 1916 : Postgraduate student, University of Rome, Italy
• 1920: Married David Z. Krinkin (died 1959)
• circa 1923 - circa 1931 : Art and theater critic and editor of the women's page, Russky Golos, Russian daily newspaper, New York, N. Y.
• 1929: Assistant to Waldemar Bogoras, “Special Research Commission of Old and New Customs and Beliefs,” Leningrad University, Institute of Anthropology, Leningrad, Russia
• 1931 - 1934 : Reader, translator, and consultant on foreign language publications
• 1935 - 1937 : Worked on various Work Projects Administration art projects
• 1937 - 1938 : Lecturer, New School for Social Research, New York, N. Y.
• 1938 - 1939 : Research associate, Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
• 1939 - 1955 : Head, History of Art Department, and director of Russian Studies, Finch College, New York, N. Y.
• 1957: Grant recipient, Bollingen Foundation, research on history of Russian art
• 1958 - 1960 : Russian language lecturer, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rutherford, N. J.
• 1960: Russian language lecturer, Bennington College, Bennington, Vt.
• 1962 - 1963 : Russian language lecturer, Queens College, Flushing, N. Y.
• 1977, Aug.: Died

From the guide to the Lydia Nadejena Papers, 1907-1974, (bulk 1920-1960), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)